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EMD SD40T-2 "Snoot" Locomotive

The SD40T-2 is a 6-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division having a 16-cylinder EMD 645E3 diesel engine producing 3,000 horsepower (2,240 kW). 312 SD40T-2s were built in-between April 1974 and July 1980. This locomotive and the SD45T-2 are popularly called "tunnel motors", but EMD's term is SD40-2s with "cooling system modifications" because they were designed for better engine cooling in long tunnel passages. The difference between this locomotive and the standard SD40-2, are the radiator intakes and radiator fan grills located at the rear of the locomotive.

The model represented is a phase II locomotive, built between june and july of 1974, featuring the brake wheel and 116in nose.
THE THROTTLE LEVER NAMED "DYNAMIC" ACTUALLY CONTROLS THE DIESEL ENGINE.

THIS IS A UNPAINTED MODEL.
IF YOU REPOST THIS MODEL WITH A CUSTOM PAINT JOB, PLEASE CREDIT ME OR LINK THIS PAGE.


Engine start-up process:
Looking from the front, go to the left side of the long body of the locomotive, open the two high door on the long hood and unlock the EMD 16-645E3 starter inside the long hood, next to the engine itself.