Description[]
The EMD F40PH is a four-axle diesel locomotive manufactured by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors from 1975 to 1992. Manufactured mainly for Amtrak's short-haul routes, the F40PHs eventually became the backbone of Amtrak's diesel locomotive fleet. Other manufacturers such as Morrison-Knudsen and MotivePower, Inc. manufactured their own versions of the F40PH, mostly rebuilt from original EMD locomotives. The F40PH was retired from Amtrak service in December 2001, although they remain a mainstay on many other commuter railroads in the United States and Canada. 475 were produced by EMD, with another 31 by Morrison-Knudsen and MotivePower.
The F40PH Diesel can be found lettered for the Santa Fe, Amtrak, VIA Rail (presumably) and the Canadian National Railways, numbered 5941, 283 and 2001 respectively. Only the Amtrak release is prototypical (Amtrak did own an F40PH with the number, although in real life, the Amtrak logo and number are at the center of the locomotive's sides with the number on the Phase III stripes) as the other two railroads never owned F40PHs; the real Santa Fe 5941 and CN 2001 were a EMD FP45 and ALCO Century 630 respectively. A button on the roof can be pressed for an engineer to appear out the side driver's door.
Versions[]
The F40PH Diesel has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Accent Colors | Railroad / Company Represented |
Base Color / Type |
Train # | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Hot Wheels Railroad | Red | Silver | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | Black / Metal |
5941 | 5590 | Hong Kong | Named Santa Fe F40PH Diesel | 
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| 1983 | Hot Wheels Railroad Freight Master Gift Pack | Red | Silver | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | Black / Metal |
5941 | 7113 | Hong Kong | Identical to 5590 |
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| 1983 | Hot Wheels Railroad Freight Yard | Red | Silver | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | Black / Metal |
5941 | 5758 | Hong Kong | Identical to 5590 |
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| 1983 | Hot Wheels Railroad Freight Yard | Black | Black | Canadian National Railway | Black / Metal |
2001 | 5758 | Hong Kong | Canada-only release, very hard to find | 
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| 1983 | Hot Wheels Railroad Superrails Station | Silver | Black | Amtrak | Black / Metal |
283 | 9422 | Hong Kong | Named Amtrak F40PH Locomotive |
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| 1983 | Hot Wheels Railroad Superrails Station | unknown | unknown | VIA Rail (possibly) | Black / Metal |
unknown | 9422 | Hong Kong | Canada-only release, very hard to find, no known photos exist |
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