N SDP40F Diesel Amtrak PhI #508

The EMD
SDP40F was Amtrak®’s first, official, built to order locomotive
after previously operating using second hand equipment, such as E8’s,
F7’s and even GG1’s. 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” or “Southwest Limited” in its
combined state). The “Bloody nose” Phase I paint scheme adorned the
first batch of these locomotives when they were built in 1973, one year
after Amtrak began adopting its first official livery.

Model Features:
• Type I
  Car body details represent the prototypical appearance of these units
  “as built”.
• Equipped with body mounted Kato magnetic knuckle couplers.
• Powerful five pole motor with all wheel electrical pickup
  and blackened wheels.
• Directional Golden white LED headlights and illuminated
  pre-printed numberboards.
• DCC Friendly Mechanism.

Amtrak licensed product