In the late 1940s, the design team at Fairbanks-Morse
(FM) set out to develop an 8-cylinder 1,500-horsepower all-purpose road
switcher using their opposed-piston diesel engine design. By September
1947 FM had produced the first H15-44 locomotive in the form of Demonstrator
“FM 1500”. The hood-unit style body included distinctive features
such as slightly sloped ends, rounded corners, oval cab-side windows and
a raised, rounded headlight base on each end.
The first purchaser of the H15-44 was Monon, who quickly bought both
the demonstrator and the second unit built in December 1947. Three units
were then built for Rio Grande before additional demonstrators were
produced later in 1948. Before production ended in mid-1949, a total
of 35 units had been built, with Jersey Central owning the most units
(14 total).
By 1950 other builders had increased the horsepower of their competing
road switchers, and FM responded with the 8-cylinder 1,600-horsepower
H16-44 model. The earliest units were externally very similar to the
previous H15-44. MKT 1591 was initially ordered as an H15-44, but was
upgraded to 1,600hp during production.
The first true production H16-44s were ordered by Jersey Central. Several
large railroads purchased this model, including Santa Fe, New York Central,
Southern and Pennsylvania. A total of 99 units would be produced before
production of the “phase I” version ended in December 1952.
FM continued to produce H16-44s with phase II and III body styles through
1963.
Our model represents the “phase I” body style of both the
H15-44 and H16-44 that was produced between 1947 and 1952. Options include
FM or AAR truck side frames, high or low-mounted headlights, early or
late-production phase 1 hoods and a removable fuel tank skirt.
Features:
- Bi-directional red and green LED marker lamps that work in DCC and analog mode
- Realistic die-cast underframe
- Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds
- Directional lighting
- Factory-equipped with AccuMate® knuckle couplers
- Painted crew figures
- Separately-installed scale windshield wipers and fine scale handrails
- Separately-applied coupler cut levers and trainline hoses
- Separately-applied fuel tank skirt as appropriate by railroad
- Etched metal radiator grilles
- AAR-B or FM-style truck sideframes as appropriate by railroad
- Gold version will be sound equipped with ESU Loksound
Silver Sound Ready™
Atlas Silver Sound Ready models are equipped with a speaker for easy conversion to sound with the addition of a decoder.
Sound Functionality Featur es (Gold Models Only):
Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air compressor, dynamic brakes and more. There are 16 user-selectable horns, 2 user-selectable bells, and 2 user-selectable synchronized brake squeals. Manual and Automatic Notching modes with the ability to change modes ”on the fly” are provided for true realism.
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Item# |
Road Name |
Road Number |
April 2014
Silver Series MSRP: $159.95 Gold Series MSRP: $269.95 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive (Early Body) - New Road Numbers!
Atlas Master® Silver Series |
10 001 601 |
Undecorated H15/16-44
(Early
Body & Cab, w/Sill Mounted Handrails) |
- |
10 001 602 |
New Haven |
590 |
10 001 603 |
New Haven |
592 |
10 001 604 |
New Haven |
593 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive (Early Body) - New Paint Schemes!
Atlas Master® Silver Series |
10 001 605 |
New York Central* |
7000 |
10 001 606 |
New York Central* |
7003 |
10 001 607 |
New York Central* |
7011 |
10 001 608 |
Southern |
2150 |
10 001 609 |
Southern |
2152 |
10 001 610 |
Southern |
2153 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive (Late Body) - New Road Numbers!!
Atlas Master® Silver Series |
10 001 611 |
Undecorated H15/16-44
(Late
Body/Square Window Cab, w/Body & Sill Mounted Handrails) |
- |
10 001 612 |
Santa Fe |
3010 |
10 001 613 |
Santa Fe |
3013 |
10 001 614 |
Santa Fe |
3017 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive (Late Body) - New Paint Schemes!
Atlas Master® Silver Series |
10 001 615 |
Chihuahua al Pacifico |
526 |
10 001 616 |
Chihuahua al Pacifico |
529 |
10 001 617 |
Chihuahua al Pacifico |
531 |
10 001 618 |
Erie Lackawanna (DL&W Transition) |
1930 |
10 001 619 |
Erie Lackawanna (DL&W Transition) |
1934 |
10 001 621 |
MKT** (Late Repaint) |
158 |
10 001 622 |
MKT** (Late Repaint) |
159 |
10 001 623 |
MKT** (Late Repaint) |
160 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive (Early Body) - New Road Numbers!
Atlas Master® Gold Series |
10 001 624 |
Undecorated H15/16-44
(Early
Body & Cab, w/Sill Mounted Handrails) |
- |
10 001 625 |
New Haven |
590 |
10 001 626 |
New Haven |
592 |
10 001 627 |
New Haven |
593 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive (Early Body) - New Paint Schemes!
