Athearn Amtrak FP7 Passenger 118 with Tsunami2 Sound LED itemId_TAM58741 aerodynamic body lines

aerodynamic body lines

Minimum radius: 18"

Front suspension utilizes a double trailing arm geometry

plus a fully painted body with the marking stickers already applied

and the base

Athearn Amtrak FP7 Passenger 118 with Tsunami2 Sound LED itemId_TAM58741 aerodynamic body linesWhen Amtrak began operations in 1971 they had to get used locomotives from the railroads rather than buy brand new ones. These included a group of FP7s and F7Bs from the Southern Pacific and some F7Bs from Burlington Northern. They werent able to paint all of the SPs FP7s right away and just used simple patching on some units, like #118, to mark the units as Amtrak property. Some B units, like #399, received the pointless arrow while others received