Introduction

BLI 9654 HO Scale EMD F3A Diesel Atlantic Coast Line ACL 344 Stealth (DCC Ready)

DCC Ready

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.

In this production run, BLI is building 6 prototypical road names with striking paint schemes. A few of the road names offered include locomotives that still operate today such as C&O 8016, and DLW 663 and 664.

Stealth Series offering will consist of No-Sound / DCC-Ready A/B Sets, single A-units and single B-units. All of these models have road-specific details.

FEATURES:

• 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
• Roof antenna present and correct where prototypically accurate
• Nose lift lug brackets present on PRR types
• Rear lift lug brackets present on PRR types
• Trainphone antenna present on PRR models
• Integral Dual-Mode Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
• Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation
• All Wheel Electrical Pick-up
• ABS Body with Die Cast Chassis for Maximum Tractive Effort
• Premium Caliber Painting
• Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road Numbers
• Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Grab Irons, Horn, Bell, Wipers, and Etched Metal Grills
• Metal Kadee-compatible Couplers (2)
• Will Operate on Code 70, Code 83, and Code 100 Rail
• Minimum Operating Radius: 18 inches

NOTE: Road number may vary from picture shown.