Alco PA-1 and Electro-Motive Division locomotive SW1500
Scale: Z (1:220)
Price: Contact manufacturer
Era: Alco PA-1, 1949-1960; Electro-Motive Division SW1500, March 1969 to late 1990s
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016, 614-764-1703
![green locomotive](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MRR-AZL-Erie-0422.jpg)
Alco PA-1 features:
- 7mm can motor
- Dual flywheels
- Directional light-emitting-diode lighting
- Six-axle trucks with blind (no flange) middle axle
- Blackened metal wheels
- Traction tires
- Optional front coupler cover
- Optional snowplow
- Release date to be announced
Road names: Erie in two road numbers.
![gray locomotive](https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MRR-AtlasO-CottonBelt-0422.jpg)
Electro-Motive Division locomotive SW1500 features:
- Traction tires
- Blackened metal wheels
- Directional light-emitting-diode lighting
- AutoLatch couplers
- Adapters for retrofitting model with Magne-Matic no. 905 couplers
- Prototype-specific details
- Release date to be announced
Road names: St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt) in two road numbers.
Company Information: American Z Line has been in operation since 2000. The company produces a variety of Z scale locomotives, freight cars, and passenger equipment.
Reproduced from American Z Line April 2022 press release
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