PRR FEATURES:
- Dynamic brakes
- Nose & rear lift lugs
- Dual single-note air horns (A-units)
- Back-up lights
- Train Phone Antennas (A-units)
- Passenger pilot (A-units)
The Pennsylvania Railroad was responsible for buying a full 8% of
EMD’s domestic F3 production. The units represented within this release
were built in late 1948 and early 1949.
ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
#9531A
- F3 Phase IV
- mixed wheel bearing caps from traded-in units
#9548B
- “F5” (externally identical to F3 Phase IV
- but prototypes equipped with heavier D27 traction motors. Many F3s were later modified with these motors)
- mixed wheel bearing caps from traded-in units
#9551A
- “F5” (externally identical to F3 Phase IV
- but prototypes equipped with heavier D27 traction motors. Many F3s were later modified with these motors)
- mixed wheel bearing caps from traded-in units
#9551B
- “F5” (externally identical to F3 Phase IV
- but prototypes equipped with heavier D27 traction motors. Many F3s were later modified with these motors)
- mixed wheel bearing caps from traded-in units.
F-UNIT SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Coupler cut levers
- Trainline and MU hoses
- Windshield wipers
- Lift rings
- Wire grab irons
- Sanding lines
- Lit signal lights and/or beacons, if equipped
- Bell placement & type per prototype
- 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”.