BAR Locomotive #44, EMD F3A
These 1500 HP locomotives were built between July, 1945 and November, 1949 and represent the classic cab units of main line railroading in the post war era. F3's could be found in freight, passenger, and helper service.
Although over 1,100 F3A cab units and almost 700 F3B booster units were produced, almost all were scrapped because of an aggressive trade in policy introduced by the manufacturer in the late 1960's.
Tri-State's F3A is currently leased to the Anthracite Railroads Historical Society and is stored on the Winchester & Western Railroad. It made its first appearance in July, 1993 as part of a classic A-B-A combination.
