Product Information:
When Amtrak began operations in 1971 they had to get used locomotives from the railroads rather than buy brand new ones. These included a group of FP7’s and F7B’s from the Southern Pacific and some F7B’s from Burlington Northern. They weren’t able to paint all of the SP’s FP7’s right away and just used simple patching on some units, like #118, to mark the units as Amtrak property. Some B-units, like #399, received the pointless arrow while others received simpler paint jobs.
F-Unit Series Locomotives Feature:
- Coupler cut levers
- Trainline and MU hoses
- Windshield wipers
- Lift rings
- Wire grab irons
- Sanding lines
- Cab Interior
- Lit signal lights and/or beacons, if equipped
- Bell placement & type per prototype
- Detailed Blomberg-B trucks with prototype-specific wheel bearings
- Directional constant lighting
- Headlight brightness remains constant
- Separately-applied photo-etched metal and injection molded detail parts
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes & retention tanks
- Speed recorder unless noted
- See-through cab windows and full cab interior
- Etched metal fan grilles
- Body-mounted McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
- Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- LED Lighting for realistic appearance
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
- Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
- Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
