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SD40 and SD40-2

SD40 5500-5564

5522 GMD A2155 11/1966

Subsequent owners:
HLCX 6315
, NBSR 6315.

5524 GMD A2157 12/1966 St.Luc 10/07/1985 Scrapped 12/2004

5527 no longer with a Multimark. SD40 GMD A2159 12/1966

One of several units upgraded to Dash 2 by Alstom. GCFX 3084
Circa 2018 became IN 3084.

"CPRS" 5534 in the controversial Dual Flags paint scheme and with RCMP Musical Ride emblem.

5541 GMD A2186 2/1967 St.Luc 9/15/1976 Scrapped.4/2005


5552 subsequent owner GCFX 3091, later CITX 3091.


SD40-2 5565 - 5588 (24 units) 5589 - 5628 (40 units).

5565 first SD40-2 freshly painted, sits on shop track at Revelstoke. August 1976 DD-GM A2564 2/1972

5622 GMD A2666 7/1972 Coquitlam, BC 8/9/1975

Subsequent owner FURX 3051


5629-5658 (30 units) Built by EMD 11-12/1972

5640 one of two units (+ 5639) equipped with air intake modification intended to increase cooling ability AFTER
leaving tunnels. Applied in May 1982, removed 10/1983 (5639 soon after). EMD 72657-12 11/1972.
Spences Bridge, BC 5/30/1982.

5641 in the controversial Dual Flag paint scheme. EMD 72657-13 12/1972

5647 with small Multimark

5651 large Multimark and full cab white stripes but with only a pair of white signals remaining. Kenora 7/27/1973


 

5665 GMD A2878 5/1973 Windsor,ON 1/08/1995

Subsequent owner 2005; NREX 5665

 

5682 subsequent owners; NREX 5682, ICE 6214, LTEX 6214

5686 subsequent owners GCFX 3057, later CITX 3057 and CMQ 3057.

5697 Coquitlam 7/15/1977

5742_5745 only two units painted for Expressway trains recently discontinued.
Port Coquitlam 8/16/2018

5780 new paint scheme without Multimark and with black stripes on rear of unit.
Ogden 10/12/1987 Bruce Chapman

Note: This was one of about 6 units painted with black stripes on rear of unit.
"Montreal" put a stop to this ASAP and ordered red stripes instead
(With Multimark no longer in use red stripes were adopted.)
.
NOTE: Unit was actually owned by Ontario Hydro! It was one of 16 Locotrol equipped units that were part of a
unique contract that ensured there would always be diesels available for unit coal trains from BC to Thunder Bay
where it was transferred to lake boats for delivery to Ontario Hydro generating stations.
When the contract changed CN took over 11 of the units. 5780 became 5389.


5800-5879 All built with Locotrol.

5838 GMD A3502 10/1977

 


5900-6080

5907 with white stripes on nose only and large Multimark.

5959 Multimark gone. GMD A3966 10/1980 St.Luc /4/15/2012


B Units

Used as "trail only" account blanked over cab windows due to cab controls out of use.
Note: A number of SD40's were operated like this as a way to reduce maintenance costs.
The practice was later ended.

5483 a "B" unit designated as a short end FRONT even though unused controls are for long hood forward.
Ex 3252, GATX 3252, NS 3252 nee SOU 3252.

"B" 5758


SD40-3

10 units for remote control operation. Renumber 5100-5109.

6000 (to be re# 5100) GMD A4007 1/1981 Equipped for remote control. Minneapolis, MN 2/08/2000


Heavy Haul US

Former SOO Line units repainted in CP paint schemes while retaining former numbers.

783 ex SOO 783 SD40-2 EMD 73695-9 10/1974 Glenwood, MN 9/23/1999

 



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