ATH Genesis 22580 Amtrak FP7A/F7B #113A/161B DC HO - $288 - (Enterprise, AL)

Detailed InformationROADNAME AND ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:Amtrak Road Specific Details:#111 Nathan M5 air horn#113A/#161B Nathan M5 air horn#116A/#163B Nathan P3 air hornAll Amtrak units feature: SP style "pyle triple" upper signal lightSP style plow pilotSteam generatorSide skirts as per prototypeCab sunshadesMirrorsNose m/u doorNose/rear lift lugs Icicle breakers rearward mountFEATURES:All units are poweredResearched from the prototype to match specific unitsAll units are poweredGenesis driveline with dynamically balanced five pole skew wound motor and dual flywheelsDirectional constant lightingSeparately applied photo etched metal and injection molded detail partsCab interiorPROTOTYPE INFORMATION: The EMD FP7 was a 1,500 horsepower (1,100 kW), B-B dual-service passenger and freight-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 FP7 was essentially EMD's F7A locomotive extended by four feet to give greater water capacity for the steam generator for heating passenger trains. While EMD's E-units were successful passenger engines, their A1A-A1A wheel arrangement made them less useful in mountainous terrain. Several railroads had tried EMD's F3 in passenger service, but there was insufficient water capacity in an A-unit fitted with dynamic brakes. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's solution was to replace the steam generators in A-units with a water tank, and so only fitted steam generators into the B-units. The Northern Pacific Railway's solution was to fit extra water tanks into the first baggage car, and to pipe the water to the engines. The real breakthrough came when EMD recognized the problem and added the stretched FP7 to its catalog. A total of 381 cab-equipped lead A units were bu…

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