April 9, 2024
Bachmann #87025 HO Scale Amtrak F40 PH Diesel Locomotive Rd# 398 w/Strobe Lights
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You are bidding on Bachmann #87025 HO Scale "Amtrak" F40 PH Diesel Locomotive Rd# 398 Runs Great Small chip in the back by hand rail-see picture Fuel tank missing Runs Great, lights all work & Strobes History of F40PH The F40PH series was originally intended to haul short to medium-length trains on Amtrak's shorter routes. [citation needed ] Soon after it entered service with Amtrak it also began to replace the long-distance EMD SDP40F , Amtrak's first new locomotive model, which was earning a troubled operational reputation after reports of rough riding and several derailments blamed on its specialized C-C arrangement that differed from EMD's freight C-C locomotives. The F40 concept was developed based on the proven EMD GP40 series freight locomotives using a two axle truck of known reliability. (The term "F40" by itself can lead to confusion, because the first locomotive to bear that designation was the F40C , a passenger C-C locomotive derived from the SD40-2 , similar to the SDP40F but with an HEP generator.)Hundreds of F40PH units remain in service on passenger, tourist, and freight railroads, such as CSX (for use on business trains), the Grand Canyon Railway and the Algoma Central Railway . The F40PH was purchased by many commuter railroads, such as Metra , MBTA , Tri-Rail , Caltrain , NJ Transit and GO Transit ; all except
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