{"product_id":"rapido-trains-inc-ho-54022-dcc-ready-gp9u-locomotive-cando-ccgx-4024-copy-1","title":"Rapido Trains Inc HO 37048 DCC Ready ALCo FA-1 Locomotive Lehigh Valley \"Tuscan Red\" LV #538","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rapido Trains HO scale FA- and FB-1 Locomotive Locomotive features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrect nose and windshield contours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat or angled number boards as appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDynamic and non-dynamic brake versions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtched side and fan screens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy, die-cast chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5-pole motor with dual flywheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating headlights, class lights and back-up lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull underbody piping and conduit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate grab irons and handrails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany road-specific details installed or included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull, multi-colour interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuggested minimum radius: 18”\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoco is:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDC\/Silent (21-pin DCC Ready)**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDC\/DCC\/ESU LokSound Equipped**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e**Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003ePrototype History:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagebuilder-column-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagebuilder-column-line\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pagebuilder-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBetween January 1946 and October 1950, a total of 440 FA-1s and 240 FB-1s were built by Alco and their Canadian subsidiary,  Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). They were originally sold to twenty-five railroads in the US, Canada and Mexico. The FA-1 (and booster FB-1) were rated at 1500 horsepower and designed primarily as a freight hauler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a market that was becoming dominated by EMD products, the FA-1 came in a distant second, due in part to reliability issues, with its 244 prime mover. Still, they were popular with several roads and could be found at the head of freights int the late 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLombard Hobbies = Big Inventory ∙\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eValue Pricing ∙ Fast Shipping ∙ Great Service\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rapido HO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48914320457881,"sku":"RAP37048","price":203.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/8847\/0425\/files\/lv_single_3.jpg?v=1787262242","url":"https:\/\/lombardhobby.com\/products\/rapido-trains-inc-ho-54022-dcc-ready-gp9u-locomotive-cando-ccgx-4024-copy-1","provider":"Lombard Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}