8340 EMD F3A, SOO 202A, Maroon & Imitation Gold, No-Sound / DCC-Ready, HO

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, we are modeling A and B-units (where appropriate) from eight railroads with prototypically accurate road numbers and paint schemes. Our Stealth Series offering will consist of No-Sound / DCC-Ready single A-units and single B-units. All of our models have road-specific details.  Road-specific detail options in this production, prototypically accurate for each road name:      Three pilots options - each included where prototypical      Nose door with and without headlight      Horizontal and 45-degree numberboards      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      Grab iron ladder present on NP model      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 NP and PRR types      Rear lift lug brackets present on NP and PRR types      Nose door number plate present on ATSF and SOU models      Trainphone antenna present on PRR models