The EMD SDP40F was Amtrak's first, official, built to order locomotive (previously they had operated using second hand equipment, such as E8's, F7's and even GG1's). A need for new and more reliable equipment spurred the development of the SDP40F. Based on the framework of the SD40-2, the SDP40F was geared for speed, with a top operational velocity of 100 mph and a pair of steam generators.

Like its cousin, the Gunderson MAXI-IV, the MAXI-I is a multi-unit well car designed to carry two stacked intermodal shipping containers. The MAXI-I is a five-unit well car, unlike its 53' cousin, giving each car a greater capacity even though the individual wells are a smaller size.

Join Kato in celebrating Amtrak’s 40th Anniversary with an N scale model of one of Amtrak’s own tribute locomotives – the GE P42 “Genesis”#66, painted in a special Phase II Heritage scheme as part of Amtrak’s own birthday celebration. The sharply painted Phase II Stripes down the side of the locomotive are adorned with the dates of Amtrak’s “birth” (1971) and this year, while the locomotives use the Amtrak logo that would have been in use during the Phase II era.