Athearn Genesis ATSF SDP40F Locomotive 636
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Built by EMD from 1973-1974 for Amtrak and for a brief connector time they formed the backbone of Amtrak's long-distance passenger * Scaled from prototype resources including drawings, field measurements, photographs, and more fleet. With 150 built, the SDP40F became the "face" of Amtrak in the * Accurately painted and printed paint schemes mid-1970s as they were found on the head ends of passenger trains * Coupler cut levers from San Diego to Washington DC and from Seattle to Miami. Several * MU hoses were rebuilt and found a second life with the Atchison, Topeka and * Trainline hose Santa Fe Railway in freight service. * See through cab windows * Full cab interior The design of the SDP40F was based on the EMD FP45 passenger * Walkway tread * Fine-scale Celcon handrails for scale appearance (rear only on Amtrak locomotive. Both shared the EMD 645E3 diesel engine, although the models) SDP40F had 16 cylinders instead of 20. The space saved from the * Windshield wipers smaller prime mover was given over to increased water capacity. The * Lift rings SDP40F had an underbody tank split between water and diesel fuel, * Wire grab irons carrying 2,000 gallons of water and 2,500 gallons of diesel. A second * Detailed fuel tank with fuel fillers, fuel gauges, breather pipes, and retention tanks 1,500 gallon water tank sat in the carbody, forward of the steam * Sander lines generators which produced the steam needed for supplying heat (and * McHenry scale knuckle couplers - Kadee compatible sometimes cooling) and hot water for the train. * Genesis driveline with 5-pole skew wound motor, precision machined flywheels, and multi-link drivetrain for trouble free operation Eventually, the SDP40F was phased out as all-electric cars, such * All-wheel drive with precision gears for smooth and quiet operation as the Amfleet, displaced the old steam heat rolling stock. While the * All-wheel electrical pickup provides reliable current flow SDP40F was designed with conversion to head-end power (HEP) in * Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track * LEDs for realistic appearance and durability mind, the bad press they received, cost to upgrade and overhaul the * Bidirectional constant lighting so headlight brightness remains constant units, and Amtrak's satisfaction with the versatility of the HEP-equipped * Heavy die-cast frame for greater traction and more pulling power F40PH ultimately doomed the SDP40F. Amtrak was able to trade in * Packaging securely holds for the model for safe storage the SDP40Fs to EMD as more F40PH units were acquired in the late * Replacement parts available 1970s. The last SDP40F was retired from Amtrak in the early 1980s. In 1984, Santa Fe Railway traded lower-power locomotives to Amtrak for 18 SDP40Fs, horsepower-for-horsepower. The SDP40Fs were reconditioned in the railroad's San Bernardino, California shops to the designation SDF40-2 for use as freight locomotives. Santa Fe replaced the hollow HTC bolsters with conventional HTC bolsters, converted the below-frame combination fuel/water tank to an all-fuel tank, removed the above-frame water tanks (replacing these with concrete ballast) and used the engines for nearly 15 years. They were also given front steps and platforms. Their noses were notched after a second maintenance shop visit in order to improve boarding access. In exchange, Amtrak received 43 smaller locomotives for use in switching service. This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article "EMD SDP40F" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_SDP40F); it is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CCBYSA). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the CC-BY-SA. w/o Sound $209.98 With Sound $309.98 SRP SRP These items are subject to Horizon's MAP policy Visit Your Local Retailer | Visit www.athearn.com | Call 1.800.338.4639
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