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Amtrak SDP40F #508 Phase 1 Paint


Product Manufacturer: Kato
Manufacturer Model: 176-9206
Store Item Number: KAT176-9206
Quantity In Stock: 2

Amtrak SDP40F #508 Phase 1 Paint Type 1 Body

  • Prototype Information:
  • The EMD SDP40F was Amtrak's first, official, built to order locomotive (previously they had operated using second hand equipment, such as E8's, F7's and even GG1's). A need for new and more reliable equipment spurred the development of the SDP40F. Based on the framework of the SD40-2, the SDP40F was geared for speed, with a top operational velocity of 100 mph and a pair of steam generators to supply heat and hot water for the passenger trains it would pull, such as the ex-Santa Fe "El Capitan" and "Super Chief" (Renamed the "Southwest Chief" in its combined state).
  • Thanks to their SD40-2 heritage, the SDP40F's were fairly simply converted to freight use, which allowed them to maintain relevance after the introduction of their successor, the EMD F40PH, in the late 70's and early 80's. A number of SDP40F's were traded over to the Santa Fe Railway in 1984 where they were modified and repainted into the distinctive warbonnet scheme and maintained in service for nearly 15 years.
  • Model Features:
  • Type I Car body details represent the prototypical appearance of these units "as built" - No front porch railings, Steam Generators, Nose headlights, and forward mounted 4-Chime air horns.

Made In: Japan

Product Condition: New

Product Type: Model Train > Locomotive > Diesel Locomotive > EMD (Electro-Motive Division) > SDP40F
Scale: N
Reporting Marks: AMT 508
Railroad:
Amtrak
Amtrak

Assembly: fully assembled
Age Group: adult
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