MTH 20-20402-1 Great Northern F-3 ABA Diesel Set With PS 3.0 #353-C/352-A/353B – Your Source for Gaming Essentials* Trains

Description

This is MTH 20-20402-1 O Hi-Rail F3 A/B/A w/PS3, GN. F-3 ABA diesel set with Proto-Sound 3.0 (hi-rail wheels), Great Northern. Cab numbers: A units – 353-C & 357-A; B unit – 353B. 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 Lionelr 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 four 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.

Its key features are:
1:48 scale proportions
Directionally controlled headlights
Intricately detailed ABS bodies
Metal wheels, axles and gears
Metal chassis
Metal handrails
Two precision flywheel equipped motors in each a unit
Locomotive speed control in scale MPH increments
Proto-Scale 3-2 3-rail/2-rail conversion capable
Lighted cab interiors
Illuminated number boards
Lighted marker lights
Two engineer cab figures in each A unit
Moveable roof fan blades
Two operating smoke units
Die-cast truck sides
Die-cast fixed pilots
Two remotely controlled Proto-Couplers
Onboard DCC receiver
Proto-Sound 3.0 with The Digital Command System featuring: Freight yard Proto-Rffects
Unit measures: 40 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 3 3/4
Operates on O-31 curves

Diesel DCC features:
Headlight
Bell
Whistle/Horn
Start Up/Shut down
Rear coupler
Front coupler
Engine sounds on/off
Sound volume
Ditch lights auto/on/off
Forward signal
Reverse signal
Grade crossing signal
Cab light on/off
Extended start up
Extended shut down
Rev up
Rev down
Coupler slack sound
Coupler close
One-shot Doppler
Feature reset
Idle sequence 1
Idle sequence 2
Idle sequence 3
Brakes auto/off
Clickety-clack auto/off
Cab chatter auto/off

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: MTH
Model Number: 20-20402-1
Road Name: Great Northern (GN)
MSRP: $799.95

Scale/Era: O Modern
Model Type: Diesel Loco

The Trainz SKU for this item is P12069970.

Trainz Product Id: 12069970