EMD F3A/B - Santa Fe 36L/36A

A Unit DC,DCC & Sound

B Unit Dummy



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 from eight railroads with prototypically accurate road numbers and paint schemes. We are offering A-B sets with Powered A-units (w/ Paragon4 Sound) and unpowered B-units, and also separate single A and B-units (where appropriate) with our full Paragon4 DC/DCC/Sound system. All of our models have road-specific details and lighting.

Road-specific detail options in this production, prototypically accurate for each road name:

• Pilot prototypical for paint scheme

• Operating Mars Light where prototypical

• Small horizontal and Large 45-degree numberboards

• Prototypical horn

• Water fill hatch location

• Sand fill hatch location

• Dynamic brake where prototypical

• Cooling fans and exhaust hatch accurate per each prototype

• Winterization hatch present where prototypically accurate

• Multiple MU door options on front of model

• Multiple skirt options above fuel tank

• Ladder rest grab irons present where prototypically accurate

• Grab iron ladder 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

• Front and Rear lift lug present where accurate

• Nose door number plate present where accurate

• Trainphone antenna present where accurate