American Z Line diesel locomotive announcements for August 2022
Scale: Z (1:220)
Price: Contact manufacturer
Era: St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive, October 1968 to 1980s. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Alco PA-1 diesel locomotive, 1947-48 to 1960s
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016; 614-764-1703; americanzline.com
EMD 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: St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco, Mandarin Orange and white). Two road numbers.
Alco PA-1 and PB-1 features:
- 7mm can motor
- Dual flywheels
- 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: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (warbonnet). Three PA-1 and PB-1 sets and two PA-1s.
Release date: To be announced.
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