Denver & Rio Grande Western

Famous for its advertisements featuring the Royal Gorge, its lingering Narrow Gauge operations, and its beautiful locomotives that pulled the California Zephyr, the Rio Grande operated in the mountains and deserts of Colorado and Utah. Even today, a tourist railroad operates excursions through the famous Royal Gorge with locomotives painted in a D&RGW-inspired paint scheme.Kato USA is pleased to offer a new production of N-Scale F3 locomotives with a revised, DCC Friendly mechanism that will allow drop-in decoder installation.

This production features an all-new combination of details; it is the first time we will offer the F3 in a Dual Headlight version. Of course, each roadname will have appropriate Steam Generator detail according to each prototype railroad.

Models will feature our smooth Kato mechanism with five-pole motor and flywheels, fully automatic magnetic knuckle couplers, and improved headlight color. For the first time, the Kato F-Unit will include Printed & Lighted Number Boards!

MSRP lowered 11/28/07 due to UP licensing agreement.