| MAIN EXTERIOR FEATURES SUMMARY 1988 | |||
| . The GO Shield on front handrails - throwback to first GP40TCs which once carried the logo and a Destination Board | . Continued use of original 1967 GO logo and green and white paint scheme and the white hockey stick logo on each side panel to roof | ||
| . forward walkway front and rear; no external side hand rail walkways / full frame body | . Double swing/sliding and single side panel maintenance doors, both sides | ||
| . Improved anti-climber | . Cast bell, unpainted brass colour (eg: 528) and (eg: 529) |  528 Bell |  529 Bell |
| . A short hood front personnel door; a rear port-hole door back of the long hood | . Ontario Provincial red ensign flag, both front sides of short hood | ||
| . Three colour classification lights relocated from where the sister F40 had them | . Province of Ontario Trillium Logo/Text under each side cab window | ||
| . Tight-lock couplers with no slack action | . 54 feet long (2 feet longer than an F40PH-2) | ||
| . Counterweight above coupler pocket (installed after delivery) | . Multiple Unit (MU) cable receptacles front/back, yellow colour | ||
| . Head End Power (HEP) receptacle front/back, red colour (for train and wayside equipment) | . Number boards with black background and full sized number in Times New Roman-like font under three classification lights (eg: 526 Original Number Boards) |  526 Number Board | |
| . 1500 imperial gallon diesel fuel tank | . hogger side only, emergency/personnel door | ||
| . No rear inertial filter hood | . Dash-2 type modified Blomberg trucks | ||
| . Whistle related - fireman side a yellow painted handrail below the side mounted whistle to assist with whistle maintenance (feature still present on 520-535 / never on 536-568) (eg: 532 Whistle Grab Iron) | . Three window cab view for improved visibility . GMDD Builder Plate (eg: 532) |  532 Builder Plate | |
| . locomotives all delivered (1988-1990) with sliding mirrors sides of cab windows - rear-view mirrors to assist in rear train physics, passenger assist and safety - they were however not efficient (after 1P and 2P servicing all mirrors replaced with full-length adjustable mirrors (eg: 529 Mirror) |  529 Mirror as delivered | ||
| . Whistle - original location (1988) side mounted on the fireman side on the slanted upper frame beside the removable turbo exhaust silencer hatch; by August 1990 on all units, the whistle was relocated and centre mounted on the long hood directly in front of the dynamic brake blower fan and behind the turbo charger stack; the hole left by the whistle relocation was handled in three ways: (a) temporary lift ring plugged the hole (eg) 529; (b) temporarily leaving empty whistle mounting bracket in place (eg) 528, and (c) all units eventually received a small circular metal cover plate over the hole (some painted, others unpainted until regular servicing) (eg: 532 Note disk plate above grab iron) . 533 last to have whistle location changed |  532 removed whistle plate | ||
| 1P SERVICE ENHANCEMENT FOR 520-535 - 1998-9 | |||
| . Addition of the new Main Reservoir Branch air hose (beside the Brake Pipe hose) at the coupler | . Original number board changed to black background, smaller, narrower grey colour numbers in Arial-like type font (eg: 528) . 529 is the ONLY original number board until sold (eg: 529 - original number board until sold) |  528 New number Board |  529 Original Number Board | 529 Bell
| . Yellow handrail fireman side remains | . Rear of long hood, cover installed to protect inertial filter screen | ||
| . Complete repainting of the unit | . Bell painted green (eg: 529 - green bell) |  529 Green Bell | |
| . Toilet door installed (520-547) if not already done previously in regular maintenance cycle (no privacy door on 520-547 when first delivered!) | . Truck / Traction motor reconditioning or replacement | ||
| . sliding mirrors sides of cab windows replaced with full-length adjustable mirrors (eg: 529 - full frame mirror) | 529 Full Mirror | ||
| . Province of Ontario text and Trillium logo removed (began August 1992 when the NDP government proposed selling GO Transit then leasing back the equipment. They believed it would save the taxpayers money and reduce GO Transit needed funding. The GO Board approved this action August 1992; cutbacks began 03 July 1993. More damage was done by Harris.) When a unit entered for 1P, it was completely repainted, most logo/text can not be detected now - the red ensign was not removed, only replaced when unit was fully painted. | |||
| SPECIFIC TO 520-535 - IN ADDITION TO ABOVE | ||
| > yellow hand rail on side frame opposite the turbo stack on fireman side (re whistle) | ||
| > current number boards: units 520-528, 530-535, full sized plexiglass black background with small, narrow, grey colour numbers in Arial-like font (changed during 1P service) . (eg: 529 (original nb) / 521 & 535 show off smaller new number boards / 556 after 2P with large numbers) |  529 & Others | |
| > 529 - ONLY unit on roster with original number board still displayed (1988 until sold) (eg: 529) | 529 Original Number Board until sold | |
| > rear inertial filter hood added (eg:525 (far rear right foreground loco)) |  525 Inertial Filter | |
| > counterweight above the coupler pocket | ||
| > 1500 Imperial gallon fuel tank | ||
| > two rear marker lights (clear) remain on 520, 522 to 530, 532, 534, 535 (eg: 525 Rear Marker Light)
