You can now order your Bachmann Brand "HO" Model Train Products
through Con-Cor Trains **
**Minimum order may apply, not all Bachmann Products stocked at all times.
Note: This "HO" Train set is compatible with "HO" track used by most model
train manufacturers, Couplers used are also compatible with most major brands of "HO" Model Trains.
Shipping and handling charges apply on all orders.
We do not update this page after every sale, all items subject to prior Sale.
New "HO" Models of the ALCO FA2 and FB2 Locomotives!
History of the Alco FA-2 Diesels:
Alco Locomotive Works made a name for itself in the 1940's and 1950's by building the Famous "PA-1" diesels which were intended mostly for high-speed intercity passenger and freight traffic.
Alco also built what they called the "FA-2" series which were intended for mostly freight
and branchline service. And the railroads often designed different paint schemes for their freight locomotives, than used on the fancy PA-1 "name train" passenger diesels.
But the FA-2's where eventually found pressed into passenger service as much as freight service. So it was not unusual to find an pair of FA-2's dressed in their freight colors pulling a passenger train on a major branch line, or off hours traffic where the lenght of the train was
shorter than the "name" intercity train, such as the Broadway Limited.
Bachmann has revived the HO FA-2's they made some years ago, and has upgraded the mechanism, added a lot more
body details such as seperate wire handrails. They also have made this run of FA-2's in two versions... the basic version comes ready for traditional 12 volt "DC" running
with a standard HO Power Pack supply. They also make them with factory supplied built in "DCC" decoders that will run great on any "DCC" powered layout.
Since the FA-2's have the shorter wheel base, they run perfect on the smaller layouts that commonly use 18-22 radius
track switches. And they match up well with the Con-Cor Trains 72 scale lenght passenger cars, which were also designed to run on the 18-22 inch radius track and
switches. Just about every other brand of "HO" passenger cars are modeled after 85 Ft scale lenght passenger cars, which are really nice in appearace, but do need
a minimum of 24-26 inch radius track and switches to operate smoothly.
So shown below are the roadnames being offered by Bachmann on this run, and
the matching Con-Cor 72 Ft scale cars we would recommend you buy to go with them. And as pointed out, the paint scheme on the FA-2 freight engines is slightly
different than the passenger car schemes, but on the real railroads they ran that way often. (Just check out photos of your favorite railroad's FA-2's and will often
find them pulling passenger trains. So if you run 18-22 inch radius, then it's time to get your railroad in the passenger fleet business today !
Features:
Die-cast chassis and trucks.
Dual flywheels.
Metal handrails.
Detailed fan.
E-Z Mate Mark II couplers.
DCC sound-equiped (optional)
"HO" FA2 Locomotives. (FA2 New York Central part# 0160-064602 with Con-Cor 72' Passenger Car R.T.R Coach part# 0001-000013-2 Shown.
Photo of Pre-Production FA2 Models Combined with Con-Cor Passenger Cars
Description All Models Ready To Run Unless Otherwise Noted.
Stock Number Your Pre-Order Discount Price
Manufactuer's Suggested Retail Price
"HO" FA2 Canadian National (Locomotive Only).
Shown with Con-Cor Trains CN Passenger Car
R.T.R. Coach part# 0001-00900K-1.
"HO" FA2 Pennsylvania (Locomotive Only).
Shown with Con-Cor Trains Pennsylvania
R.T.R. Observation Car part# 0001-000965. Note: the Pennsylvania did not operate Dome cars in the east, due
to low track clearances. But it is your railroad, so running a Dome car with your train is perfectly acceptable.
"HO 72' NY Central (Two-tone Grey) Dome Car"
Note: the New York Central did not operate Dome cars in the east, due
to low track clearances. But it is your railroad, so running a Dome car with your train is perfectly acceptable.
"HO 72' Pennsylvania (Maroon) Dome Car"
Note: the Pennsylvania did not operate Dome cars in the east, due
to low track clearances. But it is your railroad, so running a Dome car with your train is perfectly acceptable.
Looking for Trains to Ride in your local area, or take your grandkids for a ride or a Dinner Train?
This book gives you a list of 475 Tourist Trains, Railway Museums, and Railroad attractions open to the public in the USA and Canada.
There is probably a Train attraction within a few hours drive of your house you never knew about!
Here is an idea. Keep it in your car when you go on a trip, never know what you may run across.
Only $19.99 plus a reduced shippng cost of $4.99 to any USA destination.
As with All Con-Cor No Obligation Pre-Orders, you may cancel or change your Pre-Order at any time with
no penalty.
You will be contacted by phone, or Email before we ship your Pre-Order to Re-confirm before we actually ship.
Lay-A-Way Program Available ! Check out details on our order form page.
Con-Cor Trains recommends you
use LaBelle brand Lubricants on all your "HO" Train Sets. This not only includes the Locomotive, but also the axle ends on the passenger cars
to reduce friction and pull longer trains, as well as the moving parts of operating knuckle couplers to insure the best possible coupler operation. See order form below for LaBelle products you can order today.
Stock
Number
Description
Add To Cart
Retail
430-001001
LaBelle
Lube 3-pak kit (2 kinds of Oil, Plus Grease for HO, O, S, On30,On3, Lionel, LGB and all large Scales
$
24.98
430-001002
LaBelle
Lube 3-pak kit (2 kinds of Oil, Plus Grease for N and Z Scales
$
24.98
430-000105
LaBelle
Track Conditioner, 1 oz bottle fluid plus cleaning pads.
$
10.98
430-000115
LaBelle
Replacement Pads only
$
7.49
430-000901
LaBelle
Motor Cleaning System
$
16.98
430-000112
LaBelle
"HO" Operating Coupler Lubricant, keeps the moving parts of your magnetic couplers working as designed
(We reserve the right to correct errors and change prices or product specifications without prior notice.)
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listed some items may be out of stock. While an item maybe out of stock, that does not mean it is "discontinued", some items are re-run every once in a
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Even items that have been discontinued we will continue to list it for a while,
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