Atlas Master® Gold Series |
10 001 628 |
New York Central* |
7000 |
10 001 629 |
New York Central* |
7003 |
10 001 630 |
New York Central* |
7011 |
10 001 631 |
Southern |
2150 |
10 001 632 |
Southern |
2152 |
10 001 633 |
Southern |
2153 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive (Late Body) - New Road Numbers!!
Atlas Master® Gold Series |
10 001 634 |
Undecorated H15/16-44
(Late
Body/Square Window Cab, w/Body & Sill Mounted Handrails) |
- |
10 001 635 |
Santa Fe |
3010 |
10 001 636 |
Santa Fe |
3013 |
10 001 637 |
Santa Fe |
3017 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive (Late Body) - New Paint Schemes!
Atlas Master® Gold Series |
10 001 638 |
Chihuahua al Pacifico |
526 |
10 001 639 |
Chihuahua al Pacifico |
529 |
10 001 640 |
Chihuahua al Pacifico |
531 |
10 001 641 |
Erie Lackawanna (DL&W Transition) |
1930 |
10 001 642 |
Erie Lackawanna (DL&W Transition) |
1934 |
10 001 644 |
MKT** (Late Repaint) |
158 |
10 001 645 |
MKT** (Late Repaint) |
159 |
10 001 646 |
MKT** (Late Repaint) |
160 |
*CSX Licensed Product
**MKT model will feature round window cab.
Products bearing Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company (MKT) marks are made under trademark license from Union Pacific Railroad Company. |
October 2008
Standard MSRP: $149.95 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive - New Road Numbers!
(Early
Body & Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9500 |
Undecorated H15/16-44 |
- |
9592 |
Akron Canton & Youngstown (Yellow/Black/Silver) |
201 |
9593 |
Akron
Canton & Youngstown (Yellow/Black/Silver) |
202 |
HO H15-44 Locomotive - New Paint Schemes!
(Early
Body & Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9594 |
Kansas City Southern (Black/White) |
40 |
9595 |
Kansas City Southern (Black/White) |
41 |
9596 |
Jersey Central (Green/Yellow) (CRR Co. Herald) |
1501 |
9597 |
Jersey
Central (Green/Yellow) (CRR Co. Herald) |
1503 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive - New Paint Schemes!
(Undecorated
- Early Body & Cab, w/Sill Mounted Handrails) |
9518 |
Undecorated H15/16-44 |
- |
9598 |
New Haven (Green/Orange "Full Balloon") |
597 |
9599 |
New
Haven (Green/Orange "Full Balloon") |
598 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive - New Paint Schemes!
(Early
Body/Square Window Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9519 |
Undecorated H15/16-44 |
- |
9686 |
Baltimore
& Ohio* (Blue/Yellow) |
6700 |
9687 |
Baltimore & Ohio* (Blue/Yellow) |
6701 |
HO H16-44 Locomotive - New Paint Schemes!
(Late
Body/Square Window Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9521 |
Undecorated H15/16-44 |
- |
9688 |
Erie Lackawanna€ (Black/Yellow "Lackawanna") |
1930 |
9689 |
Erie
Lackawanna€ (Black/Yellow "Lackawanna") |
1932 |
9690 |
Erie Lackawanna€ (Black/Yellow "Lackawanna") |
1935 |
9691 |
Milwaukee
Road¥ (Black/Orange) |
402 |
9692 |
Milwaukee Road¥ (Black/Orange) |
404 |
9693 |
Milwaukee Road¥ (Black/Orange) |
406 |
*CSX Licensed Product
€ Lackawanna units
will also incluide sill-mounted handrails.
¥ Paint scheme
accurate for MILW "phase 1a" H16-44s which included different
features than our "phase 1" model. |
September 2006
Standard MSRP: $149.95 |
HO H15/16-44 Locomotives - New Paint Schemes!
(Early Body & Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9500 |
H15/16-44 Undecorated - Early Body & Cab,
w/Body Mounted Handrails |
- |
9576 |
FM Demonstrator (Two-Tone Green) |
1500 |
9577 |
FM
Demonstrator (Two-Tone Green) |
1502 |
9578 |
FM Demonstrator (Two-Tone Green) |
1503 |
9579 |
Long Island (Grey/Brunswick Green/Red) |
1505 |
9580 |
Long
Island (Grey/Brunswick Green/Red) |
1507 |
9581 |
Long Island (Grey/Brunswick Green/Red) |
1509 |
HO H15/16-44 Locomotives - New Paint Schemes!
