The EMD F-units were the first diesel locomotives to prove to the railroads that diesel was both less expensive and less labor intensive to operate than steam. The demise of steam and the rise of diesel occurred quickly after this point. The EMD F-3 was a very successful early diesel with more than 1100 A units and nearly 700 B units produced between February 1945 and July 1949. They operated in both passenger and freight service. Over the years, the passenger units were phased out of passenger service and most continued on in freight service. Virtually every major North American railroad operated these units at one time and many served into the 1970’s.

Features:

• Fully assembled and ready to run

• New factory-installed onboard Tsunami sound and DCC decoder

• Individual sound boards installed in both the A-unit and B-Unit

• Sound units are Dual-mode, compatible with both DCC and DC operations

• In DCC mode, all functions are NMRA compatible

• In DCC mode, you can program an MU lashup with lead unit only horn, bell and lights

• Fully functional headlights and Mars lights (where applicable) in both modes

• Operating back-up light (where applicable)

• Genesis driveline with dynamically balanced five-pole skew-wound motor and flywheels

• Directional constant lighting

• Prototype-specific, separately applied "as-built" and/or "modernized" injection-molded and photo-etched metal detail parts and cab interior

• Screw-mounted chassis

• Individual window "glass"

• Detailed battery boxes/air tank with brackets

• Fully detailed 1200-gallon or 1500-gallon fuel tank with brackets

• Partial or complete de-skirting if needed

• Lift lugs (as appropriate), front and rear

• MU hoses, coupler cut levers, and air hoses, front and rear

• Modernized A-units are equipped with all or some of the following as appropriate:

• Eyebrow grabs

• Nose-side ladder grabs

• Sunshades

• Ladder-rest grabs

Reservations Due By: October 14, 2010

Expected Release: May 2011