MLW FP7 #98C - DCC READY

MILWAUKEE ROAD

Product Information

Providing enough steam to power train heat and some air conditioning systems on postwar trains taxed the standard water supply of EMD F units set-up for passenger service, prompting EMD to rollout the new FP7 in 1949. Though outwardly similar, FP7s were actually four feet longer to accommodate bigger water tanks with a capacity of 950 US gallons. Standard passenger power into the Amtrak era and beyond (with some also handling freight chores), these WalthersProto replicas are fully assembled and ready for service with:
New tooling matches the prototypes extended frame and body
Railroad-specific details
Limited edition - one-time run of these engine numbers
Five-pole, skew-wound, high-torque, high-efficiency can motor
Helical gears with 14:1 ratio for smooth, ultra-quiet running
Easy multiple-unit operation
Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers

Leading the Twin Cities Hiawatha from 1950 to 1971, the Milwaukee roster boasted 16 FP7-F7B-FP7 sets that easily nudged the century mark whenever schedules demanded!

Based on as-delivered FP7s painted in orange and maroon as used from 1950 to 1953 and beyond, these WalthersProto replicas are ideal for Twin Cities Hiawatha service and feature:
Printed Running Hiawatha logo on nose
Dual Leslie A-200-156 single-chime air horns
Horizontal etched grilles
Horizontal side louvers
Full body skirt
Twin sealed-beam headlights
Working rear back-up light
Mars light
Passenger pilot
Knob-style sand hatch covers
Late-style water fill covers
Full diaphragm
Cab wind deflectors
Single steam generator
No dynamic brakes

IMAGE ONLY A REPRESENTATION. ACTUAL ROAD NUMBER IN DESCRIPTION.

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - SMALL PARTS! NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3.