WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to: www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
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Product Information:
Between January 1946 and October 1950 a total of 440 FA-1s and 240 FB-1s were built by ALCo and their Canadian subsidiary, Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). They were originally sold to twenty-five railroads in the US, Canada and Mexico. The FA-1 (and booster FB-1) were rated at 1500 horsepower and was designed primarily as a freight hauler.
The Rapido Trains HO Scale FA-1 locomotive features:
Correct nose and windshield contours
Flat or angled number boards as appropriate
Dynamic and non-dynamic brake versions
Etched side and fan screens
Heavy, die-cast chassis
5-pole motor with dual flywheels
Operating headlights, class lights and back-up lights
