Based on the highly successful SC-44 Charger, the ALC-42 displays a range of specific features for cross-country service on America's most scenic and storied routes, including a unique nose design and cab door configuration. Entering service in 2022, the ALC-42 can be found leading long-distance trains across the United States, from the mountains of the west to the forests and farmland of the east. Bachmann's Charger models have been developed in collaboration with Siemens Mobility, using original design documentation and prototype field recordings for maximum realism.

Features include:

• Designed from original Siemens documentation to ensure prototypical accuracy.
  
• DCC sound-equipped for sound, speed, direction, and lighting control.
  
• TCS WOWSound® true CD-quality audio in 16-bit 44,100Hz sound.
  
• Keep-Alive® device that keeps your engine running during power interruptions due to dirty track or loss of electrical contact.
  
• Voice-guided Audio Assist® programming tool for easy set-up of almost all decoder functionality.
  
• Fully remappable light functions that include blinking ditch lights, on/off marker lights, lighted number boards, and directional headlights with Rule 17 dimming.
  
• Dual-mode NMRA-compliant decoder.
  
• Precision motor.
  
• Die-cast frame.
  
• Highly detailed painted bodies with precision graphics.
  
• Directional headlights and marker lights.
  
• Clear engine compartment windows with simulated interior details and interior corridor work light.
  
• Steady/alternate flashing ditch lights.
  
• Separately applied metal handrails and grab irons.
  
• 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.
  
• Detailed blackened metal wheels with RP25 contours.
  
• Magnetically operated E-Z Mate® Mark II couplers, front and rear.
  
• Performs best on 22” radius curves or better.
  
• Product Measurements: L 9 in., W 1.5 in., H 2 in.