Atlas O 30138580 - Premier - GP40 Diesel Locomotive "Wisconsin Central" #3000

• Road Name: Wisconsin Central
• Road Number: 3000
• Product Line: Premier
• System: 3-Rail
• Scale: O Scale

Features:

• Directionally Controlled Headlights
  
• Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
  
• Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank
  
• (2) Remotely Controlled Proto-Couplers
  
• Colorful Paint Scheme
  
• Metal Chassis
  
• Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn
  
• (2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors
  
• (2) Engineer Cab Figures
  
• Intricately Detailed ABS Body
  
• Lighted Cab Interior
  
• Illuminated Number Boards
  
• Lighted Marker Lights
  
• Spinning Roof Fans
  
• Metal Body Side Grilles
  
• Operating Smoke Unit
  
• Locomotive Speed Control
  
• Proto-Sound 3.0 DCS
  
• Unit Measures:15 1/2” x 2 3/4” x 4”
  
• Operates On O-31 Curves

Overview:

In 1966 EMD introduced a new line of locomotives based on the 16-cylinder 645-series prime mover. The “40-series” included a six-axle and four-axle model, the latter being the GP40. A total of 1,145 units were produced between 1966 and 1972. These
turbocharged 3,000hp locomotives were used primarily in road freight service. The GP40 was a versatile locomotive that could be found across the US hauling drag freights over mountain passes and leading high-speed intermodal trains across flat terrain. Three
rooftop radiator fans at the rear of the long hood differentiate a GP40 from its lower horsepower counterpart, the GP38, which has two fans at this location. Many GP40s are still in service today.