EMD SD40
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The EMD SD40 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive
built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and August 1972.
, the SD40 is a high-horsepower, six-motor freight locomotive.
In 1966, EMD updated their locomotive catalog with entirely new models, all powered by the new 645
diesel. These included six-axle models SD38
, SDP40
and SD45
, in addition to the SD40. All shared standardized components, including the frame, cab
, generator, trucks, traction motors, and air brakes. The primary difference was the power output: SD38 = 2000 hp from a non-turbocharged V16
, SD40 = 3000 hp from a turbocharged V16
, and SD45 = 3600 hp from a turbocharged V20
.
railroads, 330 were built for Canadian
railroads, 72 were built for Mexican
railroads, 6 were built for the Guinea-Boke Project, and 4 SD40Ms riding on 5'3" gauge trucks were exported to Brazil.
Built by EMD at La Grange, Illinois
Built by GMD at London, Ontario
Phases are as listed by Robert Sarberenyi.
version called the SD40-2
. The very first test bed SD40, EMD 434, constructed on an SD35
frame in July 1964 was in active service until retired by Canadian National Railway
in March 2009 and donated to the Monticello Railway Museum in July of 2009, albeit having been upgraded to an "SD40-2R", as Illinois Central 6071. 18 customized SD40s were built for the Illinois Central Railroad
as model SD40A
, using the longer SDP45
frame, which allowed for a larger 5000 gallon fuel tank.
The SD40E is an EMD SD50
rebuilt by the Norfolk Southern Railway
and derated to 3000 HP.
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1966 and August 1972.
Design
Like its predecessor in EMD's catalog, the SD35EMD SD35
An EMD SD35 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1964 and January 1966. Power was provided by an EMD 567D3A 16-cylinder engine which generated . A fuel tank was used on this unit. This locomotive model shared a common frame with the EMD SD28,...
, the SD40 is a high-horsepower, six-motor freight locomotive.
In 1966, EMD updated their locomotive catalog with entirely new models, all powered by the new 645
EMD 645
The EMD 645 family of diesel engines was designed and manufactured by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. Intended primarily for locomotive, marine and stationary engine use, one 16-cylinder version powered the 33-19 "Titan" prototype haul truck designed by GM's Terex...
diesel. These included six-axle models SD38
EMD SD38
An EMD SD38 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between May 1967 and October 1971. Power was provided by an EMD 645 16-cylinder engine which generated 2000 horsepower . As compared to the EMD 645E3 engine that was turbo-charged and produced 3000HP from the...
, SDP40
EMD SDP40
An EMD SDP40 is a 6-axle passenger diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1966 and May 1970. Although few were produced, they enjoyed long service lives.-Design:...
and SD45
EMD SD45
The EMD SD45 is a six-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between December, 1965, and December, 1971. Power was provided by an EMD 645E3 twenty-cylinder engine which generated 3,600 HP. This locomotive shared the same common frame with the EMD SD38, EMD SD39, EMD...
, in addition to the SD40. All shared standardized components, including the frame, cab
Cab (locomotive)
The cab, crew compartment or driver's compartment of a locomotive is the part of the locomotive housing the train driver or engineer, the fireman or driver's assistant , and the controls necessary for the locomotive's operation....
, generator, trucks, traction motors, and air brakes. The primary difference was the power output: SD38 = 2000 hp from a non-turbocharged V16
V16 engine
A V16 engine is a V engine with 16 cylinders. Engines of this number of cylinders are uncommon in automotive use.A V16 engine is perfectly balanced regardless of the V angle without requiring counter-rotating balancing shafts which are necessary to balance Straight-4 and odd number of cylinder...
, SD40 = 3000 hp from a turbocharged V16
V16 engine
A V16 engine is a V engine with 16 cylinders. Engines of this number of cylinders are uncommon in automotive use.A V16 engine is perfectly balanced regardless of the V angle without requiring counter-rotating balancing shafts which are necessary to balance Straight-4 and odd number of cylinder...
, and SD45 = 3600 hp from a turbocharged V20
V20 engine
A V20 engine is a V engine with 20 cylinders.Engines of this number of cylinders are not common in automobiles, but this configuration is used in some large diesel engines....
.
Original Owners
856 examples of this locomotive model were built for AmericanUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
railroads, 330 were built for Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
railroads, 72 were built for Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
railroads, 6 were built for the Guinea-Boke Project, and 4 SD40Ms riding on 5'3" gauge trucks were exported to Brazil.
