EMD F3 A-B Phase IIa Set w/Sound & DCC - Paragon3 -- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy #116-A, 116-B (Grayback Freight; gray, red, bla

This HO Scale EMD F3A - Unpowered F3B Set from Broadway Limited is ideal for your 1940s to 1970s layout. EMDs F3s hit the rails just as World War II was ending. As wartime restrictions were being lifted, a tremendous burden was placed on the railroads as economic prosperity began to take off across the U.S. The days of the glorious steamers were numbered as many railroads were in dire need of motive power replacements for the war-weary engines. The lower operating costs of the F3 diesels made the railroads eager buyers. The 1500 horsepower F3s were remarkably proficient at both heavy freight as well as fast-passenger service. With a body design that defines what many consider to be the most attractive diesel ever produced, the F3 offered a large canvas for the wonderfully imaginative and colorful paint schemes that many railroads proudly utilized to show off their passenger trains. EMD was to build 1107 A units and 694 B units before production was changed to the newer F7s in February