> two rear marker lights (clear) removed from 521, 531, 533 / circular painted disc covers replace both sides (eg: 521 New Rear Marker Plate) |  525 Rear Marker Light |  521 New Rear Marker Plate |
| > all units last rear roof/side panel have 6 screen grills, top and both sides, for HEP cooling / exceptions: 1) 533 last two side grills replaced with HEP air cleaner access door, 6 grills still on top (2) 521, 531 no lights, 6 grills top and sides | ||
| > 535 - ONLY unit with an antenna rear of the long hood, hogger side - used by maintenance to download onto a laptop how the unit is operating - sensors installed throughout unit to monitor its mechanics (eg: 535 Antenna) |  535 Antenna | |
| > 528 & 529 show the new AC units, the new radio antenna shelf, no Provincal logo, only Red Ensign, green bell (eg: 528 - smaller number boards et al) / (eg: 529 et al) |  528 Number Board |  529 Details |
| 2P SERVICE - UNITS 536 TO 564 - 2002 | |||
| . CAD performed - identical to the 1998-9 1P service except further upgrades to the frame, trucks, prime mover, HEP overhaul saw a marginal increase to 530 KW, and other essentials mentioned previously | . 3 classification lights - white, green, red | ||
| . Addition of two Recreational Vehicle-like air-conditioning units affixed to the cab roof top and a temperature control installed in the cab. Of note, 520-564 now utilize the new AC units. The box-like AC units first installed and tested in 2001 on 537, 538, and 539 were removed between November 2004 and June 2005 and replaced with the newer AC style | . first GPS antenna on cab roof 538 (testing began summer 2004) (eg: 538 GPS antenna) / (eg: 538 Closeup of GPS antenna) |  538 GPS |  538 GPS Close Up |
| . delivered with brass bell (eg: 558) . the air-driven bell clapper is slowly being changed to an electronic solenoid | . number boards vary |  558 Bell | |
| . first AC units were large square units over top of the cab on 537, 538, 539 (eg: 537 Square AC) . 556 & 559 tested a box AC & RV Ac unit (2006-07) (eg: 559 Box AC) . finally, 2-RV-like Air Conditioning units mounted on the cab roof top (eg: 537) . most began in green paint but wind and weather is peeling this away to dull white and bare metal - . (eg: 531) . 526, 537, 538, 539, 542, 544, 545, 558, 560, 564 were solid white painted AC units for only a short time then repainted GO-green (note: 539 last unit to receive new white AC, June 2005) (eg:564) | . rear marker lights (clear) vary |  558 Paint Peel |  564 White Painted ACs |
| . VHF antennae relocated either on top of the inertial filter hatch or on the cab roof centred behind the two AC units / examples: 520, 536, 542, 561 on inertial filter; 531, 538, 547, 563 on cab roof centred behind AC . radio rack added (eg: 558) | . extra flag posts, front/rear both sides (use redundant today) |  558 Radio Rack | |
| . Two air hoses beside coupler - newest added to 520-535 in 1P for the Main Reservoir Branch Pipe beside the Brake Pipe hose (536-564 came installed) | . last grill section (top and side) vary | ||
| . Camera in cab front window (and all cab cars) | . rear of unit, roof centre, hood cover installed for rear inertial filter screen protection | ||
| . GP9-like pilot, front only, hose pockets both ends | . large backup headlight above rear access door | ||
| . Blomberg Trucks . rear inertial filter hood installed on delivery (HEP removed (at left of photo)) (eg:544) | . Ontario Provincial red ensign flag, front of short hood both sides . (eg: 558 plus other details) |  544 IF / HEP removed |  558 Details |
| . 3 cab windows / wipers | . significant safety upgrades and alarms | ||
| . locomotives 535 to 561 delivered with sliding mirrors sides of cab windows - 2P servicing all mirrors replaced with full-length sideways adjustable mirrors - locomotives 562-568 delivered in 1994 with full length sideways adjustable mirrors | |||
| . Top speed geared for 88MPH; safety precautions built into the system trigger a cab alarm (or cab car) at 80MPH; at 85 MPH an engine shutdown would occur placing the engine into emergency braking (cabs have posted TOP SPEED 83 MPH warning) | |||
| SPECIFIC TO 536-564 - IN ADDITION TO ABOVE | ||
| > current number boards (2002 to current) - two styles depending on when the 2P servicing was completed and units returned to service: (NOTE: original number boards on 536-564 (1989-2002) the same design as on original 520-535; all changed out during 2P service to current description; no original number boards now displayed on 536-564) |  558 New Number Board | |
| > 1850 Imperial gallon fuel tank | ||
| > no hand rail (ever) on side frame opposite the turbo stack on fireman side (re whistle) | ||
| > 562, 563, 564 - fireman side, cab hood on slanted frame, square air vent | ||
| > yellow handrail on short hood: 520 to 540, 542 to 545, 547 to 564 | ||
| > black handrail on short hood: 541, 546 | ||
| > two rear marker lights (clear) removed between 2002-2003; circular metal disc covers | ||
| > all units have 4 screen grills last section, both sides, for HEP cooling (last two side grills came installed with HEP air cleaner access door / 6 grills still on top) | ||
| > 557-564 have electronic bell on front of short hood (brass bells gone) and whistle on top of the EB now (2015) |  557-563 New Bell/New Whistle Location | |
