Description
The Atlas 40005054 is an N scale ALCO FA-1 cab unit in classic Canadian Pacific (CP) tuscan-red and gray fast-freight livery, road number #4015, DC ready-to-run (DCC-ready 6-pin).
Prototype
The ALCO FA-1 was a 1,500 hp B-B 'covered wagon' freight cab unit built 1946–1950 — ALCO's answer to EMD's F-units. CP took 30 FA-1s (road numbers #4015–4044) and 12 matching FB-1 booster units (#4404–4415) starting in 1949, assembled at Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) under license. The FA-1 was the lead unit of CP's classic A-B-A and A-B-B-A transcontinental fast-freight lashups in the late 1940s and 1950s, in tuscan red ('maroon') with the wide gray window band. The series was largely retired by the mid-1960s due to ALCO 244 prime-mover reliability issues. CP #4015 was the very first FA-1 delivered to CP in 1949.
Key Features
- Accurate lettering and crisp tuscan-red and gray detailing
- Powerful low-noise motor with flywheel
- Finely detailed body (Master Silver level)
- Durable blackened metal wheels
- Directional LED headlight
- DCC-ready (8-pin socket) — plug in a decoder for DCC operation
- Magnetic knuckle couplers
Specifications
- Scale: N
- Type: Diesel Locomotive (B-B 4-axle cab unit)
- Prototype: ALCO FA-1
- Railroad: Canadian Pacific
- Road Number: #4015
- DCC: DCC-ready (Master Silver — no decoder)
- Brand: Atlas (Master Silver series)
- SKU: 40005054
DCC/Sound upgrade of this same road number: Atlas #40005091 Master Gold FA-1 CP #4015 with ESU LokSound. Build an A-B-A consist by pairing with Atlas #40005055 FA-1 CP #4020 and #40005074/#40005075 FB-1 boosters CP #4404/#4405.