{"id":212,"date":"2010-06-10T18:41:51","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T22:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deepsoft.com\/~heller\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2010-06-10T20:10:58","modified_gmt":"2010-06-11T00:10:58","slug":"fl9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deepsoft.com\/~heller\/workshop\/fl9\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes on making HO scale EMD FL9 locos from Atlas FP7 locos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scratchbuilding an HO EMD FL9 Diesel-Electric\/Electric loco from an Atlas HO FP7 is described in issue 3, volume 15 (Sept. 7, 1984) of the New Haven Shoreliner magazine. The FL9 is about 4 feet longer than the FP7, has different trucks (Flexicoil B in the front and a Flexicoil A1A (a C with the middle axle de-motored) in the rear) and has some miscellaneous chassis and body modifcations — differences in porthole and vent locations, different horn, different dynamic brake fan, and different steam generator details (or HEP generator-set details if you are modeling a current (rebuilt) FL9). The bulk of these modifications are covered in the Shoreliner article, but I did some things differently — these diffrences are described in the document referenced below.<\/p>\n

fl9notes.zip <\/a> Zip Archive containing the scratchbuilding notes as a PDF file. Also included are PDF drawings of the third rail pickup assemblies.<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures I took of a "typical" AMTRAK FL9 (AMTRAK #486, sitting at the Albany-Rensselaer, NY station). I found these pictures very helpfull in getting some of the details right.<\/p>\n

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Front of AMTRAK 486 (FL9)<\/p><\/div><\/center>

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\"Rear<\/a>

Rear of AMTRAK 486 (FL9)<\/p><\/div><\/center>
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The pictures below are blowups of the two trucks. I found these very usefull in figuring the dimensions, etc. of the third rail gear.<\/p>\n

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\"Front<\/a>

Front truck of AMTRAK 486 (FL9)<\/p><\/div><\/center>

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\"Rear<\/a>

Rear truck of AMTRAK 486 (FL9)<\/p><\/div><\/center>
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Photos of the completed model (#486):<\/p>\n

\"View<\/a>

View of my HO FL9 on the end of a bridge<\/p><\/div>
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\"View<\/a>

View of my HO FL9 on a test track<\/p><\/div>
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\"CLoseup<\/a>

CLoseup view of my HO FL9<\/p><\/div>
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\"Another<\/a>

Another view of my HO FL9<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

\"Finishing<\/a>Notes on finishing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Scratchbuilding an HO EMD FL9 Diesel-Electric\/Electric loco from an Atlas HO FP7 is described in issue 3, volume 15 (Sept. 7, 1984) of the New Haven Shoreliner magazine. The FL9 is about 4 feet longer than the FP7, has different trucks (Flexicoil B in the front and a Flexicoil A1A…<\/p>\n

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