EMD F40PH

what is it?

The EMD F40PH is a four-axle 3,000–3,200 hp (2.2–2.4 MW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in several variants from 1975 to 1992. Intended for use on Amtrak's short-haul passenger routes, it became the backbone of Amtrak's diesel fleet after the failure of the EMD SDP40F. The F40PH also found widespread use on commuter railroads in the United States and with VIA Rail in Canada. Additional F40PH variants were manufactured by Morrison-Knudsen and MotivePower between 1988 and 2007, mostly rebuilt from older locomotives.

who runs it

AmtrakAltamont Corridor Express

base stats

• built 475made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 51 years ago, in 1975.
• 📏17.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built

1975–2007

number built

475

kind

Diesel-electric

traction

diesel

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

General Motors, General Motors Diesel, Morrison-Knudsen, MotivePower, Electro-Motive Diesel

operators

Amtrak, Altamont Corridor Express

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

Bo'Bo'

length

17.1 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.