N SDP40F Diesel BNSF Maersk #6976/blu&sil

The EMD
SDP40F was the first official, built-to-order locomotive
Amtrak® purchased 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. In June of 2002, the
repurposed BNSF 6976 was removed from storage and painted into a
special “Maersk” paint scheme to commemorate the
opening of the shipping company’s new container terminal in
Los Angeles, where it was paired with NS’s SD40-2 #3329.

Model Features:
• Type IVb
  Car body details represent the prototypical appearance of these units
  as they existed later in life, with notched noses and additional roof
  equipment.
• Cab Headlight
• 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.