ATHG64124 Athearn HO SDP40F - ATSF #5260 Tower 000 horsepower (2

000 horsepower (2

Based on 20 prototype units delivered to Amtrak in 1991 as an intial replacement for the F40PH on long-distance trains

One of two styles of trough hatches as appropriate

Appropriate cushioning devices

ATHG64124 Athearn HO SDP40F - ATSF #5260 Tower 000 horsepower (2ATSF FEATURES: Classification lights (Function in DCC only) Beacon (Flash function in DCC only) Air Conditioner Number board lights Working Truck lights Separate see through air intake grills MU hoses In the early 1980s when Amtrak was in the process of the final purge of their SDP40F fleet they struck a deal with Santa Fe in which they traded 18 of the SDP40Fs (with which the Santa Fe had not had any derailment issues) for 25 Santa Fe CF7s and 18 of