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 run, we are building 6 prototypical road names with striking paint schemes. A few of the road names offered include locomotives that still operate today such as C&O 8016, and DLW 663 and 664.

Our Stealth Series offering will consist of No-Sound / DCC-Ready A/B Sets, 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
Three different horns
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
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 PRR types
Rear lift lug brackets present on PRR types
Trainphone antenna present on PRR models

Industry-leading Model Features:

Integral Dual-Mode Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC
Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation
All Wheel Electrical Pick-up
ABS Body with Die Cast Chassis for Maximum Tractive Effort
Premium Caliber Painting
Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road Numbers
Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Grab Irons, Horn, Bell, Wipers, and Etched Metal Grills
Metal Kadee-compatible Couplers (2)
Will Operate on Code 70, Code 83, and Code 100 Rail
Minimum Operating Radius: 18 inches

EMD F3 HO (2025)

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REFURBISHED R9676 EMD F3A, PRR 9517A, DGLE Single Stripe, No-Sound / DCC-Ready, HO