EMD SD40-2F

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EMD SD40-2F

CP 9011 in Chalk River, Ontario
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Total production	25
AAR wheel arr.	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8½ in (1,435 mm)
Power output	3,000 hp (2,250 kW)
Career	Canadian Pacific
Number	9000–9024
Nicknames	"red barns"
Delivered	1988 and 1989
Disposition	still in service

The EMD SD40-2F was a 3,000 hp (2,250 kW) C-C diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. It was fundamentally a SD40-2 in a cowl unit full-width body. A total of 25 units were built solely for the Canadian Pacific Railway. They were delivered in 1988 and 1989, after the end of production for the regular SD40-2. The engines were CP's only cowl units, and have been nicknamed "red barns" by railfans.

The locomotives are numbered 9000-9024. These were the only new locomotives to be delivered to the CPR in the "Action Red" paint scheme, a variation upon the "Multimark" paint scheme lacking the black-and-white "Pac-Man" emblem. Two engines, numbers 9000 and 9022, have been repainted in the "Dual Flags" paint scheme. They were delivered without the porthole in the nose door; this was retrofitted to most units in the early 90s. All 25 units remain in service as of 2008.

[edit] References

• Sebastian-Coleman, George (1998). "CP Rail's SD40-2F". Model Railroader magazine, Vol. 65, No. 7 (July 1998).

v • d • e Diesel cab and cowl locomotives built by GM-EMD Cab units (F- & E-units) FT, F2, F3, F7, FP7, F9, FP9, FL9, TA, EA/EB, E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E9, AA, AB6 Cowl units F45, FP45, F40C, F40PH, F40PH-2, F40PH-2C, F40PH-2M, SDP40F, SD40-2F, SD50F, F59PH and F59PHI, SD60F, F69PHAC, DE30AC, DM30AC See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives