Comments on: Red Barn-The Wall. So it looks, anyway. A dozen brand new SD40-2F locomotives sit at the CP Quebec St yard on a rather drab Monday afternoon. This is 12 of the 25 units built. Hard to believe they are being retired already, and sightings of what is left have been far and few between. Actually, I am not sure if any of them are out on the road anymore. In this photo we see CP 9002, 9006, 9014, 9023, 9018, 9007, 9012, 9003, 9009, 9000, 9005 and 9004. I had no problem wandering that day, but trespassing on CP property is now prohibited.

By: trainguyMike

trainguyMike — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 23:22:42 +0000

Miss these units ! Beauty shot !

By: Baby Dash

Baby Dash — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 05:31:20 +0000

I never made a note of it but 5 or more years ago they used one of these Barns for switching the yard here in Edmonton. It is encouraging that the CP thought the CN had a good thing going and dabbled with Draper Tapers and Comfort Cabs. Nice photo and thanks for sharing it.

By: awmooney

awmooney — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 00:26:40 +0000

Dave: Not being one who ever worked for the railroads, I had forgotten about the “bugs”.
Now, I just checked CTG, and Date Built shows 11/12/1988 and I shot this in March 1989. So yes, they have been returned. And I just checked my caption against my notebook and I put down the wrong year. It shows 1988 and my notebook reads 1989. I shall get that corrected. Thanks Dave.

By: Dave Brook

Dave Brook — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 00:17:19 +0000

Wasn’t that when they were all sent back to GM for warranty work? I recall GM had stopped making SD40-2′s by then, and this was a special order for CP; and they didn’t do so well.