Athearn Genesis MP F7A Locomotive 925
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PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION * McHenry(R) scale knuckle couplers - Kadee(R) compatible EMD F-units were a line of diesel-electric locomotives produced between * Fully-assembled and ready-to-run November 1939 and November 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive * Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, Division and General Motors-Diesel Division. Final assembly for all F-units field measurements, photographs, and more was at the GM-EMD plant at La Grange, Illinois and the GMDD plant in * Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined London, Ontario, Canada. They were sold to railroads throughout the United flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain States, Canada, and Mexico. * All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation * All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow Structurally, the locomotive was a carbody unit, with the body as the main * Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track load-bearing structure, designed like a bridge truss and covered with * LED lighting for realistic appearance-including lit number boards, cosmetic panels. The so-called bulldog nose was a distinguishing feature of ground lights, and marker lights (if applicable) the locomotive's appearance, and made a lasting impression in the mind of * Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power the traveling public. * Packaging securely holds model for safe storage * Replacement parts available The F-units were the most successful "first generation" road (main line) * Minimum radius: 18" - Recommended radius: 22" 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. This information is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article "EMD F-unit"; it is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CCBYSA). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the CC-BY-SA. Building on a rich tradition started in 1946, the Athearn(R) brand is home to the hobby's best-loved models. Athearn has brought the joy of model railroading to you for 75 years, starting from our classic 'Blue-Box" kits to our most recent Genesis(R) 2.0 line. With accurate detailing and painting, Athearn is the brand that any hobbyist is proud to own and operate. No matter your era or favorite railroad, Athearn truly is "Trains in Miniature." A T H E A R N VISIT Your Local Retailer CLICK Athearn.com CALL 1.800.338.4639 These items are subject to Horizon's MAP policy
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