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Pre-Order Due Date: Feb 27 2026
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EMD FP7 DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
EMD F-units were a line of diesel-electric locomotives produced between November 1939 and November 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors-Diesel Division. Final assembly for all F-units was at the GM-EMD plant at La Grange, Illinois and the GMDD plant in London, Ontario, Canada. They were sold to railroads throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
TheEMD FP7 was a 1,500 horsepower(1,100 kW),B-Bpassenger-hauling diesel locomotive produced between June 1949 and December 1953 by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel. Final assembly was at GM-EMD’s La Grange, Illinois plant, excepting locomotives destined for Canada, in which case final assembly was at GMD’s plant in London, Ontario. The locomotive contained an auxiliary water tank and steam generator to supply steam heat to the trailing passenger cars. This necessitated a longer body and frame. Although intended for passenger service, these locomotive still were regularly assigned into freight locomotive pools as well.
F-UNIT SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Coupler cut levers
- Wire grab irons
- Trainline and MU hoses
- Sanding lines
- Bell placement & type per prototype
- Directional constant lighting
- Separately-applied photo-etched metal and injection molded detail parts
- Speed recorder unless noted
- Etched metal fan grilles
- DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pin NEM connector
- Accurately painted and printed paint schemes
- All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth & quiet operation
- Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
- Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage
- Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”
- Windshield wipers
- Cab Interior
- Lift rings
- Lit signal lights, beacons, and ditchlights, if equipped
- Detailed Blomberg-B trucks with prototype-specific wheel bearings
- Headlight brightness remains constant
- Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes & retention tanks
- See-through cab windows and full cab interior
- Body-mounted McHenry® scale knuckle couplers - Kadee® compatible
- Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more
- Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain
- All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow
- LED Lighting for realistic appearance
- Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE:
- Onboard DCC decoder with SoundTraxx Tsunami2 sound
- Dual cube speakers for optimal sound quality
- Sound units operate in both DC and DCC
- Full DCC functions available when operated in DCC mode
- All functions NMRA compatible in DCC mode
- Precision slow speed control
- Program a multiple unit (MU) lashup with lead unit only horn, bell, and lights
- Many functions can be altered via Configuration Value (CV) changes
- CV chart included in the box
ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:
- #4040 Black anti-skid on nose
- #4063 No anti-skid on nose, ladder rest grabs on carbody
- #1403 CP Action Red: Horn, dynamic fan cap, #1 radiator fan base, forward right sand fill is blue.
- #1410 Forward left sand fill is CP action red, ladder rest grabs on carbody
- #1418 Unique scheme with solid blue body sides, ladder rest grabs on carbody
LN FEATURES:
- RS5T horn
- Steam generator
- Extended MU hoses
- Nose MU receptacle
- Spark arrestors
- “Mushroom” cab vent
- “Whip” antenna
- Painted-over porthole windows per prototype practice
- Gyralight on nose (flash effect on DCC/sound version)
GA FEATURES:
- Single-note horns
- Steam generator
- “Firecracker” antenna
- Pilot steps
- Extra nose corner grab irons
- Front MU hoses included separately
WRA FEATURES:
- Single-note horns
- “Firecracker” antenna
- Steam generator
- Pilot steps
- Front MU hoses included separately
AWP FEATURES:
- Single-note horns
- “Firecracker” antenna
- Steam generator
- Pilot steps
- Front MU hoses included separately
RDG FEATURES:
- S5T horn
- Steam generator
- Ladder grabs and nose side grabs
- Dual sealed-beam headlight
- Cut skirts
- Warning labels are road number specific
SPAX FEATURES:
- Single-note horn
- Ladder grabs and nose side grabs
- Dual sealed-beam headlight
- Sinclair antenna
- Cut skirts
- Steam generator
RDG FEATURES:
- S5T horn
- Dual sealed-beam headlight
- Ladder grabs and nose side grabs
- Lighter green stripe (vs 1960’s RDG)
- Front and rear MU receptacles
- Steam generator
- Cut skirts
CP FEATURES:
- Ditch Lights
- Nose door without hinges
- Canadian winterization hatch
- Nathan 3-chime horn
- Sinclair antenna
- Steam generator
- 48” dynamic fan
VIA FEATURES:
- Ditch Lights
- Nose door without hinges
- Canadian winterization hatch
- Nathan 3-chime horn
- Sinclair antenna
- Steam generator
- 48” dynamic fan
Details
Scale: |
HO Scale |
Road Name: |
Reading (RDG) |
Version: |
(DC Silent) |
Road Number: |
903 |
Locomotive Model: |
EMD FP7 |
