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Product Information:Roundhouse HO RND F7A Locomotive DCC-Ready, CSXT 116
ATHEARN EMD F7A DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE PROTOTYPE INFO:
The EMD F7 was a 1,500 horsepower Diesel-electric locomotiveproduced between February 1949 and December 1953 by theElectro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and GeneralMotors Diesel (GMD). Many F7s remained in service for decades,as railroads found them economical to operate and maintain.The Santa Fe railroad operated an extensive amount of EMD F7diesel locomotives, many painted in the famous “Warbonnet” liverymade famous by the Santa Fe’s passenger service. Other famous roads which heavily utilized the F7 were the Southern Pacific, Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio, New YorkCentral, Great Northern, Wabash, and Milwaukee, among others.
The Athearn F7 itself also has a lush history. It was the first plastic one-piece body locomotive in the Athearn for the time, in the 1950s.The Athearn F7 has been the train set locomotive of choice for overa generation of model railroaders
Now, the classic Roundhouse F7A has been re-tooled andimproved to be even better. With customer-requested featuressuch as 21-pin DCC compatibility, and dual rear coupler mountingoptions, this classic streamliner is ready to enthrall a newgeneration of model railroaders.
MODEL FEATURES:
- New body tooling – Based on EMD F7A “Phase IEarly”- one of the most common versions produced!
- Revised frame with heavy die cast weight andprovision for 21-pin DCC decoders
- Flush-fitting cab, porthole, and rear window glass
- Improved All-wheel electrical pickup with two wires toeach truck provides reliable current flow
- Single or dual headlight per prototype
- Separately-applied horns
- McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quietoperation
- 5-pole motor with precision-machined flywheels and multi-link drive train for trouble free operation
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brandsof track
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
- Minimum radius: 18”
