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Scale

N scale - 1:160 scale

Description

Santa Fe 3500 EMD GP40 Diesel Locomotive

Road #

3500

Road Name

Santa Fe

Car Type

Locomotive

Power Type

Colors

Blue; Yellow

Company

Bachmann

Mfg Date

Unknown

Comments

The EMD GP40 is a 4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors, Electro-Motive Division. It was manufactured from November 1965 until December 1971. It has an EMD 645E3 V16 diesel engine that can generate 3,000 hp.

This locomotive came in the Thunder Valley / Santa Fe Starter Train Set that I bought.

Text

Santa Fe; 3500

Purchase Date

04-Jan-2024

Attributes

Operating headlight; Operating taillight

Santa Fe 3500 EMD GP40 Diesel Locomotive

Modeled From

EMD GP40 Locomotive

Company

General Motors - Electro-Motive Division

Added

10-Jan-2024

Last Upd

25-Mar-2024

Train Car (Real)

Model

GP40

Description

EMD GP40 Locomotive

Country

United States

Company

General Motors - Electro-Motive Division

Power Type

Diesel-electric

Production

Nov 1965 - Dec 1975

Production Run

1,221

Cab Position

Cab Forward

Prime Mover

EMD 645E3

Engine Type

V16 diesel

Fuel Type

Diesel

Power Output

3,000 hp

Guage

4 ft 8 1/2 in (1,435 mm)

Config AAR

B-B

Config UIC

Bo'Bo'

Length

59 ft 2 in

Width

10 ft 4 in

Height

15 ft 3 in

Most images were taken from TroveStar and Wikipedia.

Type

Locomotive

Region

North America

Era

Era 4 - 2nd Gen Diesel
(1958 - 1978)

The GP40 was the successor to the GP35 and was discontinued in January 1972 and replaced by the GP40-2.

Added

06-Feb-2024

Last Upd

25-Mar-2024

Links

Trove Star Info (EMD GP40)

Wikipedia (EMD GP40)

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