by astrosa
First of all, the F40PH-2 is really just the same thing as the F40PH. EMD simply decided to make it part of the Dash-2 line, although that designation might be related to the "Phase 3" version that has Q-fans. So in fact the MBTA's F40PH-2s (1000-1017) do not have dynamic brakes.
The F40PHM-2Cs and F40PH-2Cs do have dynamic brakes, but they're also 8 feet longer than the standard F40PH. It's really a moot point in the Bachmann vs. Walthers argument anyway because if you were going to kitbash one, Walthers makes both dynamic and non-dynamic versions. You wouldn't want to use the Bachmann shell for a kitbash because the result would be a pretty ugly (and inaccurate) model!
The F40PHM-2Cs and F40PH-2Cs do have dynamic brakes, but they're also 8 feet longer than the standard F40PH. It's really a moot point in the Bachmann vs. Walthers argument anyway because if you were going to kitbash one, Walthers makes both dynamic and non-dynamic versions. You wouldn't want to use the Bachmann shell for a kitbash because the result would be a pretty ugly (and inaccurate) model!