In 1973 Canadian National (CN) designed the safety cab, also known as the comfort cab, which featured a full-width nose that was intended to improve crew safety in the event of a collision. The first CN locomotives to feature this cab were GMDD GP38-2s and MLW M420s. GO Transit ordered the first safety cab equipped GP40-2s in 1973 with a three-unit order. CN then ordered their first safety cab GP40-2s from GMDD in 1974. Using CN’s locomotive classification system, these locomotives were assigned the designation GF-430 (General Motors, Freight, 4-axle, 3000hp). Letters are added after this designation to denote the separate orders for a given model.
Our model represents the GF-430d series, of which 34 were built in 1976: CN 9633-9667. This order was constructed using a standard GP40-2 frame. Earlier GF-430 models were built on a frame that was a noticeable 4-5 inches taller. GO Transit would order a total of 11 safety cab equipped GP40-2s and all were built with similar dimensions to the CN GF-430d series. These units were later sold to Canadian National and renumbered as CN 9668-9677.
The terminology “early” and “late” is used when referring to various road names on this run. “Late” CN and former CN units feature ditch lights, snow shields and have their air horn relocated to the top of the long hood.
Features:
- Long Hood Styles: CN (single light w/o number boards)
- 3,000 Gallon Fuel Tank
- Will have properly operating ditch lights
- Snow Shields
- Round or Square Sand Fill Hatches
- Cab-Mounted Bell
- Three-Chime Air Horn Mounted on Cab or Long Hood
- Etched Metal Sunshades (user installed)
- Factory-installed AccuMate® magnetic knuckle couplers
- Blackened metal wheels
- Scale Speed™ motor
- Atlas Master® Gold version features ESU LokSound Decoder
Silver Sound Ready
- Atlas Silver Sound Ready models are equipped with a speaker for easy conversion to sound with the addition of a decoder.
DCC Operation Features GOLD LOCOMOTIVES ONLY)
- Supports all DCC-programming modes
- DCC includes RailCom and RailComPlus, with 14, 28 or 128 speed steps and with 2-digit and 4-digit addressing.
- Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F28.
- A total of 6 DCC function outputs are available, and all can be function mapped (disable, brightness, light effects) individually
- Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices.
ESU LokSound Features (GOLD LOCOMOTIVES ONLY):
- Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air compressor, dynamic brakes and more.
- There are up to 16 user-selectable horns, 2 user-selectable bells, and 2 user-selectable synchronized brake squeals.
- Manual and Automatic Notching modes with the ability to change modes ”on the fly” are provided for true realism.
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Silver Item# |
Road Name |
Road Number |
Gold Item# |
January 2020
Silver MSRP: $149.95 Gold MSRP: $259.95
Silver Undec MSRP: $139.95 Gold Undec MSRP: $249.95 |
N GP40-2W Locomotive - New Model! |
40 004 862 |
Undecorated (CN Early Version) |
- |
40 004 879 |
40 004 863 |
Undecorated (CN Late Version) |
- |
40 004 880 |
40 004 864 |
Canadian National "Zebra Stripes" (Black/White/Red) |
9633 |
40 004 881 |
40 004 865 |
Canadian National "Zebra Stripes" (Black/White/Red) |
9644 |
40 004 882 |
40 004 866 |
Canadian National "Zebra Stripes" (Black/White/Red) |
9648 |
40 004 883 |
40 004 867 |
Canadian National "Zebra Stripes" (Black/White/Red) |
9655 |
40 004 884 |
40 004 868 |
Canadian National "URL Scheme" (Black/White/Red) |
9590 |
40 004 885 |
40 004 869 |
Canadian National "URL Scheme" (Black/White/Red) |
9618 |
40 004 886 |
40 004 870 |
Canadian National "URL Scheme" (Black/White/Red) |
9629 |
40 004 887 |
40 004 871 |
Guilford (Gray/Orange) |
509 |
40 004 888 |
40 004 872 |
Guilford (Gray/Orange) |
512 |
40 004 889 |
40 004 873 |
Guilford (Gray/Orange) |
515 |
40 004 890 |
40 004 874 |
Pan Am Railways (Blue/White) |
516 |
40 004 891 |
40 004 875 |
Pan Am Railways (Blue/White) |
517 |
40 004 892 |
40 004 876 |
Pan Am Railways (Blue/White) |
519 |
40 004 893 |
40 004 877 |
Huron Central (Orange/Black/Yellow) |
3010 |
40 004 894 |
40 004 878 |
Huron Central (Orange/Black/Yellow) |
3013 |
40 004 895 |
Huron Central Railway and the HC monogram are trademarks of Huron Central Railway and are used under license. |