KCS EMD E3 Diesel Units

EMD E3 Diesel Units Kansas City Southern & EMD Demo

KCSE3A-40R Kansas City Southern E3A #3 - EMD Painting

The Kansas City Southern, plunged themselves into the diesel era with an experiment from the Electro-Motive Corporation. Impressed with the demonstration tour of what became the first standard passenger diesel with the new 567-series prime movers - the E3A demonstrator No. 822, the KCS bought that very unit and also ordered a second unit. Both were delivered on July 31, 1939 and placed in service on the heavyweight Flying Crow, the premier train of the KCS. However, they were intended for use on the new, streamlined Southern Belle due to be delivered in mid-1940. A third E3 unit was delivered in June of 1940.

These hand-crafted locomotives will be available only factory finished - DCC decoder equipped, including constant intensity lighting, Mars lighting, speaker box for future sound installation, both open and closed pilots, Kadee® couplers installed, and full cab interiors. See your dealer to reserve yours now!

EMDE3A - EMD Demonstrator #822 on 7/5/39

Product Code	Description	Prototype Usage	Status	Retail
EMDE3A	EMD E3A Demonstrator No. 822 as built 9/12/38 Painted in the EMC Demonstrator paint scheme - Appropriate for all railroads that tested the unit and for the KCS Flying Crow.	Sept. 1938 - July 1939	On Hold	TBD

KCSE3A-39	Kansas City Southern E3A - Nos. 1 & 2 as delivered July 31, 1939 Painted in the original 1939 red, black and yellow paint scheme - Appropriate for the Flying Crow with the Flying Crow herald, narrow diaphragms, removable pilot - both closed doors and open door versions included.	July 1939 - June 1940	On Hold	TBD

KCSE3A-40L	Kansas City Southern E3A - Nos. 1-2 as repainted June 1940 Painted in the lightening bolt scheme with Left-Pointing Arrow on nose herald - appropriate for the "Southern Belle" narrow diaphragm, removable pilot - both closed doors and removed door versions provided.	June 1940 - Sept. 1940	On Hold	TBD

KCSE3A-40R	Kansas City Southern E3A - Nos. 1-3 as Painted September 1940 Painted in the Southern Belle scheme with Right-Pointing Arrow on nose herald - appropriate for the "Southern Belle" narrow diaphragm, removable pilot - both closed doors and removed door versions provided.	Sept. 1940 - Nov. 1942	On Hold	TBD