So if Rapido made an F40PH phase one.....

[davefoxx]

Rapido Trains writes:

Has anybody ever seen a picture of an F40PH pulling freight? Can you please post a link to such a picture?

Javier

I can't post a pic without violating copyright laws, but I have an RF&P book where the freight road repaired an Amtrak F40PH that had an air hose or cable damaged at a road crossing south of Richmond, Virginia.  Before returning the F40PH to Amtrak, the locomotive was seen paired with an RF&P Geep pulling freight northbound.

Oh, and a quick Google search found this video of a CSX F40PH on a freight train: https://dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=TXpPYNko00E&feature

DFF

[John]

Rapido Trains writes:

Has anybody ever seen a picture of an F40PH pulling freight? Can you please post a link to such a picture?

Javier

How about a video
Not a valid youtube URL

[reinhardtjh]

Rapido Trains writes:

Has anybody ever seen a picture of an F40PH pulling freight? Can you please post a link to such a picture?

Javier

In an amazing coincidence, the NSLocos Facebook page has posted just such a shot yesterday:
Leased Amtrak units lead NS 165 at Whiteside , Tn in Fall 2000

[John]

You can also "cheat" and figure out the phase of an Amtrak F40PH by its road number:

Phase I (Nos. 200-229) featured 1500-gallon fuel tanks mounted just in front of the rear truck.

Phase II (Nos. 230-328) had larger (1800 gallons) fuel tanks mounted just behind the front truck.

Phase III (Nos. 329-400) were similar to Phase II F40PHs, but had EMD's Q-style (quiet) radiator fans.

Hope this helps,
DFF

P.S. I've never seen those angular fuel tanks on an F40PH before.  They must be a replacement for some reason.

The CSX F40's have a longer EMD 2600 gal fuel tank (I believe, based on some posts on Trainorders) , and the battery box was moved back.  I think I am going to try to model that by using the fuel tank off the Kato GP50 that I have, or possibly cutting down an Atlas GP40 tank ...

[Ed Kapuscinski]

It has been a long time ago, but I remember seeing a shot of an F40PH that....... if I remember correctly,....... was having its nose chopped and a front walkway platform created in that spot.

But I would have no idea where to find a shot like that now.

Voila!
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=247927&nseq=16

[Missaberoad]

Rapido Trains writes:

Has anybody ever seen a picture of an F40PH pulling freight? Can you please post a link to such a picture?

Javier

I've seen pics of Go transit F40ph's and Via F40ph-2's leased to CP pulling freights and Amtrak F40ph's leased to Wisconsin Central... I'll do some digging for shots...


Edit: in fact https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/53192745@N05/5133415435/
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=341134

[peteski]

Voila!
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=247927&nseq=16

That is a weird looking beast! But it sure has the same slab-sided fuel tank I mentioned on the Amtrak F40PH.

[Jesse6669]

In an amazing coincidence, the NSLocos Facebook page has posted just such a shot yesterday:
Leased Amtrak units lead NS 165 at Whiteside , Tn in Fall 2000

Yep, I've seen a trio of them on the CNO&TP in Northern KY.. was around the same time.