F7 Body Shell Swapping.

[70RoadRunner]

I recently purchased a new N Scale F7 A Diesel Locomotive (DCC) Santa Fe – War Bonnet (Item No. 63755)  and I was wondering if the Body Shell A Unit - New York Central #1873 (N scale F7A) , is interchangeable on this unit? Meaning, from time to time I want to be able to flip back and forth between the Santa Fe and New York Central Bodies.

Santa Fe Train link

http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/Bachmann-N-F7A-SF-DCC-p/bac-63755.htm


New York Central Body Shell link.

http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=8148

[brokemoto]

The F-7 shells can be interchanged among the PLUS, SPECTRUM and the latest issue F-7, with the factory decoder.

The shell that will not interchange is what used to be sold as an "F-9", but is really an FP-whatever.  This one is no longer in production, but there are many examples out there ranging from basket case through used-but-running to NOS.   The easiest way to tell them apart is if the shell has steam generator stacks, it is the FP-whatever and will not interchange.  If it has no steam generator stacks, it is the F-7 and will interchange.

[70RoadRunner]

Brokemoto, thank you for the reply. I am going to order the Body Shell today. Thanks.

[gatrhumpy]

Yes, you can swap the shells.