Great video. Love the SD -40's. My favorite locomotive. Luckily where I work at they have 2 of them. So I can still see them run for a few more years. I was recently informed by a UA-camr that KCS has only 20 units remaining. I see union Pacific still uses them for local trains. Great video glad I subscribed
Thank you. Wow, I didn’t know KCS has so few. Than again, they are the smallest of the class 1’s. UP and BNSF seem to really like their SD40-2’s. They’re a super common sight in railyards. Thank you for the sub!
hey, that Santa Fe SD40-2 1648, I think it was put on yard work in our powershops, it moves around quite a bit but stays in the powershops, lucky you got to see it!
@@imakerandomvideos14 Sorta kinda. I stopped off to get some pictures on my way back to Oklahoma this weekend. I was really looking for the Warbonnet Dash-8 y’all have, but it wasn’t there. I did see y’all’s old bluebonnet slug, though. That things cool!
Always fun watching Southern Pacific go by, they had SD40-2, SD40-T2, SD9, SD35. All 6 axle trucks. I lived on the Siskiyou Sub most what was on it was wood products or empty car. North full south empty
Just one point of correction, a spotting feature is that not all have the dynamic brakes, so for example Illinois Central / Illinois Central Gulf had a huge fleet of SD40-2s as original equipment from EMD, not all had dynamic brakes and later many had the dynamic brake removed. However IC bought quite a few SD40-2s from the BN, and many of these they also removed the DB . Therefore some SD40-2s only have the 3 fans and a long blank where the DB goes. Nice video !
@@evanmrozinski I believe its because the locomotives would not be operating on lines with a gradient, therefore no need to have DBs. It would just be more weight and maintenance for something not used.
I always loved the front and back porches as they call em. It just looks so much better that way. EJ&E used these engines too, in fact some of the CN ones are former EJ&E
Howzit : Along with the F-45's / FP-45's [ Cowl Units ]; the SD 40-2 remains as a full-on favourite ! I stand to correction; but the main reason for the Tell-Tale attractive porches; was that the frame / chassis of the SD-45 ( Troublesome 20 Cylinder Prime-Mover ) was incorporated into the design; which obviously also allowed for the 2 x 3-Axle powered trucks. Much thanks for your Series. Lakka and Cheers For Now / Johnny 🤙🤘
Did you know that the last SD40-2 ever built by emd is currently working here in brazil? They were built for the E.F.C railroad, operated by VALE on the NorthEast of Brazil
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan It's another BNSF yard, originally built by Great Northern. Hump yard and big maintenance shops with the old roundhouse still in use. A kind Burlington Northern yard employee took me and my pops around the whole facility back in the 70's when they would still do those kind of things.
There’s some variations of the SD40-2 including 3 different lengths of the short hood. Kalmback publishing printed I believe 2 magazines specific to the SD40-2. I can’t find the first one.
Before the Dash2, there was the SD40. This was the locomotive that EMD built to compete against the ALCo C630 and the GE U30C. The SD40-2 improved on the original design primarily with the HT-C truck which significantly increased traction vs. the older Flexicoil-C trucks. As you alluded to, the new truck design resulted in a longer frame compared to the older SD40. Many SD40's have been internally rebuilt and electrically upgraded to Dash 2 standards and classified as SD40-2's. On CSX, we now have SD40's/40-2's rebuilt as "SD40-3's".
@@threehead99 The SD40 (as well as the 38 and 39) shared the same frame as the SD45. With the introduction of the Dash 2 line came a new 6-axle truck design (the HT-C) which necessitated a longer frame. This allowed for the fuel tank to remain the same and accommodation of the trucks which now had all traction motors facing the same direction.
There's a lot of words that accurately describe the SD40-2, but I'll just call them classic for now. There was a British locomotive built in the 1980s that was directly based on the SD40-2, on the mechanical side at least. That locomotive is the Class 59. These are some of my favourite US diesels, alongside the EMD F40PH and GE B40-8W. Incidentally there are some GE-built locomotives here in New Zealand, namely the 'DH' and 'DX' classes (models U10B and U26C respectively).
@0:40 i think you mean the current railroads that operate the locomotives, because we all know there were way too many railroads when it came out that was purchases.
The SD40-2 was the only EMD mainline locomotive to make its way into BC Rail's roster. While reliable, they were said to have fallen short of the pulling power/torque of the MLW M630s that BC Rail was using at the time.
CP Also had SD40-2F's, (No. 9000-9025). They were retired in 2014 and we thought the GMD Cowls were extinct but CM&Q Bought 10 of CP's retired Barns in 2015-16. That was until 2020 when CPKC acquired CM&Q and re-aquired the 10 SD40-2F's. Since then majority are used on ballast/short local trains and one had been converted to CPKC's hydrogen unit (No. 1001)
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan great video, and I love the channel and in all fairness, the majority of them did but some of the units on cn and soo didn’t come equipped with it
*Well done, however, you failed to cover the longer rear hood version for tunnels that DOES NOT have long back porch? Correct me if I'm wrong... At any rate, I LOVE distinctive "scribble" of the SD40-2! Just like the Harley, a very distinctive sound...*
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan The SD40-2, like all other EMD models before, during and after its time actually had several different gear ratios. 65 MPH just happens to the slowest speed ratio if I remember correctly without looking through my manuals.
Not all Railroads in the world have SD40-2 to have C-C bogey wheel arrangements, sometimes the railroad rebuild thier SD40-2 Railroads in Brazil for example, some of thier SD40-2 were rebuilt into BB40-2, the locomotive have BB-BB bogey wheel arrangement This type of arrangement is often use on 3ft 3in gauge Not only SD40-2 have this bogey arrangement, SD40T-2 did have the same rebuild along with other locomotives
@@greatmeme nope, in Brazil those BB-BB being classified as BB40-2 or SD40BB EMD also made an SD70ACe for VLI on Narrow Gauge track, the unit is SD70ACe-BB
all SD40-2s have 5 fans *IF* they have dynamic brakes..! not all dash 2s had dynamic brakes. Missouri Pacific probably had the largest fleet of non-dynamic brake equipped dash 2s. but don't quote me on that.
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@5:18, not all of them. Several Midwestern railroads ordered SD40-2s without dynamic brakes like the Mopac and ICG.
SOO line as well.
CSX liked their SD40-2's so much they rebuilt a bunch of them into SD40-3's!
The SD40-2 is my Favorite American Diesel locomotive and I love them
Mine too
Great video. Love the SD -40's. My favorite locomotive. Luckily where I work at they have 2 of them. So I can still see them run for a few more years. I was recently informed by a UA-camr that KCS has only 20 units remaining. I see union Pacific still uses them for local trains. Great video glad I subscribed
Thank you. Wow, I didn’t know KCS has so few. Than again, they are the smallest of the class 1’s. UP and BNSF seem to really like their SD40-2’s. They’re a super common sight in railyards. Thank you for the sub!
I believe KCS still has a lot of SD40s, but they were rebuilt from SD40-2s.
Excellent coverage on one of my favorite engines. Great video all around. Much appreciated 🙌
hey, that Santa Fe SD40-2 1648, I think it was put on yard work in our powershops, it moves around quite a bit but stays in the powershops, lucky you got to see it!
Funny you mention that, because I just saw it yesterday in Newton, Kansas.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan you railfanning here? Please tell me you did
@@imakerandomvideos14 Sorta kinda. I stopped off to get some pictures on my way back to Oklahoma this weekend. I was really looking for the Warbonnet Dash-8 y’all have, but it wasn’t there. I did see y’all’s old bluebonnet slug, though. That things cool!
They took it away, I saw an engine coupled to it back in 2022 but it hasn't been back since.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan also, when will you upload the pictures? I want to see what you saw, if you did you should've seen an NS.
