Bowser 24575 "Executive" Line HO EMD F9AM DC, UP #505

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$139.95
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Bowser “Executive Line” HO EMD F9AM Unit, DC
Union Pacific #505


Bowser Item #24575

Road Name Specific Features:

  • Branch Line Snow Plow

  • Roof Mounted Air Compressor Cooling Pipes

  • Winterization Hatch

  • Extended Cab Door Grab Rails over Roof Line

  • Nose Mounted Grab Irons & Nose Access Steps


Locomotive Features:

  • Air Hoses

  • Windshield Wipers

  • Grab Irons

  • Coupler Lift Bars

  • Operating Headlight

  • Window Glass

  • Can Motor

  • Flywheels

  • Nickel Silver Wheels with RP25 Flanges and Knuckle Couplers


New for this run of F Units:

  • Cab interior

  • Engineer & fireman figures

  • Hostler light where applicable

  • Improved diaphragms


Recommended DCC non-sound Decoder - ESU #53614

Analog (DC) version features NMRA 21 pin plug for DCC, DCC.

Prototype History:

EMD F-units were a line of diesel-electric locomotives produced between November 1939 and November 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors-Diesel Division. Final assembly for all F-units was at the GM-EMD plant at La Grange, Illinois and the GMD plant in London, Ontario, Canada. They were sold to railroads throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and a few were exported to Saudi Arabia. The term F-Unit refers to the model numbers given to each successive type (i.e. F3, F7, etc.), all of which began with the letter F. The "F" originally meant Fourteen, as in 1,400 horsepower, not F as in Freight. Longer E-units for passenger service had twin 900 horsepower diesel engines (called "prime movers" in this type of application). The "E" meant Eighteen as in 1,800 horsepower. Similarly, for early model EMD switchers "S" meant Six hundred and "N" meant Nine hundred horsepower.

F-units were originally designed for freight service – although many without steam generators (for steam-heating passenger cars) pulled short-distance, mainly daytime passenger trains. Some carriers even equipped small numbers of their Fs with steam generators for long-haul passenger service. On the other hand, Santa Fe maintained a large fleet of fully equipped, high-speed F3s and F7s in "warbonnet" paint schemes built exclusively for top-tier passenger trains such as the "Chief", "Super Chief", and "El Capitan". Almost all F-units were B-B locomotives, meaning that they ran on two Blomberg B two-axle trucks with all axles powered. The prime mover in F-units was a sixteen-cylinder EMD 567 series mechanically aspirated two-stroke diesel engine, progressing from model 16-567 through 16-567D.

Structurally, the locomotive was a carbody unit, with the body as the main load-bearing structure, designed like a bridge truss and covered with cosmetic panels. The so-called bulldog nose was a distinguishing feature of the locomotive's appearance and made a lasting impression in the mind of the traveling public.

The F-units were the most successful "first generation" road (main line) diesel locomotives in North America and were largely responsible for superseding steam locomotives in road freight service. Before this, diesel units were mostly only built as switcher locomotives and only used in rail yards.


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Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price 199.95
UPC 820024245757
Scale HO
DCC Standard DC
Item Returns This item can be returned
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