Athearn Genesis G19694 HO Scale EMD FP7A/F7B Amtrak AMTK 120/162 DCC & Sound

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.

The EMD FP7 was a 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW), B-B passenger-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.

When Amtrak began operations in 1971 they had to get used locomotives from the railroads rather than buy brand new ones. These included a group of FP7’s and F7B’s from the Southern Pacific and some F7B’s from Burlington Northern. They weren’t able to paint all of the SP’s FP7’s right away and just used simple patching on some units, like #118, to mark the units as Amtrak property. Some B-units, like #399, received the pointless arrow while others received simpler paint jobs.

FEATURES:

Modified or removed skirts
Icicle breakers on A-units
Front and rear lifting lugs
Dynamic brakes
ATS box on A-units
Pilot plows on A-units
Emergency “Big Hole” lights on A-units (Function in DCC)
Oscillating signal lights on A-units (Function in DCC)
#120 Ex-SP unit, forward positioned front icicle breaker
#162 Ex-SP unit
Coupler cut levers
Trainline and MU hoses
Windshield wipers
Lift rings
Wire grab irons
Sanding lines
Cab Interior
Lit signal lights and/or beacons, if equipped
Bell placement & type per prototype
Detailed Blomberg-B trucks with prototype-specific wheel bearings
Directional constant lighting
Headlight brightness remains constant
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
DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
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
Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
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