HO EMD F3A Locomotive, LV 512, Cornell Red & Black Stripes
The EMD F3 is a 1,500 horsepower diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1945 and 1949. The F3 was the third model in EMD's successful F-unit series of cab unit diesels, and it was the second most produced of the series behind the F7.
Overview
The F3's were widely used in both freight and passenger service, and in total, EMD built more than 1,100 A-units and almost 700 B-units.
In this production, Broadway Limited is modeling A and B-units (where appropriate) from eight railroads with prototypically accurate road numbers and paint schemes. The Stealth Series offering will consist of No-Sound / DCC-Ready single A-units and single B-units. All of the models have road-specific details.
Road-Specific Details
- Three pilots options - each included where prototypical
- Nose door with and without headlight
- Horizontal and 45-degree numberboards
- Water fill hatch location varies per road name
- Prototypically accurate filter panel
- Sand fill hatch location
- Dynamic brake hatch style
- Cooling fans and exhaust hatch accurate per each prototype
- Winterization hatch present where prototypically accurate
- Steam generator style
- Four MU door options on front of model
- Ladder rest grab irons present where prototypically accurate
- Grab iron ladder present on NP model
- Eyebrow grab irons present where prototypically accurate
- Grab irons above cab side windows where prototypically accurate
- Roof antenna present and correct where prototypically accurate
- Nose lift lug brackets present on NP and PRR types
- Rear lift lug brackets present on NP and PRR types
- Nose door number plate present on ATSF and SOU models
- Trainphone antenna present on PRR models
Model Features
- Stealth Series - Model is DCC-Ready out of the box. No Sound.
- Out of the box, front and rear lights are directional. Other lights are ON with track power.
- Model comes with 8 ohm speaker installed for easy installation of DCC/Sound Decoder.
- Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation
- All Wheel Electrical Pick-up
- ABS Body with Die Cast Chassis for Maximum Tractive Effort
- Premium Caliber Painting
- Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road Numbers
- Many Separately Applied Details such as Grab Irons, Horns, and Bell
- Metal Kadee-compatible Couplers (2)
- Will Operate on Code 70, Code 83, and Code 100 Rail
- Minimum Operating Radius: 18 inches
