American Z Line diesel locomotive announcements for August 2022
Scale: Z (1:220)
Price: Contact manufacturer
Era: Southern Ry. Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive, 1969 to 1980s. Union Pacific Alco PA-1 diesel locomotive, January 1949 to early and mid-1960s.
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
Electro-Motive Division SW1500 features:
- AutoLatch couplers
- Prototype-specific details
- Directional light-emitting-diode lighting
- Blackened metal wheels
- Traction tires
- Adapters for retrofitting with Micro-Trains no. 905 couplers
Road name: Southern Ry. (black and aluminum, two road numbers)
Alco PA-1 and PB-1 features:
- 7mm can motor
- Dual flywheels
- Digital Command Control-ready
- Six-axle trucks with blind middle axle (no flange)
- Traction tires
- Blackened metal wheels
- Directional light-emitting-diode lighting
- Optional front coupler cover and snow plow
Road name: Union Pacific (Armour Yellow and Harbor Mist Gray, two PA-1s and two PA-1/PB-1 sets)
Release date: To be announced.
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