Built by EMD at La Grange, Illinois
La Grange, Illinois
La Grange, a suburb of Chicago, is a village in Cook County, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 15,608 at the 2000 census.-History:...
| Built | Serial | Phase | Railroad | Road numbers | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/66 | 31007-31018 | Ia1 | GM&O Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St... |
901-912 | 12 | |
| 1/66-2/66 | 31263-31282 | Ia1 | CNW | 867-886 | 20 | No d/b, 867 first SD40 built |
| 2/66-3/66 | 31285-31349 | Ia12,Ia2 | PRR Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
6040-6104 | 65 | |
| 4/66 | 31414-31438 | Ia2 | UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
3000-3024 | 25 | |
| 1/66-5/66 | 31491-31569 | Ia1,Ia2 | SP | 8400-8478 | 79 | Numbers out of sequence |
| 4/66 | 31575-31589 | Ia2 | UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
3025-3039 | 15 | |
| 4/66 | 31760-31765 | Ia2 | CNW | 887-892 | 6 | No d/b |
| 6/66 | 31766 | Ia2 | ASAB Bay Line Railroad The Bay Line Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It operates between Panama City, Florida, and Dothan, Alabama, including a branch from Grimes to Abbeville, Alabama, reached via trackage rights on CSX's Dothan Subdivision between Dothan and Grimes... |
506 | 1 | No d/b |
| 6/66 | 31799 | Ia2 | GM Seaboard Air Line Railroad The Seaboard Air Line Railroad , which styled itself "The Route of Courteous Service," was an American railroad whose corporate existence extended from April 14, 1900, until July 1, 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line... |
10 | 1 | No d/b |
| 5/66-6/66 | 31899-31928 | Ia2 | NW Norfolk and Western Railway The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence.... |
1580–1609 | 30 | High short hood |
| 7/66-8/66 | 31929-31948 | Ia2 | C&O Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
7450-7469 | 20 | |
| 3/66-5/66 | 32036-32055 | ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859... |
1700–1719 | 20 | ||
| 6/66-9/66 | 32088-32091 | Ia2 | L&N Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... |
1225–1228 | 4 | |
| 8/66-9/66 | 32092-32100 | Ia2 | CGW Chicago Great Western Railway The Chicago Great Western Railway was a Class I railroad that linked Chicago, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. It was founded by Alpheus Beede Stickney in 1885 as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line called the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad... |
401-409 | 9 | |
| 10/66-11/66 | 32101-32114 | Ib1 | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
600-613 | 14 | Some equipped with Locotrol |
| 8/66 | 32134-32138 | Ia2 | WM Western Maryland Railway The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in 1973 and ceased operating its lines... |
7470-7474 | 5 | |
| 9/66 | 32141-32148 | Ia2 | CRR Clinchfield Railroad The Clinchfield Railroad was an operating and holding company for the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway . The line ran from the coalfields of Virginia and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, to the textile mills of South Carolina... |
3000-3007 | 8 | |
| 9/66 | 32161-32169 | Ia2 | GM&O Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio was a Class I railroad in the central United States whose primary routes extended from Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, to St... |
913-921 | 9 | |
| 4/67 | 32228-32231 | RFFSA RFFSA The Rede Ferroviária Federal, Sociedade Anônima was the state-owned national railway company of Brazil. It was created in 1957, and dissolved between 1999–2007.-Constituent Railways:... |
3701-3704 | 4 | Brazil, Broad gauge | |
| 9/66 | 32314 | Ia2 | CNW | 893 | 1 | No d/b |
| 10/66-12/66 | 32400-32434 | Ib1 | UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
3048-3082 | 35 | |
| 2/67 | 32686-32688 | Ib2 | CNW | 894-896 | 3 | No d/b |
| 3/67-4/67 | 32968-32987 | Ib2 | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
700-719 | 20 | No d/b |
| 5/67 | 33154-33160 | Ic | C&O Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
7475-7481 | 7 | Drop grabs on nose |
| 5/67 | 33161-33173 | Ic | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
7482-7497 | 13 | Drop grabs on nose |
| 12/67 | 33244-33249 | IIa2 | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
6000-6005 | 6 | No d/b |
| 5/68 | 33385-33403 | NdeM Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, was Mexico's state owned railroad company from 1938 to 1998, and prior to 1938 a major railroad controlled by the government that linked Mexico City to the major cities of Nuevo Laredo and Ciudad Juárez on the U.S. border... |
8503-8521 | 19 | ||
| 10/67 | 33516-33519 | IIa2 | C&S Colorado and Southern Railway The Colorado and Southern Railway was a railroad company in the western United States that operated independently from 1898 to 1908, then as part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad until it was absorbed into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1981.The railway began as the... |
875-878 | 4 | |
| 4/68-6/68 | 33671-33680 | IIb_ | SP | 8479-8488 | 10 | |
| 1/68-2/68 | 33771-33784 | IIb1 | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
720-733 | 14 | No d/b |
| 3/68 | 33895-33897 | NdeM Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, was Mexico's state owned railroad company from 1938 to 1998, and prior to 1938 a major railroad controlled by the government that linked Mexico City to the major cities of Nuevo Laredo and Ciudad Juárez on the U.S. border... |
