ho fp7 locomotive - athearn · 2016. 5. 26. · gm-emd’s highly successful f-unit series of cab...
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HO FP7 Locomotive Announced 05.27.16Orders Due: 06.24.16
ETA: April 2017
Pennsylvania
Without SoundATHG22708 HOFP7A,PRR/Passenger#9866
With SoundATHG22808 HOFP7Aw/DCC&Sound,PRR/Passenger#9866
Without SoundATHG22709 HOFP7A/A,PRR/Passenger#9852#9871ATHG22710 HOFP7A/A,PRR/Passenger#9860#9862
With SoundATHG22809 HOFP7A/Aw/DCC&Sound,PRR/Passenger#9852#9871ATHG22810 HOFP7A/Aw/DCC&Sound,PRR/Passenger#9860#9862
Era:1958-1971
Era:1958-1971
ALL PRR UNITS FEATURE:•Removedsideskirts• PRR“Trainphone”antenna•PRRuniqueback-uplightplacement•EMDstylefrontandrearliftinglugs
ALL NP UNITS FEATURE:• Snowplowpilot•Winterizationhatch•AnimatedsignallightinDCC•Back-uplight• Journalboxesasperprototype•Steamgeneratorandnon-dynamicbrakedetail
•Nosesidegrabironladder•Reargrabironladder•Accurateaxlejournalsasperprototype
• Fullskirts• AuthenticNorthernPacific“Lowey”paintscheme
#6600:• TallF3styleradiatorfans#6601:• LowF7styleradiatorfans
Northern Pacific
Without SoundATHG22706 HOFP7A,NP/Passenger#6600ATHG22707 HOFP7A,NP/Passenger#6601
With SoundATHG22806 HOFP7Aw/DCC&Sound,NP/Passenger#6600ATHG22807 HOFP7Aw/DCC&Sound,NP/Passenger#6601
Era:1951-1970
w/o Sound $189.98SRP With Sound $289.98SRP
w/o Sound $189.98SRP With Sound $289.98SRP
w/o Sound $359.98SRP With Sound $519.98SRP
Visit Your Local Retailer | Visit www.athearn.com | Call 1.800.338.4639
These items are subject to Horizon’s MAP policy
HO FP7 Locomotive Announced 05.27.16Orders Due: 06.24.16
ETA: April 2017Chesapeake & Ohio
Without SoundATHG22714 HOFP7A,C&O/Passenger#7094
With SoundATHG22814 HOFP7Aw/DCC&Sound,C&O/Passenger#7094
Without SoundATHG22715 HOFP7A/F7B,C&O/Passenger#8010#8500ATHG22716 HOFP7A/F7B,C&O/Passenger/Freight#8012#7510
With SoundATHG22815 HOFP7A/F7Bw/DCC&Sound,C&O/Passenger#8010#8500ATHG22816 HOFP7A/F7Bw/DCC&Sound,C&O/Passenger/Freight#8012#7510
Era:1958-1971
Era:1958-1971
ALL C&O UNITS FEATURE:#7094:• SimplifiedBlueandYellowpaint•Nodynamicbrake•Steamgenerator
•Winterizationhatch•Removedfueltankskirts• Fuelfills,SightglassandEmergencyfuelcutoff•Nosesideladderandstirrupstep
#8010:• SimplifiedBlueandYellowpaint•Dynamicbrakes•Steamgenerator•Winterizationhatch•Removedfueltankskirts• Fuelfills,SightglassandEmergencyfuelcutoff
•Nosesideladderandstirrupstep
#8500:• AsdeliveredBlue,SilverandYellowpaint•Dynamicbrakes•Steamgenerator•Winterizationhatch• Fullsideskirts• Back-uplightbothends
#8012:• SimplifiedBlueandYellowpaint•Dynamicbrakes•Steamgenerator•Winterizationhatch•Removedfueltankskirts• Fuelfills,SightglassandEmergencyfuelcutoff
•Nosesideladderandstirrupstep
#7510:• SimplifiedBlueandYellowpaint•Dynamicbrakes•Nosteamgenerator•Nowinterizationhatch•Yellowfueltankandsideskirts,asperprototype
•Back-uplightbothends
w/o Sound $189.98SRP With Sound $289.98SRP
w/o Sound $359.98SRP With Sound $519.98SRP
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HO FP7 Locomotive Announced 05.27.16Orders Due: 06.24.16
ETA: April 2017
All RailroadsLOCOMOTIVE FEATURES: • Allunitsarepowered• FactoryinstalledSoundTraxxTsunami2soundandDCCdecoder• Tsunami2soundsarecompatiblewithbothDCCandDCoperation•DCCQuick-Plugequipped(withoutsoundonly)•Genesisdrivelinewithdynamicallybalancedfivepoleskewwoundmotoranddualflywheels
•Directionalconstantlighting•Separatelyappliedphotoetchedmetalandinjectionmoldeddetailparts•Cabinterior TheEMDFP7wasa1,500horsepower(1,100kW),B-Bdual-servicepassengerandfreight-haulingdiesellocomotiveproducedbetweenJune1949andDecember1953byGeneralMotors’Electro-MotiveDivisionandGeneralMotorsDiesel.FinalassemblywasatGM-EMD’sLaGrange,Illinoisplant,exceptinglocomotivesdestinedforCanada,inwhichcasefinalassemblywasatGMD’splantinLondon,Ontario.TheFP7wasessentiallyEMD’sF7Alocomotiveextendedbyfourfeettogivegreaterwatercapacityforthesteamgeneratorforheatingpassengertrains.
