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Atlas hasn't made an F7 yet, only F3's, but they are usually correct.  The Burlington F unit pilots being the only thing I've noticed that were wrong.

 

Waiting for the 3rd Rail F7 would be the best bet. 

 

However, shell wise, a Lionel F7 I purchased was very accurate.  I would have assumed that Lionel would have used the same mold for the shells. etc. but they didn't.  The side doors were not the same as the F3's.  The rear doors had round windows instead of the square windows used on the F3's.  The dynamic brake fan was 36" which was correct for the numbering of the units.   

 

I don't know if Lionel has been as accurate with their road number/details since.

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Using Jim Fuhrman's Phase charts my Lionel engine met the criteria.  Door panel shape and kick plates, 

http://trainweb.org/jfuhrtrain/PhaseCharts.html

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For Pennsy F units you would probably want to check the criteria here:

http://pennsyrr.com/index.php/...it-spotting-features

The GN Man posted:

Atlas hasn't made an F7 yet, only F3's, but they are usually correct.

Incorrect.  My Atlas Santa Fe Warbonnet #41(L)-A-B-C set from 2 years ago is F7's. 

Well the O.P. thread started in 2014 so he was Two years off before delivery of Last year's Atlas o F7's.

OT answer the O.P.'s question, your safest bet are the MTH F7's. Not many complaints.

The Lionel TMCC F7's in PRR had too many unwanted details as well as the Paint color seemed to be off:

Lionel F7-PRR3Lionel F7-PRR4

Unwanted nose lift rings on the back of an "A" unit.

Lionel F7-PRR5

I have only seen half a pic on the current Lionel Legacy F7's. There doesn't seem to be complaints about it but you would need to see it in person and check for any unwanted details. I am currently waiting for my Superbass B unit. I played it safe with this round.

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