PREORDER Athearn ATHG-1702 HO GEN F3A Locomotive, Freight FEC

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PREORDER Athearn ATHG-1702 HO GEN F3A Locomotive, Freight FEC #501

Name: PREORDER Athearn ATHG-1702 HO GEN F3A Locomotive, Freight FEC #501
Brand: Athearn
SKU: ATHG-1702
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In 1949, FEC purchased 8 F3A’s and 4 F3B’s from EMD. Delivered in their bright red and yellow scheme, they were used in many types of service. By 1959, FEC had become completely dieselized with their locomotive fleet. The vibrant red/yellow paint was eventually replaced by a solid blue scheme. After their use was no longer needed, the whole fleet of F3’s were sold to CNW.

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.

Structurally, the locomotive was a carbody unit, with the body as the main load-bearing structure, designed like a bridge truss and covered with cosmetic panels. The so-called bulldog nose was a distinguishing feature of the locomotive’s appearance, and made a lasting impression in the mind of the traveling public.

The F-units were the most successful “first generation” road (main line) diesel locomotives in North America, and were largely responsible for superseding steam locomotives in road freight service. Before this, diesel units were mostly only built as switcher locomotives, and only used in rail yards.

F-units were sometimes known as “covered wagons”, due to the similarity in appearance of the roof of an F-unit to the canvas roof of a Conestoga wagon, an animal-drawn wagon used in the westward expansion of the United States during the late 18th and 19th centuries. When a train’s locomotive consist included only F-units, the train would then be called a “wagon train”. These two usages are still popular with the railfan community.

F-Unit SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

Coupler cut levers
Windshield wipers
Wire grab irons
Trainline and MU hoses
Lit signal lights and/or beacons, if equipped
Bell placement & type per prototype
Directional constant lighting
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

Lift rings
Sanding lines
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
DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”

SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:

Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
Dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality
Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
Individual sound boards installed in both A and B units (sound units only)
Engine, horn, and bell sounds work in DC
Some functions are limited in DC
All functions NMRA-compatible in DCC mode

Excellent low-speed operation
Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
Lighting effects such as beacons, Gyralight where prototypically accurate
Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
CV chart included in the box

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:

Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment
Faded base colors matched to the prototype

Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

FEC FEATURES:

Late F3 w/ FARR grilles
No Dynamics
Standard Freight Pilots (A units)
M5 Horn
FWD Gryalite w/ Emergency Red warning light
Cut skirts

ATSF FEATURES:

F7 Phase 1
Dynamic Brakes w/ 36” fans
Leslie A-200 Horns
Can Radio Antenna
Cut/removed skirts

LN F7 UNIT FEATURES:

No dynamic brakes
Freight pilot (A-units)
Roof Overhang
Horizontal Grilles
Full Skirt
Leslie 5-chime horn (A-unit)

LN F9 UNIT FEATURES:

No dynamic brakes
Freight pilot (A-units)
No roof overhang
Vertical Grilles
Cut Skirt
Hancock Air Whistle (A-Unit)

CRIP FEATURES:

Ex-UP with Faded colors
Dynamic Brakes w/48” Fans
Front Gyralight (A units)
Firecracker Antenna
Full Skirts
Road number specific details

MKT FEATURES:

F3 or F7 per road number
Large roof mounted cooling coils
Non-Dynamic (except for 75E)
Single standard headlight
FARR or Chickenwire grilles
Dual “Blatt” horns (A units)

SNCT FEATURES:

F7 with FARR grilles
Number-specific details
Single headlight housing w/dual lights

“Western-Cullen” Beacon
Winterized Hatch

Specifications

Axles: 4
Coupler Style: McHenry Scale Knuckle
DCC: Ready/21-Pin NEM
Era: 1941-1970,1971-1990,1991-2009,2010-Present Day
Full Road Name: Florida East Coast
Lighting: LED
Minimum Radius: 18
Prototype Manufacturer: EMD
Reporting Mark: FEC
Scale: HO
Sub Brand: GENESIS
Truck Style: Blomberg B
Wheel Configuration: B-B

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