Athearn - HO Scale - EMD SD40T-2 Diesel Locomotive - w/ DCC & Econami Sound - Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern (CFE) #3316 - Orange/Black/Yellow with Black Lettering (Era: 2000s+) (SKU 140-71855)
Available On: September 1, 2024
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
The SD40T-2 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division having a 16-cylinder EMD 645E3 diesel engine producing 3,000 horsepower (2,240 kW). 312 SD40T-2s were built for North American railroads between April 1974 and July 1980. This locomotive and the SD45T-2 are popularly called tunnel motors, but EMD’s term is SD40-2s with “cooling system modifications” because they were designed for better engine cooling in tunnels. The difference between this locomotive and its non-tunnel motor cousin, the SD40-2, are the radiator intakes and radiator fan grills located at the rear of the locomotive. The radiator air intakes in this model were along the deck to allow more fresh, cooler air to enter and less hot exhaust fumes lingering around the tunnel’s ceiling.
SD40T-2 SERIES LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
SOUND-EQUIPPED MODELS ALSO FEATURE
PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE
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Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern
The CFE is part of the large Genesee & Wyoming group which operates approximately 273 miles of track between Tolleston, Indiana and Crestline, Ohio. With a locomotive roster of mainly GP38-2’s for power, they operate just one SD40T-2 from SP heritage.
CFE FEATURES:
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