Atlas HO 10004634 - Master - Silver Model - AEM-7 Diesel Locomotive "Amtrak Phase V" #916 (no Travelmark)

FEATURES:
• Operating pantographs
• Die-cast chassis
• Dual flywheels
• Operating head lights and marker lights which are directional
• Full cab interior with painted crew members
• Separately-applied wire grab irons
• Astounding roof detail
• Gold versions will be equipped with ESU sound

Silver Sound Ready
• Atlas Silver Sound Ready models are equipped with a speaker
for easy conversion to sound with the addition of a decoder.

Overview:
In the mid-1970s Amtrak was looking for a suitable replacement for the famed GG1 electric locomotives which had been in service since the mid- 1930s.
The approved design for what became the AEM-7 was from a Swedish company, ASEA, and was built starting in 1978 by EMD, utilizing original bodies
by Budd, with the remaining components imported from Sweden. Amtrak’s original order for 47 units was delivered between 1980 and 1982, with an
additional seven in 1988. By the early 90’s, a variant of this locomotive, the ALP-44, was produced for New Jersey Transit. All units have since been
retired, but, like their GG1 predecessor, examples of both the AEM-7 and ALP-44 have been saved through donations to rail museums.
Over their years of service, Amtrak applied numerous paint schemes, and both Amtrak and NJT added ditchlights to their units, which are featured in this
release. The alternate history PRR “heritage scheme” is an adaptation of the original pre-Lowey GG1 design from 1934, and is included as an homage
to the history of electric locomotive power.