Atlas 52054 N Scale SF FM H16-44 #3007 – Model Train Junction: Quality Parts and Art Supplies

In the late 1940s, the design team at Fairbanks-Morse (FM) set out to develop an 8-cylinder 1,500-horsepower all-purpose road switcher using their opposed-piston diesel engine design. By September 1947 FM had produced the first H15-44 locomotive in the form of Demonstrator FM 1500. The hood-unit style body included distinctive features such as slightly sloped ends, rounded corners, oval cab-side windows and a raised, rounded headlight base on each end. This Santa Fe locomotive features a detailed plastic shell, metal wheels, handrails and a working headlight. The first purchaser of the H15-44 was Monon, who quickly bought both the demonstrator and the second unit built in December 1947. Three units were then built for Rio Grande before additional demonstrators were produced later in 1948. By 1950 other builders had increased the horsepower of their competing road switchers, and FM responded with the 8-cylinder 1,600-horsepower H16-44 model. The earliest units were externally very similar to the previous H15-44. MKT 1591 was initially ordered as an H15-44, but was upgraded to 1,600hp during production. Several large railroads purchased this model, including Santa Fe, New York Central, Southern and Pennsylvania. FM continued to produce H16-44s with phase II and III body styles through 1963. Our model represents the phase I body style of both the H15-44 and H16-44 that was produced between 1947 and 1952. Options include FM or AAR truck side frames, high or low-mounted headlights, early or late-production phase 1 hoods and a removable fuel tank skirt.

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: Atlas
Model Number: 52054
Road Name: Atchison Topeka Santa Fe (ATSF)
MSRP: $104.95

Scale/Era: N Scale
Model Type: Diesel Loco

The Trainz SKU for this item is P11553079.

Trainz Product Id: 11553079