American Z Line July 2022 diesel locomotive announcements

American Z Line diesel locomotive announcements for July 2022

Scale: Z (1:220)

Price: Contact manufacturer

Era: Louisville & Nashville Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive, November 1971 to mid-1980s. Freedom Train Alco PA-1 diesel locomotive, 1947 to 1949.

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: Louisville & Nashville (gray with yellow lettering, two road numbers).

Freedom Train Alco PA-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: Freedom Train (“Spirit of 1776” scheme, one road number).

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