ATHG2818 - Athearn Genesis - HO GEN FP7 Locomotive, VIA #1403 DC/Silent

Pre-order price of $314.95 will be invoiced when product arrives at The Train Exchange.

This locomotive is DCC Ready. All DCC Ready locomotives can be upgraded to DCC or  ESU Loksound DCC/Sound in store for the cost of parts only.

EMD FP7 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

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.

TheEMD FP7 was a 1,500 horsepower(1,100 kW),B-Bpassenger-hauling diesel locomotive produced between June 1949 and December 1953 by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel. Final assembly was at GM-EMD’s La Grange, Illinois plant, excepting locomotives destined for Canada, in which case final assembly was at GMD’s plant in London, Ontario. The locomotive contained an auxiliary water tank and steam generator to supply steam heat to the trailing passenger cars. This necessitated a longer body and frame. Although intended for passenger service, these locomotive still were regularly assigned into freight locomotive pools as well.

F-UNIT SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• 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
• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
• 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
• Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
• Windshield wipers
• Cab Interior
• Lift rings
• Lit signal lights, beacons, and ditchlights, 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
• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power