Always fun watching Southern Pacific go by, they had SD40-2, SD40-T2, SD9, SD35. All 6 axle trucks. I lived on the Siskiyou Sub most what was on it was wood products or empty car. North full south empty
Just one point of correction, a spotting feature is that not all have the dynamic brakes, so for example Illinois Central / Illinois Central Gulf had a huge fleet of SD40-2s as original equipment from EMD, not all had dynamic brakes and later many had the dynamic brake removed. However IC bought quite a few SD40-2s from the BN, and many of these they also removed the DB . Therefore some SD40-2s only have the 3 fans and a long blank where the DB goes. Nice video !
Ah, ok. Thanks for the info.
What was the reason for not wanting and removing the dynamic braking?
@@evanmrozinski I believe its because the locomotives would not be operating on lines with a gradient, therefore no need to have DBs. It would just be more weight and maintenance for something not used.
Thanks for the introduction.
I always loved the front and back porches as they call em. It just looks so much better that way. EJ&E used these engines too, in fact some of the CN ones are former EJ&E
Those are SD38's
I watched these beautiful machines run all day right beside my house. As a kid they were kind of annoying but now I can appreciate them
Howzit : Along with the F-45's / FP-45's [ Cowl Units ]; the SD 40-2 remains as a full-on favourite ! I stand to correction; but the main reason for the Tell-Tale attractive porches; was that the frame / chassis of the SD-45 ( Troublesome 20 Cylinder Prime-Mover ) was incorporated into the design; which obviously also allowed for the 2 x 3-Axle powered trucks. Much thanks for your Series. Lakka and Cheers For Now / Johnny 🤙🤘
Did you know that the last SD40-2 ever built by emd is currently working here in brazil? They were built for the E.F.C railroad, operated by VALE on the NorthEast of Brazil
Some of SD40-2 own by RFFSA is made from Spain, is that right?
@@TheRealRajo6466 no, you're mixing up with the GE U10Bs. They were exported from US, Spain and some made here in Brazil
@@danielferrovias hmmm
Ok
@@TheRealRajo6466 OH I THINK I KNOW WHAT ENGINE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! It's the EMD G22U series.
we've got one that was recently rebuilt/repainted and set up for radio control at the big Interbay yard out here - it really is in beautiful shape
Cool! What railroad owns Interbay yard?
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan It's another BNSF yard, originally built by Great Northern. Hump yard and big maintenance shops with the old roundhouse still in use. A kind Burlington Northern yard employee took me and my pops around the whole facility back in the 70's when they would still do those kind of things.
@@wafflesnfalafel1 Oh wow, that super cool! I think it’s awesome that they still use the roundhouse, and that you got a tour of the place.
Are you from OK? I'm seeing a lot of pics either of what I think is or what I know is OK, like the Devon Tower in the background from 4:27 to 4:38.
SD40-2's are the best! Great video
They sure are. Thank you!
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan Your welcome.
There’s some variations of the SD40-2 including 3 different lengths of the short hood. Kalmback publishing printed I believe 2 magazines specific to the SD40-2. I can’t find the first one.
Don't forget The Main Line of Mid America; Illinois Central.🍻
Before the Dash2, there was the SD40. This was the locomotive that EMD built to compete against the ALCo C630 and the GE U30C. The SD40-2 improved on the original design primarily with the HT-C truck which significantly increased traction vs. the older Flexicoil-C trucks. As you alluded to, the new truck design resulted in a longer frame compared to the older SD40.
Many SD40's have been internally rebuilt and electrically upgraded to Dash 2 standards and classified as SD40-2's. On CSX, we now have SD40's/40-2's rebuilt as "SD40-3's".
Weren't they just SD40 bodies on an SD45 frame?
@@threehead99 The SD40 (as well as the 38 and 39) shared the same frame as the SD45. With the introduction of the Dash 2 line came a new 6-axle truck design (the HT-C) which necessitated a longer frame. This allowed for the fuel tank to remain the same and accommodation of the trucks which now had all traction motors facing the same direction.
There's a lot of words that accurately describe the SD40-2, but I'll just call them classic for now. There was a British locomotive built in the 1980s that was directly based on the SD40-2, on the mechanical side at least. That locomotive is the Class 59.
These are some of my favourite US diesels, alongside the EMD F40PH and GE B40-8W. Incidentally there are some GE-built locomotives here in New Zealand, namely the 'DH' and 'DX' classes (models U10B and U26C respectively).
