Rapido 037057 HO ALCo FA-1 (DC/Silent): Soo Line - Maroon Scheme: #2221B Rapido2024_Ballast2ndrun The push to higher horsepower

The push to higher horsepower

and units that received “Whiteface” paint

5-pole motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain for trouble-free operation

Valley Cement includes a beefy bulk material storage building

Rapido 037057 HO ALCo FA-1 (DC/Silent): Soo Line - Maroon Scheme: #2221B Rapido2024_Ballast2ndrun The push to higher horsepowerSpecifications Manufacturer RAPIDO Control DC SCALE HO Scale Railroad Soo Line Paint Scheme SOO MAROON HO Scale FA 1 Locomotive New Run Between January 1946 and October 1950, a total of 440 FA 1s and 240 FB 1s were built by Alco and their Canadian subsidiary, Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW). They were originally sold to twenty five railroads in the US, Canada and Mexico. The FA 1 (and booster FB 1) were rated at 1500 horsepower and designed primarily