Walthers Mainline HO EMD F7 A - ESU Sound/DCC- Penn Central

Add classic diesel power to your HO roster in minutes with Walthers Mainline F7 diesels! Introduced in 1949 as railroads began dieselizing with a vengeance, they were equally at home in freight or passenger service. Delivered in a rainbow of color schemes for nearly every railroad in America, many served into the 1980s. Ready to take on any assignment on your HO railroad, features of Walthers Mainline F7 locomotives include:


Prototypes in freight and passenger service from 1949 to the 1980s
Powered A and B units
Colorful paint and lettering schemes
Factory-installed handrails
Available with ESU Sound for DCC and DC layouts featuring:
- 4 function outputs with brightness control by CV
- Fully DCC compatible
- 14, 28, 128 speed steps
- Dual mode DC and DCC
- 4 air horns changeable by CVs
- 2 bells changeable by CVs
- Full 8-notch prime mover sounds
- Compressor
- Dynamic brake
- Multiple realistic lighting effects
Same powerful drive as WalthersProto(R) locos featuring:
- Five-pole skew-wound motor
- 14:1 gear ratio
- Helical-cut gears for quiet, easy multiple unit operation
- All-wheel drive and electrical pickup
- Dual machined brass flywheels
- Heavy die cast metal chassis
LED Mars Light (upper) and headlight (lower) on A Unit
21-pin plug on Standard DC models for easy DCC conversion
Correct size RP-25 metal wheels
Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers


PLEASE NOTE: When operating Walthers-branded DCC-equipped locomotives in DC mode, do not use power packs that exceed an 18V rating. This includes MRC 1300-series power packs, which have known issues with our decoders.

Alternate horns and bell sounds can be programmed on the sound decoder using these CVs:
Horns: CV163 = 0 - Leslie A-200
CV163 = 1 - Wabco Single Chime
CV163 = 2 - Nathan M3
CV163 = 3 - Leslie S3L


Bells: CV164 = 0 - Bronze Bell (default)
CV164 = 1 - Steel Bell

Additional information on DCC functions:
ESU CV List
ESU Function Mapping
ESU Function Output


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