(Early Body & Cab, w/Body & Sill Handrails) |
9518 |
H15/16-44 Undecorated - Early Body & Cab, w/Body
& Sill Handrails |
- |
9582 |
Central
of Georgia (Pullman Green/Gold) |
102 |
9583 |
Central of Georgia (Pullman Green/Gold) |
105 |
9584 |
Rio Grande† (Black/Aspen Gold ) |
150 |
9585 |
Rio
Grande† (Black/Aspen Gold ) |
151 |
9586 |
Rio Grande† (Black/Aspen Gold ) |
152 |
HO H16-44 Locomotives - New Paint Schemes!
(Early
Body/Square Window Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9519 |
H16-44 Undecorated - Early Body/Square Window Cab,
w/Body Mounted Handrails |
- |
9587 |
Penn
Central (Black/White) |
5158 |
HO H16-44 Locomotives - New Paint Schemes!
(Late
Body/Square Window Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9521 |
H16-44 Undecorated - Late Body/Square Window Cab,
w/Body Mounted Handrails |
- |
9588 |
Erie
Lackawanna** (Grey/Maroon/Yellow) |
1934 |
HO H16-44 Locomotives - New Road Numbers!
(Late
Body/Square Window Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9589 |
Santa Fe (Black/Silver "Zebra Stripes") |
3010 |
9590 |
Santa
Fe (Black/Silver "Zebra Stripes") |
3012 |
9591 |
Santa Fe (Black/Silver "Zebra Stripes") |
3017 |
January 2005
Standard MSRP: $149.95 |
HO H15-44 Locomotives (Early Body &
Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9500 |
Undecorated - Early Body & Cab, w/Body Mounted
Handrails (H15/16-44) |
|
9560 |
Rock Island (Red/Black/White) "Rockets"
Scheme |
400 |
9561 |
Rock Island
(Red/Black/White) "Rockets" Scheme |
401 |
HO H16-44 Locomotives (Early Body &
Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9562 |
Union Pacific†(Yellow/Gray/Red) |
1340 |
9563 |
Union Pacific† (Yellow/Gray/Red) |
1341 |
9564 |
Union Pacific† (Yellow/Gray/Red) |
No# |
HO H16-44 Locomotives (Early Body &
Cab, w/Sill Mounted Handrails) |
9518 |
Undecorated - Early Body & Cab, w/Sill Mounted
Handrails (H15/16-44) |
|
9565 |
New York
Central* (Black/White) "Script Logo" |
7009 |
9566 |
New York Central* (Black/White) "Script Logo" |
7010 |
9567 |
New York Central* (Black/White) "Script Logo" |
No# |
HO H16-44 Locomotives (Early Body,
Square Window Cab, w/Body Mounted Handrails) |
9519 |
Undecorated - Early Body/Square Window Cab, w/Body
Mounted Handrails |
|
9568 |
Baltimore & Ohio* (Blue/Gold) |
906 |
9569 |
Baltimore
& Ohio* (Blue/Gold) |
907 |
9570 |
Pennsylvania (Dark Green/Gold) |
8808 |
9571 |
Pennsylvania
(Dark Green/Gold) |
8814 |
9572 |
Pennsylvania (Dark Green/Gold) |
No# |
HO H16-44 Locomotives - (Early Body/Square
Window Cab, w/Body & Sill Mounted Handrails) (no undec offered) |
9573 |
Southern
(Green/Imitation Aluminum/Gold) |
6547 |
9574 |
Southern (Green/Imitation Aluminum/Gold) |
6549 |
9575 |
Southern (Green/Imitation Aluminum/Gold) |
No# |
February 2004
Standard MSRP: $149.95 |
H15-44 Locomotives-Early Body & Cab w/Body Mounted
Handrails |
9500 |
Undecorated (H15/16-44) |
|
9539 |
Akron Canton
& Youngstown (Yellow/Black/Silver) |
200 |
9540 |
Jersey Central "Stripes" (Green/Yellow) |
1506 |
9541 |
Jersey
Central "Stripes" (Green/Yellow) |
1510 |
9542 |
Jersey Central "Stripes" (Green/Yellow) |
No # |
9543 |
MKT (Red/Yellow/Gray) |
1591 |
9544 |
Monon (Black/Gold) |
45 |
9545 |
Monon (Black/Gold) |
46 |
