SDP40F SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:• Illuminated ground lights • Illuminated classification lights• Illuminated number boards • Front and rear trainline hoses• Non-skid end walks• Front and rear three-hose M.U. hose clusters with silver ends• Detailed and painted cab interior with control stand• 4,500 gallon split fuel/water or rebuilt fuel only tank• HTC sideframes with high brake cylinders and air lines• Flush-mounted portal window glass• Minimum radius: 18” — Recommended radius: 22”GENESIS DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:• Coupler cut levers • MU hoses• Trainline hose • See-through cab windows• Full cab interior • Walkway tread• Windshield wipers • Wire grab irons• Sander lines • Lift rings• DCC-ready features Quick Plug™ plug-and-play technology with 21-pinNEM connector• Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance• Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, andretention tanks• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers• Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machinedflywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation• Eight-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation• All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track• LED Lighting for trouble free operation• Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power• Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, fieldmeasurements, photographs, and more• Accurately-painted and –printed paint schemes• Fully-assembled and ready-to-run• Packaging securely holds the model for safe storage
In the early 1970’s Amtrak needed new motive power to replace the rapidly aging locomotive fleet that they inherited. They approached EMD aboutcreating a new locomotive to be used on most of the Amtrak routes around the country. The result was the 3,000 horsepower, steam generatorequipped SDP40F. While initially a successful unit, a series of derailments soon led several of Amtrak’s host railroads to claim that these locomotiveswere faulty, banning them from use on their respective lines. Although this led to their early retirement, many of the units made it into Amtrak’s Phase 2paint scheme which we are featuring in this release.
AMTK FEATURES:• Oscillating headlight• Functioning “Big Hole” Emergency light in (DCC Only)• Classification lights (Function in DCC only)• Number board lights • Working Truck lights• Separate see-through intake grills • MU hoses
ROAD NUMBER SPECIFIC FEATURES:• 526 Early pointed nose body, ATS shoe, dual steam generators, ACI plates
