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The EMD SW1500 is a 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division from 1966 to 1974. [1] The SW1500 replaced the SW1200 in the EMD product line. Many railroads regularly used SW1500s for road freight service. [1]
Athearn also produced trains for the short-lived Cox Models brand of electric train sets in the 1970s. Many of these products were pre-existing items from the Athearn catalog repackaged with Cox branding. [5] Freight cars packaged with train sets sold by Atlas Model Railroad Co. in the 1970s also came from Athearn. [1]
JC Whitney is a retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories. as well as an automotive content platform via JCWhitney.com and the JC Whitney print magazine It was acquired by CarParts.com (formerly U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc.), a publicly traded American online provider of aftermarket auto parts in 2010.
Lehman's also deals in replacement parts for many of their products, tracking them down from individual manufacturers, or at times reverse engineering them. When there is a lack of manufacturers for needed parts, they often obtain the casting parts and hire out the work, or do the manufacturing themselves, frequently without regard to profit. [11]
The SW7 replaced the earlier 1,000 horsepower NW2 switcher in EMD's catalog. [3] A total of 489 SW7 locomotives were produced. The majority of the SW7s were built by EMD Plant #3 in Cleveland, Ohio. [citation needed] In addition, 15 TR4 cow–calf paired sets were produced. [3] SW7 production was discontinued in 1951 in favor of the new SW9. [2]
The F7's prime mover is a 16-cylinder 567B series diesel engine developing 1,500 hp (1.1 MW) at 800 rpm. The 567B is a mechanically aspirated two-stroke design in a 45-degree V engine configuration, with 567 cu in (9.29 L) displacement per cylinder, for a total of 9,072 cu in (148.66 L).
Complete train sets were first offered by Atlas in the 1970s, using the Roco-produced diesels and freight cars supplied by Athearn. [9] Atlas later forged a partnership with Japanese manufacturer Kato Precision Railroad Models to release an Alco RS-3 in N scale in 1983 [ 10 ] that raised standards in the hobby for fine scale fidelity.
Fingerhut was founded in 1948 by William Fingerhut and his brother Manny, selling automobile seat covers. [3] In 1952, the business repositioned itself as a mail order catalog company and diversified its goods to include towels, dishes, and tools.