WhileEMD’sE-unitsweresuccessfulpassengerengines,theirA1A-A1Awheelarrangementmadethemlessusefulinmountainouster-rain.SeveralrailroadshadtriedEMD’sF3inpassengerservice,buttherewasinsufficientwatercapacityinanA-unitfittedwithdynamicbrakes.TheAtchison,TopekaandSantaFeRailway’ssolutionwasto
replacethesteamgeneratorsinA-unitswithawatertank,andsoonlyfittedsteamgeneratorsintotheB-units.TheNorthernPacificRailway’ssolutionwastofitextrawatertanksintothefirstbaggagecar,andtopipethewatertotheengines.TherealbreakthroughcamewhenEMDrecognizedtheproblemandaddedthestretchedFP7toitscatalog.
Atotalof381cab-equippedleadAunitswerebuilt;unlikethefreightseries,nocablessboosterBunitsweresold.RegularF7BunitsweresometimesusedwithFP7Aunits,sincethey,lackingcabs,hadmoreroomforwaterandsteamgenera-tors.TheFP7anditssuccessor,theFP9,wereoffshootsofGM-EMD’shighlysuccessfulF-unitseriesofcabunitfreightdiesels.
F3s,F7s,andF9sequippedforpassengerservicearenotFP-serieslocomotives,whichalthoughsimilarinappearancehavedistinctivedifferences,includingbutnotlimitedtothegreaterbodylength.Theextra4ft(1.2m)oflengthwasadd-edbehindthefirstbody-sideporthole,andcanberecognisedbythegreaterdistancebetweenthatportholeandthefirstsmallcarbodyfiltergrille.Thecorrespondingspacebeneaththebody,behindthefronttruck,wasalsoopenedup;thiseitherremainedanemptyspaceorwasfilledwithadistinctivewatertankshapedlikeabarrelmountedtransversely.
Burlington Northern
Without SoundATHG22717 HOFP7A,BN/Passenger#9792ATHG22718 HOFP7A,BN/Passenger#9794ATHG22719 HOFP7A,BN/Freight#726
With SoundATHG22817 HOFP7Aw/DCC&Sound,BN/Passenger#9792ATHG22818 HOFP7Aw/DCC&Sound,BN/Passenger#9794ATHG22819 HOFP7Aw/DCC&Sound,BN/Freight#726
#9792:• BN“patched”numbersandpaint•Cut-awaysideskirtswithbatteryboxdoorandfuelfillerdetail
• TallF3styleradiatorfans•AuthenticNorthernPacific“Lowey”scheme•Era1970-1973
#9794:• BN“patched”numbersandpaint• Blankedforwardporthole,asperprototype•Cut-awaysideskirtswithbatteryboxdoorandfuelfillerdetail
• LowF7styleradiatorfans•AuthenticNorthernPacific“Lowey”scheme•Era1972-1976
#726:• Blankedforwardporthole,asperprototype•Cut-awaysideskirtswithbatteryboxdoorandfuelfillerdetail
• LowF7styleradiatorfans• Freightservice–steamgeneratorremoved•BurlingtonNorthernrepainted1976•Era1976-1980
w/o Sound $189.98SRP With Sound $289.98SRP