Description
Railroad Short Name: ATSF, SF
Pride of the railroad, these gleaming engines pulled the San Francisco Chief, Super Chief, El Capitan, and other Santa Fe streamliners for decades. Several authentic details have been newly tooled for added realism, including a 48″ dynamic brake fan, a brass Nathan five-chime air horn, and separately applied late-style water fillers on both A and B units. A must for any Santa Fe modeler, each engine is finished in classic Passenger Warbonnet colors highlighted by a plated metal finish, and available with with Tsunami(R) sound for operation on DCC or DC layouts.
#44C is based on A-B-B-A engines delivered in October 1952 with:
- Separately Applied Late Water Fillers on A & B Units
- 48″ Dynamic Brake Fan
- Brass Nathan 5-Chime Horn
- Mars Light
- Nose Door Headlight
- Freight Style Pilot
- Single Steam Generator on B Units
- Authentic Bulldog Nose
- 14:1 Gears for Smooth, Quiet Operation
#302L & #303L are based on engines #300 – 305 as they appeared after 1953
Detailed to match post-1953 cosmetic upgrades featuring:
- Vertical Farr-type etched stainless grilles
- Door-mounted headlight & Mars light
- 36″ dynamic brake fan
- Two single chime air horns
- Plated metal & painted finish
- Complete scale fuel tank with skirting, hangers, battery box & underframe detail
#307L & #310L are based on Phase II units #306LAB – #314LAB in service from the 1950s to 1970s!
- Five-Pole, skew-wound high-efficiency can motor
- Helical gears with 14:1 ratio for smooth, ultra-quiet running
- Easy multiple-unit operation
- Superb paint and lettering with real metal and painted finish
- Heavy die-cast metal underframe
- Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers
Era-specific features include:
- Five-chime air horn offset to engineer’s side
- Rear-mount firecracker radio antenna
- Working Mars light
- Cut-down fuel tank skirts
- 48″ dynamic brake fan
- Eyebrow grab irons above windshield
- Grab irons on and over engineer’s side of nose
- Nose-mounted lifting lugs alongside door
- Vertical grilles and louvers
- Nose MU door (printed for scale thickness)
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