Electro-Motive SDP40F leads Kato N scale Sunset Limited passenger train

摘要

When Amtrak began operations in 1971, it inherited a mixed bag of locomotives and passenger cars from participating railroads. In order to survive, the decades-old equipment needed to be replaced. Amtrak's first all-new locomotive was the General Motors' Electro-Motive Division SDP40F. This locomotive is now offered by Kato in N scale to pull the company's Southwest Limited passenger train. This train, like the Amtrak prototype, features repainted Santa Fe Super Chief cars, including two newly tooled models - a Budd Pine-series 10-6 sleeper and Pullman-Standard 11-double-bedroom sleeper.