EMD F40PH - Standard DC -- Amtrak #342 (Phase III)

This Kato EMD F40PH diesel is based on locomotives used for hauling passenger trains across the continent from the 1970s into the 21st Century. Features of this as-delivered version include the original nose profile (no cutouts for ditch lights), a five-pole motor with dual flywheels, all-wheel electrical pickup, heavy die cast metal chassis, a lighting control board that can be swapped for a DCC decoder (available separately), fine decoration, directional LED headlights and Kato magnetic knuckle couplers.