{"product_id":"broadway-limited-imports-10544-ho-emd-f3a-spokane-portland-seattle-800-hourglass-scheme-paragon4-sound-dc-dcc","title":"Broadway Limited Imports 10544 HO EMD F3A, Spokane, Portland \u0026 Seattle #800, Hourglass Scheme, Paragon4 Sound\/DC\/DCC","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew locomotives say \"transition era\" like EMD's F-units. Introduced in 1945, the 1,500-hp F3 was the third model in the F-series and the second most produced after the F7 — more than 1,100 A-units and nearly 700 B-units — and it went everywhere, from heavy freight to some of the most famous passenger trains of the day. Broadway Limited brings the F3 back to HO with road-specific pilots, nose doors, numberboards, horns, hatches, grab irons and steam-generator details, each applied where prototypical for the road name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpokane, Portland \u0026amp; Seattle's \"Hourglass\" scheme — the Northwest's answer to the Warbonnet — dressed the road's F3s on the Columbia River route between Portland and Spokane. This is Spokane, Portland \u0026amp; Seattle F3A #800, sold individually.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Paragon4 version carries BLI's Paragon4 Sound \u0026amp; Control system with ROLLING THUNDER: an integral dual-mode DCC decoder with Back EMF for the best slow-speed running in DC and DCC, and prototypically accurate EMD F3 diesel sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel features:\u003c\/strong\u003e ABS body on a diecast chassis for maximum tractive effort · Precision drive engineered for heavy towing and smooth slow-speed running · All-wheel electrical pick-up · Premium-caliber painting with prototypically accurate schemes and road numbers · Separately applied handrails, grab irons, horn, bell, wipers and etched-metal grills · Individually controllable headlight, Mars light (where applicable), numberboards, classification lights and cab light · Metal Kadee-compatible couplers · Runs on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail · Minimum radius 18\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📦 Preorder details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpected arrival: Spring 2027 (see the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/broadway-limited.com\/pages\/delivery-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBLI Official Delivery Schedule\u003c\/a\u003e for the latest dates).\u003cbr\u003e25% deposit required at checkout, balance charged when the product arrives.\u003cbr\u003ePreorder cancellation: 7 days from order date; deposit non-refundable after that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/broadway-limited-imports\"\u003eBroadway Limited Imports\u003c\/a\u003e, see the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bli-ho-f3-preorder\"\u003eBLI HO EMD F3 run\u003c\/a\u003e and our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ho-scale\"\u003eHO scale collection\u003c\/a\u003e, or see \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/preorders\"\u003eall preorders\u003c\/a\u003e. Ships from Oakville, Ontario. Contact us for special orders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadway Limited Imports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45436935733430,"sku":"187-10544","price":392.69,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/5131\/1286\/files\/10544_SPS_F3A_1-View.jpg?v=1789058887","url":"https:\/\/oakvillemodeltrains.com\/products\/broadway-limited-imports-10544-ho-emd-f3a-spokane-portland-seattle-800-hourglass-scheme-paragon4-sound-dc-dcc","provider":"Oakville Model Trains Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}