Guaranteed Pre-Order Deadline is April 22nd, 2026
After closing, you may still place a pre-order and we will attempt to acquire one for you.
Estimated Delivery Date Is: July 2027
Product Information:
EMD F-units were a line of diesel-electric locomotives produced between November 1939 and November 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors-Diesel Division. Final assembly for all F-units was at the GM-EMD plant at La Grange, Illinois and the GMDD plant in London, Ontario, Canada. They were sold to railroads throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Features:
- Lit signal lights and/or beacons, if equipped
- Detailed Blomberg-B trucks with prototype-specific wheel bearings
- Headlight brightness remains constant
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes & retention tanks
- See-through cab windows and full cab interior
- Body-mounted McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- LED Lighting for realistic appearance
- Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
- Coupler cut levers
- Wire grab irons
- Trainline and MU hoses
- Sanding lines
- Bell placement & type per prototype
- Directional constant lighting
- Separately-applied photo-etched metal and injection molded detail parts
- Speed recorder unless noted
- Etched metal fan grilles
- Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
- Windshield wipers
- Cab Interior
- Lift rings
Sound Equipped Models also Features:
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
- Dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality
- Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
- Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
- Precision slow speed control
- Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
- Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
- CV chart included in the box
Primed for Grime Models also Features:
- Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment
- Faded base colors matched to the prototype
- Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust