In 1993, SP contracted with Morrison Knudsen to supply 133 SD40M-2's, as part of the contract, SP was to supply no carbodies or shells. This sparked a frantic search for 133 six axle locos …

The EMD SD40 is an American 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and August 1972. 1,268 locomotives were built …

The EMD SD40-2 is a 3,000-horsepower (2,200 kW) C-C diesel–electric locomotive built by EMD from 1972 to 1989. The SD40-2 was introduced in January 1972 as part of EMD's Dash 2 …

UP had regular SD40 's numbered #3101 and #3103, part of the #3098-3122 series built in 1971. The Union Pacific 1998 Locomotive Directory lists SP #8632 and #8689 as originally UP …

SP SD40M-2 page. This page is dedicated to SP's fleet of 133 locomotives rebuilt to SD40-2 standards by Morrison-Knudsen from a variety of original EMD models including SD40, SD45 …

The EMD SD40M-2 was a six-axle diesel locomotive model that were rebuilt from EMD SD40, SD45 and SDP45 diesel locomotives by Morrison–Knudsen. In 1993, the Southern Pacific …

southern pacific sd40m-2 no.8621 Description: Southern Pacific's KCOAF (Kansas City-Oakland Forwarder) westbound on the eastbound main track on the old Rio Grande Mainline.

Electro-Motive SD40M-2 Diesels 5485 was built in January 1967, #32692, FN 7951-4, as Denver & Rio Grande Western 5318, Class DE C-C 98, SD45. It was reclassified as Class EF636D-1 …

As you should be aware from reading the SD40M-2 Info page, SP received 133 SD40M-2's from Morrison-Knudsen, with 3 distinct body styles. The difficulty rating of modeling any of the …

Feb 20, 2025 · It was 65 feet, 9 ½ inches in length sporting standard Flexicoil trucks, the Spartan Cab, and EMD's now-classic road-switcher carbody. A keen eye, however, will note the …