GP40 Diesel

==Description==
The EMD GP40 is a four-axle diesel locomotive manufactured by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors from 1965 to 1971. Manufactured mainly for freight usage, the GP40 was a longer derivative of its predecessor the GP35 and can be distinguished by the three large radiator fans at the rear of its long hood. Production of the GP40 was discontinued in 1971 after 1,221 were produced, with an improved version, the GP40-2, entering production; the GP40-2 featured a modular electrical system and some minor exterior changes and was produced until 1986, with 1,143 produced.
The GP40 Diesel can be found lettered for the Chessie System, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and the Canadian Pacific Railway, with the first two numbered 2479 and 3980 respectively. While both the Chessie System and Rio Grande owned GP40s (specifically GP40-2s), neither of them features an accurate number to their real life counterparts. Canadian Pacific also never owned any purchased-new GP40s. A button on the roof can be pressed for an engineer figure to poke out the side of the diesel and "walk" down the side walkways. The Canadian Pacific GP40 is a Canadian exclusive.
==Versions==
The GP40 Diesel has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Col #	Year	Series 	Color 	Accent Colors	Railroad / Company Represented 	Base Color / Type	Train #	Toy #	Country 	Notes / Variations 	Photo
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad 	Yellow	Blue 	Chessie System, Inc. 	Black / Metal 	2479 	5593 	Hong Kong	Named "Chessie" GP40 Diesel 	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad Northland Express Gift Pack	Yellow	Blue 	Chessie System, Inc. 	Black / Metal 	2479 	7114 	Hong Kong	Named "Chessie" GP40 DieselIdentical to 5593 	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad 	Red 	White 	Canadian Pacific Railway 	Black / Metal 	5510 	7114 	Hong Kong	Canadian Release 	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad Banjo Flats Gift Pack 	Black 	Black 	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad	Black / Metal 	3980 	9591 	Hong Kong	Named Denver & Rio Grande Western GP40 Diesel LocomotiveHard to find	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad Northland Express Gift Pack	Yellow	Dark blue 	Chessie System, Inc. 	Black / Metal 	2479 	9694 	Malaysia 	Named "Chessie" GP40 Diesel 	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad Trains-to-Go 	Black 	Black 	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad	Black / Metal 	3980 	9430 	Hong Kong	Named Denver & Rio Grande Western GP40 LocomotiveIdentical to 9591 	
 	1983	Hot Wheels Railroad Trains-to-Go 	Red 	White 	Canadian Pacific Railway 	Black / Metal 	Unknown	9430 	Hong Kong	Canadian release, very hard to find 	
 	1991	Sto & Go Trucks & Trains Freight Yard 	Black 	Black 	Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad	Black / Metal 	3980 	5738 	Malaysia 	Identical to 9591 	
 	1991	Sto & Go Trains-to-Go 	Yellow	Dark blue 	Chessie System, Inc. 	Black / Metal 	2479 	5587 	Malaysia 	Identical to 5593 	
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