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ALCO FA-1 Cab Unit
Overland Models
$495.00
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ALCO FA-1 Cab Unit
Model
Overview
American
Locomotive Works Model FA-1 Diesel - Overland Models O Scale Brass
Import - 2 Rail - Catalog No. 0355 - 1986 Run - Tank Drive - With
Dynamic Brakes - Ajin Precision Korea - Unpainted - New Condition
Prototype History
American
Locomotive Company Model FA-1 Diesel - Built by ALCO Schenectady in
Conjunction with General Electric Between January 1946 and October 1950
- Additional Units Were Also Produced by the Montreal Locomotive Works -
1500 Horsepower - Later Upgraded to 1600 Horsepower - Available With and
Without Dynamic Brakes - Some Models Equipped With Steam Generators for
Passenger Service - 445 FA-1 Locomotives Employed by Multiple Railroads
in the United States, Canada, and Mexico - 249 FB-1 B Units Were Also
Built - Operated in Both Freight and Passenger Service
Prototype Design
Detailing Correct for American Locomotive Company Model FA-1 Diesel
Units Produced From 1946-1950 - Dynamic Brakes - AAR Type B Trucks With
Roller Bearings - Locomotives in This Configuration Correct for: Erie,
Great Northern, MKT, Lehigh Valley, New Haven, New York Central,
Reading, SP&S, Tennessee Central, Union Pacific, Pennsylvania Railroad,
and Lehigh & New England
Model
Condition
New
- Test Run - Very Light Indication of Track Time on Wheels -
Original Box - Original Foam - Original Packaging - Extra Parts Bags -
Paperwork - Box Condition: B9 (Like New)
Model
Description
Detailed
Cab Interior - Opening Doors - See-Through Screens and Vents - Interior
Bracing Detail - Brass Add-On Details - End Detail - Diaphragm Detail -
Cut Levers
Model Finish
Unpainted - No Tarnish
Model Electronics
DC Analog
Model Mechanism
Can Motor - Tank Drive - Sprung Trucks - Both Trucks Powered -
Weight Installed in Fuel Tank - Excellent Running Characteristics -
Acceptable Drive Train Noise
Model Summary
A Nicely
Detailed Model of an Important Prototype Diesel Model Used by Many
Railroads - Very Clean and Accurate Construction
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