Comments on: NW 6157 rests in CP’s Agincourt Yard in Toronto, Ontario on July 8, 1979. The 6157 was part of a 50 unit order for SD40-2s that were delivered by EMD between April and June 1978.

By: Driver8666

Driver8666 — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 09:11:18 +0000

Even in the high hood ones?

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:54:19 +0000

The ones I recall seeing had single control stands.

By: Driver8666

Driver8666 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:03:57 +0000

Dual clasp brakes must’ve been fun for the shop forces.

Didn’t these have dual control stands? Or only one.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 17:47:02 +0000

If I recall, we had a bunch of these units leased at that time. Most had high short hoods. CP later bought a few of those & boarded over the windows.
I seem to remember walking back through our power for some reason & coming across one of the units with low short hood & long hood control setup. I’d never seen that before.

By: Jakob Mueller

Jakob Mueller — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 16:59:06 +0000

The second NW unit behind, 1625, is a SD40-2 with a high short hood.

With two NW units together – were these both leased, or was there some kind of run-through arrangement with NW for something?

By: First954

First954 — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:01:27 +0000

Yes, you are correct, the long hood is the front end of these units. There is a small “F” on the running boards at the long hood end. If I recall correctly, EMD wanted extra for the high hood option that Norfolk and Western refused to pay.

By: RonaldB

RonaldB — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 03:22:54 +0000

If I recall, the long hood was the “front” on those units. That’s a bit odd with the low short hood.