Athearn Genesis ES44AC Overview (HO Scale)

[@kyleftw1679]

Thanks for the review, I just ordered a UP version.👍👍👍

[@kyleftw1679]

Did you know that the owner of Scaletrains worked at Athearn for about 7 years.

[@TrainShenanigans844]

No problem! I definitely love the ones I have in UP. And yes I’m pretty sure scaletrains was started by 2 guys who left Athearn. They’ve definitely been giving Athearn a run for their money but I think it’s made Athearn step their game up too I’m excited to see what the future releases look like.

[@kyleftw1679]

@@TrainShenanigans844 For sure.

[@renorailfanning5465]

I wish they would sell models like this just for display. I love the detail and would like to have a static display model. I don't need the internals though and don't want to spend the money on a working model.

[@TrainShenanigans844]

Yeah I can’t blame you there! The only thing I could suggest is purchasing a DC only version but even those are a tad expensive for something to use as a display.

[@randallellison6421]

Great review, I happen to have one of the "Legendary Liveries" ES44ACs in the Burlington Northern scheme, just like your BNSF unit it looks and sounds great! Take care!

[@scottwalters6031]

If you like BNSF you got to have gevo's. Look at the Intermountain et44c4 t4 . Their pretty darn nice. Also the UP version. I like them better than the ST versions.

[@TrainShenanigans844]

No kidding better than scaletrains eh? I’ll definitely have to look into them then!

[@tomanderson9774]

I have been looking for the scale trains version of this locomotive and can't find anything anywhere online. Have you had any luck looking for scale trains locomotives?

[@TrainShenanigans844]

I don’t think a lot of online retailers or hobby shops in general carry scaletrains engines. Most of the ones I see for sale are on the HO scale for sale pages on Facebook, eBay, or directly from scaletrains website

[@JohnPiper04]

Why did you decide to buy 2 of the same? Just curious

[@TrainShenanigans844]

I usually order 2 of everything I get just with different road numbers. That way I have matching engines for longer freights and I can mix and match engines too if I wanted too.