H15-44 Locomotives-Early Body & Cab w/Body Mounted
Handrails |
9518 |
Undecorated (H15/16-44) |
|
9546 |
Long Island (Gray/Orange) |
1504 |
9547 |
Long Island
(Gray/Orange) |
1508 |
9548 |
Long Island (Gray/Orange) |
No # |
9549 |
MKT (Red/Yellow/Gray) |
1733 |
9550 |
MKT (Red/Yellow/Gray) |
No # |
9551 |
New Haven (Black/Orange) |
591 |
9552 |
New Haven
(Black/Orange) |
598 |
9553 |
New Haven (Black/Orange) |
No # |
9554 |
Santa Fe
(Blue/Yellow) |
3007 |
9555 |
Santa Fe (Blue/Yellow) |
3011 |
9556 |
Santa Fe (Blue/Yellow) |
No # |
H15-44 Locomotives-Early Body & Cab w/Body Mounted
Handrails |
9557 |
Erie-Lackawanna (Black/Yellow) |
1932 |
9558 |
Erie-Lackawanna
(Black/Yellow) |
1935 |
9559 |
Erie-Lackawanna (Black/Yellow) |
No # |
May 2003
Standard MSRP: $149.95 |
HO H15-44-Early Body & Cab, W/Body
Mounted Handrails |
9500 |
UNDECORATED H15/16-44 |
|
9522 |
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN (Brunswick
Green/Red/Yellow) |
40 |
9523 |
KANSAS
CITY SOUTHERN (Brunswick Green/Red/Yellow) |
41 |
9524 |
RIO
GRANDE (Black/Yellow) |
150 |
9525 |
RIO GRANDE (Black/Yellow) |
151 |
9526 |
RIO GRANDE (Black/Yellow) |
152 |
HO H15-44-Early Body & Cab, W/Sill
Mounted Handrails |
9518 |
UNDECORATED H15/16-44 |
|
9527 |
NEW HAVEN (Green/Orange) |
594 |
9528 |
NEW
HAVEN (Green/Orange) |
596 |
9529 |
NEW HAVEN (Green/Orange) |
No # |
HO H16-44-Early Body & Square Window
Cab, W/Body Mounted Handrails |
9519 |
UNDECORATED (H16-44) |
|
9530 |
PENNSYLVANIA (Brunswick Green/Gold) |
8807 |
9531 |
PENNSYLVANIA (Brunswick Green/Gold) |
8809 |
9532 |
PENNSYLVANIA
(Brunswick Green/Gold) |
No # |
HO H16-44-Early Body & Square
Window Cab, W/Sill Mounted Handrails |
9520 |
UNDECORATED (H16-44) |
|
9533 |
SOUTHERN (Black/Imitation Aluminum/Gold) |
2147 |
9534 |
SOUTHERN
(Black/Imitation Aluminum/Gold) |
2151 |
9535 |
SOUTHERN (Black/Imitation Aluminum/Gold) |
No # |
HO H16-44-Late Body & Square Window
Cab, W/Body Mounted Handrails |
9521 |
UNDECORATED (H16-44) |
|
9536 |
LACKAWANNA
(Black/Yellow) |
930 |
9537 |
LACKAWANNA (Black/Yellow) |
934 |
9538 |
LACKAWANNA (Black/Yellow) |
No # |
August 2002
Standard MSRP: $149.95 |
HO H15-44 |
9500 |
UNDECORATED H15/16-44 (Early
"Loewy" body & cab w/ body mounted handrails) |
|
9501 |
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA (Blue/Gray/Orange) |
101 |
9502 |
CENTRAL
OF GEORGIA(Blue/Gray/Orange) |
104 |
9503 |
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA (Blue/Gray/Orange) |
No # |
9504 |
JERSEY CENTRAL (Blue/Orange) |
1506 |
9505 |
JERSEY
CENTRAL(Blue/Orange) |
1507 |
9506 |
JERSEY CENTRAL (Blue/Orange) |
No # |
9507 |
ROCK
ISLAND (Black/Red/Silver) |
400 |
9508 |
ROCK ISLAND (Black/Red/Silver) |
401 |
9509 |
UNION
PACIFIC (Yellow/Gray/Red) |
D.S. 1325 |
9510 |
UNION
PACIFIC (Yellow/Gray/Red) |
D.S. 1328 |
9511 |
UNION
PACIFIC (Yellow/Gray/Red) |
No # |
HO H16-44 |
9512 |
NEW
YORK CENTRAL(Black/Gray/White) |
7002 |
9513 |
NEW YORK CENTRAL (Black/Gray/White) |
7004 |
9514 |
NEW YORK CENTRAL (Black/Gray/White) |
No # |
9515 |
SANTA
FE (Black/Silver) |
2803 |
9516 |
SANTA FE (Black/Silver) |
2804 |
9517 |
SANTA FE (Black/Silver) |
No # |
9518 |
UNDECORATED H15/16-44 (Early
"Loewy" body & cab w/ sill mounted handrails) |
|