Three Unit Diesel Electric Locomotive. General Motors EMD type F 7 of the Alaska Railroad. 2 A units with engineer's cabs. 1 B unit without engineer's cabs. Units permanently coupled to one another. 2 motors 4 axles powered. 8 traction tires. Electronic reverse unit. Lighted number boards. Coupler hooks with pre-uncoupler. Total length 52.0 cm (20-1/2").
On July 15, 1923, President Warren G. Harding completed the expansion of the rail route from the coast to the interior of Alaska with the driving of the last spike. After years of immense effort Alaska was opened up with this rail line and the "Alaska Railroad (ARR)" was created.
This model was produced as a one-time series only in 1993 under the theme "70 Years of the Alaska Railroad".
