KATO USA
Precision Railroad Models
Prototype Information:
Powered by EMD’s turbocharged 16 cylinder, 3000hp engine, the SD40 provided more pulling power than its SD38 predecessor at the cost of greater complexity and maintenance requirements due to the turbocharged engine. Stylistically, the SD40 locomotive series sported three 48 inch radiator fans at the rear of the long hood and a straight radiator secion, unlike the flared radiator of the SD45.
Model Information:
The N scale SD40 models include our White LED Headlight, printed numberboards, MU hose detail, and our magnetic knuckle coupler. The mechanism is DCC-Friendly, designed for simple drop-in installation of a DCC decoder of the hobbyist’s choice. This particular style of locomotive is equipped with High mounted brake cylinders on the trucks, and all models are equipped with our new profile blackened metal wheels.
Drop in DCC compatible with the Train Control Systems K1D4
Road Name Information :
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Algoma Central
Stock #
Description
Road #
Msrp
176-2001
EMD SD40 Algoma Central
180
$99.98
176-2002
EMD SD40 Algoma Central
182
$99.98
Roadname Specific Detailing
• High mount brakes
About the Algoma Central SD40
Known as “The Route of the Black Bear,” the Algoma Central Railway is a Canadian railroad operating entirely in Ontario. Development of the railroad began in 1899. Starting in Sault Ste Marie, the line eventually reach Hearst, Ontario. The discovery of the iron ore deposit at Wawa was the driving force of the Railway’s construction, and proved to be the stimulus of the Sault Ste Marie Steel Industry.
ACR was the first Canadian railway to completely switch over to diesel operations. EMD SD40, SD40-2, and GP38-2 locomotives made up the backbone of the ACR fleet in later years, supplemented by rebuilt GP7 locomotives. The main line crossed the Canadian Pacific at Franz and the Canadian National at Oba.
Purchased by the Wisconsin Central in 1995, the railroad became famous for its colorful diesel locomotives that began roaming the Wisconsin Central system. In 2001, the Wisconsin Central was purchased by the Canadian National; the ACR is now considered part of CN’s Eastern Division.
Santa Fe
Stock #
Description
Road #
Msrp
176-2006A
EMD SD40 AT&SF
5010
$100
176-2006
EMD SD40 AT&SF
5001
$100
Roadname Specific Detailing
• High mount brakes
About the Santa Fe SD40
The Santa Fe purchased twenty SD40s in 1966, equipped them with extended range dynamic brakes and updated Flexicoil trucks, and thanks to the care that the Santa Fe gave them 18 of them continue to run.
Conrail
Stock #
Description
Road #
Msrp
176-2003
EMD SD40 Conrail
6324
$99.98
176-2004
EMD SD40 Conrail
6345
$99.98
Roadname Specific Detailing
• High mount brakes
About the Conrail SD40
By the time Conrail was created in 1976, production on the SD40 had been replaced with the upgraded Dash 2 series. As a result, Conrail inherited its entire SD40 fleet from the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Penn Central. The CNJ units came from the Baltimore & Ohio, whereas the PC units came from the Penn Central.
Union Pacific
Stock #
Description
Road #
Msrp
176-2007A
EMD SD40 Union Pacific
3008
$100
176-2007
EMD SD40 Union Pacific
3017
$100
Union Pacific Licensed Product
Roadname Specific Detailing
• High mount brakes
About the Union Pacific SD40
Union Pacific was one of the first railroads to adopt the SD40 into its fleets, favoring the SD40 over its brother, the SD45. During the 70’s and 80’s, UP’s SD40 series fleet was one of the largest diesel fleets in all of North America; a testament to how well these locomotives performed.
