Description
Pre-Order Due Date: September 24th 2026
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Pre-Order FAQ
Most manufacturers give an ETA on when they expect to release the pre-order which can be seen near the "add to cart" button on the product page. They also give an order due date (found in the product description) which is indicative of when the product is expected to go into production.
There is a 5% NON-refundable deposit for preorders, this amount will be deducted from the price of the product when it arrives. You will see how much downpayment is required after adding the item to your cart. We do not store your payment information and it is not charged by us when the product arrives.
For any pre-order submitted after the due date, we will try our best to fulfill your pre-order, but are at the mercy of the manufacturer and if they produce more than were preordered by their dealers. If we cannot fulfill your pre-order we will credit the 5% deposit to you.
When the pre-ordered product(s) are available to ship, you will receive an email requesting the remaining 95% payment that will take you to your cart. It is at this point you are asked for shipping address and method OR in-store pickup.. We will never charge your payment method without you checking out. At this time you are also able to add other in-stock items if you wish.
Please note that Estimated Arrival Dates can change at any point. Midwest Model Railroad is not responsible for manufacturers delaying production. Visit midwestmodelrr.com/pre-orders/ for more information.
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Broadway Limited Imports is excited to bring back one of the most iconic diesel locomotive families in American railroad history—the legendary EMD F3 in HO scale!
Few locomotives represent the transition from steam to diesel power quite like the EMD F-series. Introduced in the 1940s, these streamlined locomotives helped transform American railroading and quickly became a familiar sight on railroads across North America. Originally designed for freight service, the F-units proved to be incredibly versatile, handling everything from heavy freight trains to some of the most famous passenger trains of their era.
For this production run we are building several fan favorite road names and paint schemes, including Santa Fe Warbonnet, Central of New Jersey, CSX YN2, and SP&S Hourglass Scheme.
About The F3 The EMD F3 is a 1,500 horsepower diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between 1945 and 1949. The F3 was the third model in EMD's successful F-unit series of cab unit diesels, and it was the second most produced of the series behind the F7. The F3's were widely used in both freight and passenger service, and in total, EMD built more than 1,100 A-units and almost 700 B-units.
Our single A-units and single B-unit Stealth Series offering will consist of No-Sound / DCC-Ready models equipped with an MTC-21 socket to accept an after-market decoder and a speaker. A/B Stealth sets will consist of a DCC ready A unit and a "dummy" B unit (no MTC-21 board or speaker installed).All of our models have road-specific details.
Model Features:
List of individually controllable lights in our EMD F3 models:
- Headlight
- Mars Light (where applicable)
- Numberboard Lights
- Classification Lights
- Cab Light
Road-specific detail options in this production, prototypically accurate for each road name:
- Three pilots options - each included where prototypical
- Nose door with and without headlight
- Horizontal and 45-degree numberboards
- Three different horns
- Water fill hatch location varies per road name
- Prototypically accurate filter panel
- Sand fill hatch location
- Dynamic brake hatch style
- Cooling fans and exhaust hatch accurate per each prototype
- Winterization hatch present where prototypically accurate
- Steam generator style
- Four MU door options on front of model
- Ladder rest grab irons present where prototypically accurate
- Eyebrow grab irons present where prototypically accurate
- Grab irons above cab side windows where prototypically accurate
Details
Scale: |
HO Scale |
Road Name: |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (ATSF) |
Version: |
(DC Silent) |
Road Number: |
34C |
Locomotive Model: |
EMD F3A |
