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Aug 20, 2010 - HO Scale
ORDER DEADLINE ALERT - MTH Rolling Out New HO Scale DCC Ready & DCC Sound ALCo FA-1's & FB-1's In 5
You must place an order for any of these products NOW if you want GUARANTEED DELIVERY.
The American Locomotive Company, one of the nation's premier steam locomotive builders, joined forces with Schenectady, New York neighbor General Electric to build the first standardized diesel-electric locomotives in the 1920s. During World War II, only EMD was allowed to build diesel freight locomotives, giving them invaluable experience and market share. When the war ended and the diesel revolution began in earnest, dependability problems with Alco's model 244 prime mover and the advantages EMD had gained during the war years doomed the company to forever playing second fiddle to industry leader EMD.
The brawny good looks of Alco's FA and PA cab units, however, have endeared them to railfans and modelers for more than half a century. Designed to compete with EMD's FT four axel freight locomotive, the FA-1 contained many of the same design elements but used a new 12-cylinder 244 engine. With its distinctive flatnose cab and ribbed grille enclosed headlight, the FA-2's were considered by many rail fans to be more handsome and powerful looking then its F-3 and F-7 competitors.
Built by Alco and GE in New York between 1946 and 1959, the FA-1 was designed primarily to haul freight, as they did not have the space at the rear of the engine compartment to accommodate a passenger-service steam generator. Externally as well as mechanically the FA-1, designed by Ray Patten, appeared very similar to the ALCO PA models built around the same time period. Distinguishable from the FA-2, the FA-1's shutters were at the far end of the carboydy, this was later changed to accommodate the steam generator that would be placed behind the radiator
These streamlined diesels will bring beauty and power to any HO layout. The HO Alco FA-1 A/B diesel set includes one twinmotored A unit and one twin-motored B unit. The A unit has full directional lighting and 2 Scale Operating Kadee Compatible Coupler. Like all HO diesel locomotives, the set is equipped with the Proto-Sound 3.0.
Features:
- Intricately Detailed ABS Bodies
- Authentic Paint Scheme & Cab Numbers
- Detailed Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank
- Die-Cast Metal Chassis
- (2) Cab Figures In A Unit
- Movable, spinning roof fan blades
- Directionally Controlled Headlights
- RP-25 Metal Wheels Mounted On Metal Axles
- Powerful 12-Volt 5-Pole Precision Skew-
Wound Flywheel-Equipped Motor In Each Unit - Locomotive Speed Control in Scale MPH Increments
- Lighted Cab Interior
- Operating MARS Light (Where Prototypical)
- Illuminated Number Boards
- Lighted Marker Lights
- (2) Scale Kadee-Compatible Operating Couplers
- DCC units feature NRMA compliant factory installed DCC decoder
- DCC Ready are NRMA compliant for easy DCC upgrade
- Operates On Code 70, 83, & 100 Rail
- Proto-Sound® 3.0 With The Digital Command
System Featuring Freight Yard Proto-Effects™ - A Unit Measures: 7 1/16" x 1 3/8" x 2 1/16"
- B Unit Measures: 6 15/16" x 1 3/8" x 2 1/16"
- Operates On 18" Radius Curves
Reservations Due By: August 30, 2010
Expected Release: December 2010
Expected Release: December 2010
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