American Z Line June 2022 announcements
Scale: Z (1:220)
Price: Contact manufacturer
Era: Great Northern Electro-Motive Division SW1500 diesel locomotive, September-October 1967 to early 1970s. Wabash Alco PA-1 diesel locomotive, 1949 to early 1960s.
Manufacturer: American Z Line, 6142 Northcliff Blvd., Dublin, OH 43016, 614-764-1703, americanzline.com
EMD SW1500 features:
- AutoLatch couplers
- Prototype-specific details
- Directional light-emitting-diode lighting
- Blackened metal wheels
- Traction tires
- Adapters for retrofitting with Micro-Trains no. 905 couplers
- Release date to be announced
Road name: Great Northern (Big Sky Blue, two road numbers).
Wabash Alco PA-1 features:
- 7mm can motor
- Dual flywheels
- Six-axle trucks with blind middle axle (no flange)
- Traction tires
- Blackened metal wheels
- Directional light-emitting-diode lighting
- Optional front coupler cover and snow plow
- Release date to be announced
Road name: Wabash (Bluebird scheme, two road numbers).
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