Description
Description
This is MTH 85-2009-0 HO F3A B&O #1404/DCC Ready. F-3 A unit (DCC Ready), Baltimore & Ohio. The EMD F-unit, built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, was the diesel that did it – vanquished the steam engine from American railroads.
In 1939-40, a quartet of F-units barnstormed across 35 states, logging 83,764 miles on 20 railroads and proving once and for all that diesels were the wave of the future. One of EMD’s largest customers was the Pennslvania Railroad. On Pennsylvania mainlines from the east Coast to Chicago, new EMD diesels displaced the Pennsy-designed steamers that had been the symbols of the P Company. While other diesel manufacturers competed with EMD, the various versions of the ubiquitous F unit FT, F3, and F7 became the icons of the diesel revolution.
Its key features are:
Intricately detailed ABS body
Detailed truck sides, pilots and fuel tank
Die-cast metal chassis
Two cab figures
Directionally controlled headlights
RP-25 metal wheels mounted on metal axles
Two Kadee compatible magnetic couplers
Operates on Code 70, 83, & 100 rail curves
Powerful 12-volt 5-pole skew-wound precision flywheel equipped motor
Unit measures: 7 x 1 7/16 x 2 3/8
Operates on 18 radius curves
Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)
Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 85-2009-0
MSRP: $99.95
Scale/Era: HO Scale
Model Type: Freight Cars
The Trainz SKU for this item is P11636796.
Trainz Product Id: 11636796
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