MTH #20-21583-1 F-3 A Unit Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound 3.0 (Hi-Rail Wheels) - Baltimore & Ohio Cab No. 86A

From 1942-1945, Electro Motive Division's F-unit was the only road freight diesel built in America. While the War Production Board limited competitors Alco and Baldwin to diesel switcher and steam locomotive production during World War II, EMD's 1,350 hp FT became a runaway best-seller. By war's end, Electro Motive had a lead over its competitors that would last until they closed their doors. With production restrictions lifted and the U.S. economy humming with pent-up demand, railroads clamored for new diesels to replace a steam fleet exhausted by wartime traffic. In July 1946, EMD introduced a new model F-unit, the F3. Horsepower was upgraded to 1,500 and lessons learned on the FT gave the F3 better reliability and lower maintenance. Under the hood throbbed an improved 567-series V-12 engine. With 567 inches of displacement per cylinder, this same engine would power virtually the entire first generation of EMD diesel locomotives. The F3 hit the market in an era when almost every boy in America wanted toy trains for Christmas, and F3 models quickly became a hot topic in letters to Santa. Such was the desire of railroads for publicity that Lionel® convinced the Santa Fe, the New York Central, and EMD to share the tooling costs for its top-of-the line F3. Even today, half a century later, the Santa Fe F-unit remains an icon of railroading to the American public. Capture the excitement of the first-generation diesel era with this full-scale Premier model. With two flywheel-equipped motors, the M.T.H. F3 duplicates the bulldog tenacity of its prototype. Proto-Sound 3.0 offers authentic EMD 567 prime mover sounds, a first-generation diesel horn and bell, crew and station sounds, adjustable smoke volume, and the ability to maintain any speed down to 3 scale miles per hour. Our model features the see-through "chicken wire" screens and rectangular rooftop dynamic brake grilles that characterize most F3s, as well as a host of added-on details - including legible builder's plates, grab irons, multiple-unit hoses, rooftop lift rings, see-through rooftop fans, steam generator exhaust stack (for passenger car heating), windshield wipers, and trucks with separately-applied spring hangers, brake cylinders, and air pipes. Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank Metal Chassis Metal Handrails and Horn Moveable Roof Fans Metal Body Side Grilles (2) Handpainted Engineer Cab Figures Authentic Paint Scheme Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears (2) Remote-Controlled Proto-Couplers O Scale Kadee-Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting Directionally Controlled Constant Voltage LED Headlights Lighted LED Cab Interior Light Illuminated LED Number Boards Lighted LED Marker Lights (2) Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors Operating ProtoSmoke Diesel Exhaust Onboard DCC/DCS Decoder Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments Proto-Scale 3-2 3-Rail/2-Rail Conversion Capable 1:48 Scale Proportions Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring Passenger Station Proto-Effects Unit Measures: 13” x 2 5/8” x 3 3/4” Operates On O-31 Curves Diesel DCC Features F0 Head/Tail light F1 Bell F2 Horn F3 Start-up/Shut-down F4 PFA F5 Lights (except head/tail) F6 Master Volume F7 Front Coupler F8 Rear Coupler F9 Forward Signal F10 Reverse Signal F11 Grade Crossing F12 Smoke On/Off F13 Smoke Volume F14 Idle Sequence 3 F15 Idle Sequence 2 F16 Idle Sequence 1 F17 Extended Start-up F18 Extended Shut-down F19 Rev Up F20 Rev Down F21 One Shot Doppler F22 Coupler Slack F23 Coupler Close F24 Single Horn Blast F25 Engine Sounds F26 Brake Sounds F27 Cab Chatter F28 Feature Reset