*NEW* Amtrak P40DC Phase III

Been looking forward to this locomotive since it was announced, though I had to replace the stock motherboard with a Decoder Buddy since it didn't have nearly the amount of functions I needed. I also added a Cab Light and Emergency Cab Light as well. Super Pleased with how this loco turned out! Now to get a better horn for it.

[@elijahglasser1421]

Wonderful Amtrak

[@danielboone3770]

Awesome model engine!

[@aaronsanderlin7031]

That even sound like the real 822 horn nice custom horn bro 100000-10

[@TroublesomeSlateTruck]

Wow.

[@PantherLineProductionsofOhio]

Only thing I noticed unless you are not worried about it, is that these didn't have flashing ditchlights back when they had the strobes on the cab roof.

[@nathanburke1224]

Just had to rewatch some old footage to make sure, yep youre right, ill fix it later though, it still looks cool

[@tonyansill3093]

How did you get the red light on in the center on the roof and the strobe lights to flash without using the horn?

[@nathanburke1224]

Since this is loksound, every light has a separate function (minus the marker lights as front and rear sets are wired in groups) and it's as simple as using a function button to activate it. I went for something more complicated tho and made it come on when the train went into emergency shutdown mode. I also added an emergency light in the cab to exemplify the mode.

[@nathanburke1224]

oh i also forgot, instead of using the horn to activate the grade crossing lights, i use the bell

[@tonyansill3093]

Did you reprogram anything on the locomotive? I have the same model and I can't get the upper lights to flash except when the horn blows, also you have a cab light that mine doesn't seem to have and the emergency stop light I can not get to work at all. I use a Digitrak DCS 52 DCC system, and I've already reprogrammed the main lights to their brightest. I wonder if there is a cv I have to change for the cab light, and I want to put the emergency light on a function button that they are not using like F21/22.

[@nathanburke1224]

@@tonyansill3093 keep in mind the stock motherboard on the dcc ready model does not have enough outputs to wire all the lights, I've replaced the stock board on mine with a Decoder Buddy V5 so i could utilize all the functions.

[@nathanburke1224]

@@tonyansill3093 if you have the dcc sound equipped version, that would be a soundtraxx board and i cant really help you there, sorry

[@AMTK816]

Is that a custom horn?

[@nathanburke1224]

Yep! probably gonna change it out though, doesn't quite fit the bill, lol.

[@AMTK816]

I’ll also be adding a custom horn to mine