MTH 8021241 H0 EMD F7A Proto-Sound 3 & DCC Equipped Erie Lackawanna #6351 - NEW

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MTH 8021241 H0 EMD F7A Proto-Sound 3 & DCC Equipped Erie Lackawanna #6351 - NEWEquipped with Proto-Sound 3.0 and DCC features include 5-pole skew-wound motor, metal wheels and axles and intricately detailed ABS body. 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. By pairing up with General Electric in the 1920's Alco inevitably condemned itself to ride on the coattails of EMD's F-series line.Built by Alco and EMD in New York between 1946 and 1959, the FA-1 was d 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. But when the diesel revolution began in earnest after World War II, dependability problems with Alco's model 244 prime mover 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 h esigned primarily to haul freight, read more

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