Kato USA Model Train Products GE C44-9W BNSF #703 "Swoosh" N Scale Train
The headliner of GE's 1993 freight locomotive line was the 6 motor, 4400hp C44-9W "Dash 9." Slightly longer than its predecessors at 73 feet, 2 Inch, the C44-9W used a new HiAd, bolsterless low-weight truck that was designed for better grip on the rails no matter the weather. A split cooling system lowered engine temperatures and fuel consumption as well, granting these locomotives a longer operation life and lower overhead costs. The three-digit BNSF "Swoosh" locomotives were originally built during the time of the Santa Fe – Burlington Northern Merger, some even being ordered by the Santa Fe but being delivered to the newly formed BNSF and have survived through the years to don the newest black-and-orange paint scheme of the railroad.