N Scale North American Locomotives

The F-Unit is probably the most recognized diesel locomotive in North American history. It was found on railroads from East to West and North to South. Similar in appearance to its predecessor, the EMD F3, the EMD F7 was a 1500 hp multi-purpose locomotive. Although originally promoted as a freight-hauling unit by EMD, the F7 was also used in passenger service hauling such trains such as the Santa Fe Super Chief and the Great Northern Empire Builder. The F7 was the fourth model in GM-EMD's highly successful F-unit series, and was for a long time (until the introduction of the EMD SD40-2 freight unit) was the best selling Diesel-electric locomotive ever made.

The Kato EMD F7 comes in both A and B (cabless) variations, and is retooled from earlier variations of the F-unit locomotive chassis to make it DCC friendly. Passenger units can be identified by their Steam Generators vs. freight units which lack this detail.

• DCC friendly mechanism
• Per-prototype paint variations on Bluebonnets: #325 lacks blue stripes under the lower headlight while #332 has the double stripe, just like the prototype.
• A-unit LED has directional headlight and illuminated number boards
• Locomotives have a powerful five pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup and blackened wheels
• KATO magnetic knuckle couplers
• Drop in DCC compatible with the Train Control Systems K0D8 series and Digitrax DN163K0B

Available Paint Schemes; click for higher resolution images

AT&SF Warbonnet	AT&SF BlueBonnet	AT&SF Yellow Bonnet F7A	AT&SF Yellow Bonnet F7B
Canadian National F7A	Canadian National F7B	Union Pacific F7A	Union Pacific F7B
Southern Pacific F7A	Southern Pacific F7B	B&O F7A + F7B	Milwaukee Road F7A + F7B

Current Models

Item #	Description	Road Number	MSRP
106-0426	EMD F7A + F7B Union Pacific Freight 2-Locomotive Set    * Dual Headlight, Freight Pilot, no steam generator	1468, 1468B	$175
106-0426-DCC	EMD F7A + F7B UP Freight 2-Locomotive Set w/ Pre-Installed Digitrax DCC    * Dual Headlight, Freight Pilot, no steam generator	1468, 1468B	$335
106-0426-LS March 2022 Special Order Only	EMD F7A + F7B UP Freight 2-Locomotive Set w/ Pre-Installed ESU LokSound DCC    * Dual Headlight, Freight Pilot, no steam generator	1468, 1468B	$575*
106-0427	EMD F7A + F7B Southern Pacific Freight 2-Locomotive Set    * Dual Headlight, Freight Pilot, no steam generator	6182, 8082	$175
106-0427-DCC	EMD F7A + F7B SP Freight 2-Locomotive Set w/ Pre-Installed Digitrax DCC    * Dual Headlight, Freight Pilot, no steam generator	6182, 8082	$335
106-0427-LS March 2022 Special Order Only	EMD F7A + F7B SP Freight 2-Locomotive Set w/ Pre-Installed ESU LokSound DCC    * Dual Headlight, Freight Pilot, no steam generator	6182, 8082	$575*
106-0428	EMD F7A + F7B Baltimore & Ohio Freight 2-Locomotive Set    * Single Headlight, Freight Pilot, no steam generator	4503, 5493	$175
106-0428-DCC	EMD F7A + F7B B&O Freight 2-Locomotive Set w/ Pre-Installed Digitrax DCC    * Single Headlight, Freight Pilot, no steam generator	4503, 5493	$335
106-0428-LS March 2022 Special Order Only	EMD F7A + F7B B&O Freight 2-Locomotive Set w/ Pre-Installed ESU LokSound DCC    * Single Headlight, Freight Pilot, no steam generator	4503, 5493	$575*
106-0429	EMD F7A + F7B Milwaukee Road Freight 2-Locomotive Set    * Dual Headlight, Straight Pilot, no steam generator	88A, 88B	$175
106-0429-DCC	EMD F7A + F7B MWR Freight 2-Locomotive Set w/ Pre-Installed Digitrax DCC    * Dual Headlight, Straight Pilot, no steam generator	88A, 88B	$335
106-0429-LS March 2022 Special Order Only	EMD F7A + F7B MWR Freight 2-Locomotive Set w/ Pre-Installed ESU LokSound DCC    * Dual Headlight, Straight Pilot, no steam generator	88A, 88B	$575*
106-0425	EMD F7A + F7B CN 2-Locomotive Set for the Transcontinental 7-Car Set    * Single Headlight, no steam generator	9080, 9057	$175
106-0425-DCC	EMD F7A + F7B CN 2-Locomotive Set for the Transcontinental 7-Car Set w/ Pre-Installed Digitrax DCC    * Single Headlight, no steam generator	9080, 9057	$335
106-0425-LS Special Order Only	EMD F7A + F7B CN 2-Locomotive Set for the Transcontinental 7-Car Set w/ Pre-Installed ESU LokSound DCC    * Single Headlight, no steam generator	9080, 9057	$575
176-2121	EMD F7A Santa Fe Warbonnet    * Dual Headlight, no steam generator	300/301/304	$90
176-2121-DCC	EMD F7A Santa Fe Warbonnet w/ Pre-Installed Digitrax DCC    * Dual Headlight, no steam generator	300/301/304	$170
176-2121-LS	EMD F7A Santa Fe Warbonnet w/ ESU LokSound DCC    * Dual Headlight, no steam generator	300/301/304	$290
176-2135	EMD F7A Canadian National for the Transcontinental 7-Car Set    * Single Headlight, no steam generator	9098	$90
176-2135-DCC	EMD F7A Canadian National for the Transcontinental 7-Car Set w/ Pre-Installed Digitrax DCC    * Single Headlight, no steam generator	9098	$170
176-2135-LS Special Order Only	EMD F7A Canadian National for the Transcontinental 7-Car Set w/ ESU LokSound    * Single Headlight, no steam generator	9098	$290
176-2140	EMD F7A Santa Fe Yellow Bonnet (Freight version)    * Dual Headlight, no steam generator	330/346/347C	$90
176-2140-DCC	EMD F7A Santa Fe Yellow Bonnet (Freight version) w/ Pre-Installed Digitrax DCC    * Dual Headlight, no steam generator	330/346/347C	$170
176-2140-LS Special Order Only	EMD F7A Santa Fe Yellow Bonnet (Freight version) w/ ESU LokSound DCC    * Dual Headlight, no steam generator	330/346/347C	$290
176-2211	EMD F7B Santa Fe Warbonnet    Steam generator	--	$85
176-2211-DCC	EMD F7B Santa Fe Warbonnet w/ Pre-Installed Digitrax DCC    Steam generator	--	$165
176-2211-LS Special Order Only	EMD F7B Santa Fe Warbonnet w/ ESU LokSound DCC    Steam generator	--	$285
176-2215	EMD F7B Santa Fe Yellow Bonnet (Freight version)	--	$85
176-2215-DCC	EMD F7B Santa Fe Yellow Bonnet (Freight version) w/ Pre-Installed Digitrax DCC	--	$165
176-2215-LS Special Order Only	EMD F7B Santa Fe Yellow Bonnet (Freight version) w/ ESU LokSound DCC	--	$285
* Prices are estimated and subject to change upon release

Click here for a listing of past models (for reference only)