Atlas has announced new paint schemes and road numbers for its Master N Fairbanks-Morse H16-44 in the Summer 2026 catalog.
New paint schemes include Akron, Canton & Youngstown (#201, #202) and Chihuahua al Pacífico (#532, #533). New Haven #591 in the “full balloon” scheme is back by popular demand. New Haven #595, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (#931, #933), and Santa Fe (#3011, #3013) return with new road numbers.
Features include a Scale Speed motor, bi-directional red and green LED classification lights, factory-installed AccuMate knuckle couplers, painted safety rails, blackened metal wheels, and golden-white LED headlights. The model represents the phase I body style, with FM or AAR truck sideframes, high- or low-mounted headlights, early or late phase I hoods, and a removable fuel tank skirt. Silver units are Sound Ready with a speaker for conversion to DCC sound; Gold units include an ESU LokSound decoder. MSRP is $149.95 for Silver and $269.95 for Gold.
Fairbanks-Morse built 299 of its 1,600 hp opposed-piston H-16-44 road switchers between April 1950 and February 1963. Jersey Central ordered the first true production units, and 99 were built in the phase I body style before it ended in December 1952.
Pre-order deadline is September 9, 2026, with estimated 2nd Quarter 2027 delivery.