@0:40 i think you mean the current railroads that operate the locomotives, because we all know there were way too many railroads when it came out that was purchases.
The SD40-2 was the only EMD mainline locomotive to make its way into BC Rail's roster. While reliable, they were said to have fallen short of the pulling power/torque of the MLW M630s that BC Rail was using at the time.
CP Also had SD40-2F's, (No. 9000-9025). They were retired in 2014 and we thought the GMD Cowls were extinct but CM&Q Bought 10 of CP's retired Barns in 2015-16. That was until 2020 when CPKC acquired CM&Q and re-aquired the 10 SD40-2F's. Since then majority are used on ballast/short local trains and one had been converted to CPKC's hydrogen unit (No. 1001)
Nice video. But, do better research next time. NOT ALL SD40-2 locomotives had dynamic brakes. Therefore not all SD40-2's had 5 fans.
Oh, I've never heard of an SD40-2 without dynamic brakes. Thanks for letting me know.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan great video, and I love the channel and in all fairness, the majority of them did but some of the units on cn and soo didn’t come equipped with it
I still see NS using SD40-2s one day i saw one stopped and pulling a tanker train and one in the middle of a consists
Zero mention of the high hood SD40? I never even knew those existed.
*Well done, however, you failed to cover the longer rear hood version for tunnels that DOES NOT have long back porch? Correct me if I'm wrong... At any rate, I LOVE distinctive "scribble" of the SD40-2! Just like the Harley, a very distinctive sound...*
a lot of SD40-2s are still used on the BNSF Staples Sub
i would like to see the old atsf sd40_2s repatied in there former glory
none wide cab SD50 replacement for the 40-2 didn't work at the time
Kansas City southern owned the first SD40-2 Ever made
How dare you name N&W and not also name Southern Railway. 😉 😆
Also these units can run over 65 mph easily if they're geared for such speeds.
I’m sorry! 🤣They were just used by so many railroads!
That’s really cool, I didn’t know locomotives could be geared like that.
@@Southern_Plains_Railfan The SD40-2, like all other EMD models before, during and after its time actually had several different gear ratios. 65 MPH just happens to the slowest speed ratio if I remember correctly without looking through my manuals.
@@SOU6900 Huh, ya learn something new everyday. Thanks for the info, I never knew that before.
Not all Railroads in the world have SD40-2 to have C-C bogey wheel arrangements, sometimes the railroad rebuild thier SD40-2
Railroads in Brazil for example, some of thier SD40-2 were rebuilt into BB40-2, the locomotive have BB-BB bogey wheel arrangement
This type of arrangement is often use on 3ft 3in gauge
Not only SD40-2 have this bogey arrangement, SD40T-2 did have the same rebuild along with other locomotives
That's why you can't call it SD40-2 anymore
@@i.a.1475 well ALL/Rumo, Brado, and Progress Rail even though they have SD40-2 on 3ft 3in gauge, they still in thier original design
That would be a GP40-2
@@greatmeme nope, in Brazil those BB-BB being classified as BB40-2 or SD40BB
EMD also made an SD70ACe for VLI on Narrow Gauge track, the unit is SD70ACe-BB
@@greatmeme + Brazil only have GP18 and GP9L, there no other General Purpose beside these in Brazil
Ain't they forgetting about Southern Railway?
Sd40-2s can sometimes lead trains! Next time maybe see other people's catches, look at BNSF 1458!!!
As everyone likes the OG SD40s (1966 - 1972) the Dash 2 engines or rebuild -2s are the more superior
all SD40-2s have 5 fans *IF* they have dynamic brakes..! not all dash 2s had dynamic brakes. Missouri Pacific probably had the largest fleet of non-dynamic brake equipped dash 2s. but don't quote me on that.
Fuel economy is why most railroads dropped them.
SD40-2s were also non dynamic, amazing how can know so much but still know nothing!
Your video has several inaccuracies... not all SD40-2's had dynamic brakes for one!!
GP38’s are better
Don’t agree that’s just my opinion