Comments on: Thank you for your 32 years of dedicated service.Built in 1984 this SD40-2 no longer pulls freight and awaits it’s fate in storage to either the scrapper’s torch or hopefully a regional or shortline that may one day run it again.

By: CNSD60F

CNSD60F — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 20:09:25 +0000

Be right back going to St. Paul

By: PacificPaul

PacificPaul — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 20:52:39 +0000

Hi Guys,just found out that there are 6 SD40-2′s in the 6000 series currently in service and all at ST.Paul. Stl&H 5560 is also still in the shop at Agincourt.

By: CNSD60F

CNSD60F — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:19:49 +0000

You sure? because it was the second engine in the lash up and trailing were 2 gp38-2s, you are probably thinking about 5560 which WAS sold

By: MrDan

MrDan — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 04:33:34 +0000

CNSD60F: STL&H 5651 was one of the sold off ones heading south into the US to Metro East Industries in St. Louis.

By: PacificPaul

PacificPaul — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 21:15:14 +0000

Regarding the mileage on these units,the only thing that would keep track on the loco itself would be the event recorder (blackbox) Plus train services planning would keep track of the assignments for each engine and distance traveled for overhaul purposes.

By: CNSD60F

CNSD60F — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 15:48:44 +0000

Paul, are there any still running as of the fourth of june 2016? Because I have seen videos recently of 6023 and STL&H 5651, The 6023 was leading a ballast train (this was last week when it was uploaded) and STL&H 5651 was a few days ago so there has to be some still in use

By: Gord Currie

Gord Currie — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 02:19:49 +0000

Well for 32 years old and still having original paint it still looks good. Paul what kind of miles would be on these units do they have something to track mileage?

By: PacificPaul

PacificPaul — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 01:44:25 +0000

True, but it does seem unlikely just because of the amount of newer GE’s that are currently stored and the batches of SD’s that have been sold recently. However, we can hope that there will be some that CP will eventually use again.

By: CNSD60F

CNSD60F — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 01:28:08 +0000

And 32 years is quite a sad ending because there are engines on the CN roster that have outlived it by decades, even other SD40-2s like the ex MPs which were built in 1973

By: CNSD60F

CNSD60F — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 01:26:42 +0000

No that is not the case, it matters if it was stored serviceable or non serviceable, but even then if CP faces a big boom in traffic and lots of $$$ then they will be released from storage and into service again, plus if they would never run again they would be off roster and retired, they are still on the roster