| > Both builder plates attached: (1) (eg: 563 GMDD Plate) and (2) CAD rebuilt plate attached to frame (eg: 563 CAD Plate) (3) see (eg: 558 with GMDD & CAD plates on frame) |  563 Builder Plate |  563 CAD Plate |
Unit # |
NUMBER BOARDS |
A.C. |
VHF ANT I = ON INERTIAL FILTER B=BEHIND AC |
WHISTLE RAIL |
ROOF VENT |
REAR WHITE LIGHTS Y=PRESENT N=REMOVED |
6 REAR ROOF GRILLS ONLY (HEP COOLING) |
4 REAR ROOF GRILLS & ACCESS DOOR (HEP COOLING) |
FUEL TANK |
HANDRAIL SHORT HOOD B=BLACK Y=YELLOW |
COUNTER- WEIGHT |
520 |
1,2 |
Y |
I |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
- |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
521 |
1,2 |
Y |
I |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
- |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
522 |
1,2 |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
- |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
523 |
1,2 |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
RBLR |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
524 |
1,2 |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
RBLR |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
525 |
1,2 |
Y |
I |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
RB OL |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
526 |
1,2 |
Y |
I |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
- |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
527 |
1,2 |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
RB SL |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
528 |
1,2 |
Y |
B |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
- |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
529 |
Original |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
- |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
530 |
1,2 |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
- |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
531 |
1,2 |
Y |
B |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
RBLR |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
532 |
1,2 |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
- |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
533 |
1,2 |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
534 |
1,2 |
Y |
I |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
- |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
535 |
1,2 |
Y |
|
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
- |
1500 |
Y |
Y |
536 |
3B |
Y |
I |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
537 |
3B |
Y |
I |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
538 |
3B |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
539 |
3B |
Y |
|
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
540 |
3A |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
541 |
3A |
Y |
|
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
B |
N |
542 |
3B |
Y |
I |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
543 |
3A |
Y |
|
N |
N |
N |
RBLR |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
544 |
3A |
Y |
|
N |
N |
N |
RBLR |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
545 |
3B |
Y |
|
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
546 |
3A |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
B |
N |
547 |
3B |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
548 |
3B |
Y |
I |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
549 |
3B |
Y |
|
N |
N |
N |
RBLR |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
550 |
3B |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
551 |
3B |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
552 |
3A |
Y |
|
N |
N |
N |
RBLR |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
553 |
3B |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
RBLR |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
554 |
3A |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
555 |
3A |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
RBLR |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
556 |
3B |
Y |
|
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
557 |
3B |
Y |
|
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
558 |
3A |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
RB OL |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
559 |
3B |
Y |
I |
N |
N |
N |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
560 |
3A |
Y |
B |
N |
N |
N |
RBLR |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
561 |
3B |
Y |
I |
N |
N |
N |
RBLR |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
562 |
3A |
Y |
B |
N |
Y |
N 1/2 |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
563 |
3B |
Y |
B |
N |
Y |
N 1/2 |
RBLR |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
564 |
3B |
Y |
|
N |
Y |
N 1/2 |
- |
Y |
1850 |
Y |
N |
ALL UNITS HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
. Silent Witness Camera
. Two extra flag posts both sides, font and rear
. Rear Inertial Filter Hood Cover, rear of unit
. Main Reservoir Branch Pipe
. GPS Antennae
. Large rear backup light rear of each unit
. TMS
. All units now have full-length rear view mirrors
NOTES:
. 1 / 2 - White marker light removed and replaced with circular cover / protruding rear light box 562-564 (to 568) only
. 3A / 3B See Above Specific to 535-564
. F1 - GMDD shows fuel tank correctly at 1850 Imperial Gallons whereas some sources incorrectly show 1800
. 539 last unit to received the 2 AC units
