HO F7A Locomotive, ATSF #261L

With hundreds of F-units on the roster, Santa Fe owned numerous variations of the type. Two unique versions are represented in this release. Units 261L and 265C are F7A locomotives delivered without stainless-steel grilles, giving them a unique appearance somewhere between that of an F3 and an F7. They are painted in the blue-and-yellow freight scheme. Units 257L and 257A were among a handful of true dual-service units on the roster. Santa Fe owned several freight units with steam lines that could be used as emergency passenger power- but the 257 was distinctive in that it carried steam generators in the B-units. The units were still geared for freight service (65 mph), but often found themselves pressed into passenger service as well. They are painted in the cat-whisker scheme.