After their illustrious careers for GO Transit, all 8 GP40TCs, along with the F40PH fleet, were sold to Amtrak in 1988. They were be repainted into Amtrak’s Phase III scheme and dispatched into revenue service. Some were placed into Hiawatha service and could be seen with Metra’s Gallery Cars running between Milwaukee and Chicago. Their mainstay was on short haul “intercity” trains in the Midwest. A few were assigned to Albany-Rensselaer and hauled such trains as the Maple Leaf, Adirondack, Empire Service runs and the Lake Shore Limited.

The GP40TC fleet was rebuilt multiple times throughout their careers on Amtrak. Their current assignement sees them in work train service on the Northeast Corridor and Empire Service areas. They are now classified as “GP38H-3s”, after their mid-2000s rebuild. Nearly 60 years of service since leaving the shop floors of London, Ontario!

• THE CULT FAVORITE LOCOMOTIVE OF AMTRAK FANS!
• WEARS THE CLASSIC RED, WHITE AND BLUE PHASE III PAINT SCHEME
• OPERATED IN A VARIETY OF PASSENGER SERVICES FOR AMTRAK

The Amtrak GP40TC Locomotives Feature:

• Design created from original drawings and measurements
• Rapido’s innovative dead straight metal side handrails with plastic stanchions
• Incredible underframe detail including traction motor cables, air filters, HEP cabling and more
• Cannon and Company licensed fan designs
• See-through, etched steps
• Separate metal grab irons and handrails installed at the factory
• Operating headlights, rear lights, marker lights, and inspection and walkway lights
• Complete lighting effects – headlights, class lights, red emergency light, ground lights, strobe lights and more
• Smooth running drive system with all wheels powered
• DC/DCC ready or Dual-Mode DC/DCC/Sound
• Suggested minimum radius: 22”
• MoPower capacitor system for uninterrupted DCC running

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