After they served out their lives in Amtrak service, many for the venerable SDP40F diesels made their way into Freight service for the Santa Fe where they continued plying the rails for almost 15 years before their eventual retirement.

Coming along with their repurposing in freight service, these units were modified with a number of changes from their Amtrak days - the entire front porch area was gated in with safety railings, while two notches were introduced on the nose to allow more easy access to the front deck from the steps on the nose.

Kato will produce two different variations of this late-appearance freight SDP40F - the Santa Fe and the MAERSK (BNSF) type. Each one carrying protoype-specific detailing that represents the individual unit styles. Pair each up with MAXI-I Intermodal cars or the N Mixed Freight Train Set!