Bachmann’s all-new DCC sound-equipped SC-44 Charger uses Siemens Mobility’s original design documentation and sound files. This model includes a TCS WOWSound® CD-Quality 16-bit 44,100Hz decoder with Audio Assist® for easy configuration without programming CVs and a Keep-Alive® device for uninterrupted operation, even over dirty track. The WOWSound® diesel-electric locomotive sound package includes a horn, bell, prime mover, start-up/shutdown, compressor, cooling fan, coupler close/release, brake release and application, crew alert, grade crossing quill, departing and arriving station announcements, and more. Loaded with prototypical features, the Charger brings all the sights and sounds of Siemens diesel-electric locomotive to your layout.

Features include:
• All-new tooling designed from original Siemens documentation to ensure prototypical accuracy.
• Keep-Alive® device that keeps your engine running during power interruptions due to dirty track or loss of electrical contact.
• DCC sound-equipped for sound, speed, direction, and lighting control.
• TCS WOWSound® true CD-quality audio in 16-bit 44,100Hz sound.
• Voice-guided Audio Assist® programming tool for easy set-up of almost all decoder functionality.
• Fully remappable light functions include ditch lights, markers, lighted number boards, strobes, destination board, and directional headlights with Rule 17 dimming.
• Dual-mode NMRA-compliant decoder.
• Precision motor.
• Die-cast frame.
• Highly detailed painted body with precision graphics.
• Clear engine compartment windows with simulated interior details and interior corridor work light.
• Directional headlights and marker lights, roof-mounted strobe lights, and steady/alternate flashing ditch lights.
• Separately applied metal handrails and grab irons, and detailed blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours.
• Separately applied plastic details include horns, brake hoses, MU cables, windshield wipers, antennas, and mirrors.
• Detailed cab interior and clear windows.
• See-through trucks with detailed sideframes.
• Magnetically operated E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers on both ends.
• Performs best on 22” radius curves or better.
• Product Measurements: L 9 in., W 1.5 in., H 2 in.