8500-8502 | 3 | ||
| 4/68 | 33918-33926 | IIb1 | C&S Colorado and Southern Railway The Colorado and Southern Railway was a railroad company in the western United States that operated independently from 1898 to 1908, then as part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad until it was absorbed into the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1981.The railway began as the... |
879-887 | 9 | |
| 8/68 | 33958-33965 | IIb_ | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
614-621 | 8 | Some equipped with Locotrol |
| 11/68 | 34104-34105 | IIb_ | WM Western Maryland Railway The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in 1973 and ceased operating its lines... |
7495-7496 | 2 | |
| 9/68 | 34177 | IIb_ | CRR Clinchfield Railroad The Clinchfield Railroad was an operating and holding company for the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway . The line ran from the coalfields of Virginia and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, to the textile mills of South Carolina... |
3008 | 1 | |
| 2/69 | 34504-34523 | IIb_ | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
734-753 | 20 | No d/b |
| 9/68 | 34742-34747 | IIb_ | CRR Clinchfield Railroad The Clinchfield Railroad was an operating and holding company for the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway . The line ran from the coalfields of Virginia and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, to the textile mills of South Carolina... |
3009-3014 | 6 | |
| 4/69 | 34758-34762 | IIb_ | L&N Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... |
1229–1233 | 5 | |
| 4/69 | 34775-34778 | IIb_ | B&O Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which... |
7497-7500 | 4 | |
| 4/69 | 34779-34784 | IIb_ | C&O Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
7501-7506 | 6 | |
| 4/69-5/69 | 34889-34898 | IIb_ | SOO Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste... |
736-745 | 10 | No d/b |
| 8/69 | 34939-34951 | IIb_ | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
6006-6018 | 13 | SD40A: 70'8" frame, 5000-gallon fuel tank |
| 7/69 | 34967-34971 | IIb_ | WM Western Maryland Railway The Western Maryland Railway was an American Class I railroad which operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in 1973 and ceased operating its lines... |
7445-7449 | 5 | |
| 8/69 | 35184-35195 | IIb_ | GTW Grand Trunk Western Railroad The Grand Trunk Western Railroad is an important subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway , constituting the majority of CN's Chicago Division .... |
5900-5911 | 12 | No d/b |
| 6/70 | 35493-35498 | IIb2 | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
622-627 | 6 | Some equipped with Locotrol, numbers out of sequence |
| 5/71 | 35605-35619 | IIc | NW Norfolk and Western Railway The Norfolk and Western Railway , a US class I railroad, was formed by more than 200 railroad mergers between 1838 and 1982. It had headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia for most of its 150 year existence.... |
1610–1624 | 15 | High short hood |
| 1/70 | 35685-35689 | IIb2 | IC Illinois Central Railroad The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa... |
6019-6023 | 5 | SD40A: 70'8" frame, 5000-gallon fuel tank |
| 1/70 | 35725-35740 | IIb2 | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
754-769 | 16 | No d/b |
| 1/70 | 35831-35839 | IIb2 | GTW Grand Trunk Western Railroad The Grand Trunk Western Railroad is an important subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway , constituting the majority of CN's Chicago Division .... |
5912-5920 | 9 | |
| 3/71 | 35840-35847 | IIc | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
628-635 | 8 | Some equipped with Locotrol |
| 4/70 | 35948-35952 | IIb2 | L&N Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... |
1234–1238 | 5 | |
| 3/70 | 36099-36102 | IIb2 | SOO Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste... |
746-749 | 4 | No d/b |
| 4/70 | 36124-36129 | IIb2 | DE Detroit Edison The Detroit Edison Company, founded in 1903, is an investor-owned electric utility which serves most of Southeast Michigan. Its parent company, DTE Energy , provides energy services to a variety of clients beyond Detroit Edison's service area.- History :... |
001-006 | 6 | Numbers out of sequence |
| 6/70 | 36696-36705 | IIb2 | C&O Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
7507-7516 | 10 | |
| 7/70 | 36746-36755 | IIb2 | C&O Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
7517-7526 | 10 | |
| 8/70-9/70 | 36809-36818 | IIb2 | L&N Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... |
1239–1248 | 10 | |
| 9/70 | 36887-36895 | IIb2 | GTW Grand Trunk Western Railroad The Grand Trunk Western Railroad is an important subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway , constituting the majority of CN's Chicago Division .... |
5921-5929 | 9 | No d/b |
| 12/70-1/71 | 36896-36926 | IIb2 | PC | 6240-6270 | 31 | |
| 1/71-2/71 | 36997-37010 | IIb2 | PC | 6271-6284 | 14 | |
| 3/71 | 37204-37213 | IIc | C&O Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P... |
7527-7536 | 10 | |
| 4/71 | 37355-37370 | IIc | SOU | 3170-3185 | 16 | High short hood |
| 6/71 | 37417-37422 | IIc | CRR Clinchfield Railroad The Clinchfield Railroad was an operating and holding company for the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway . The line ran from the coalfields of Virginia and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, to the textile mills of South Carolina... |
3015-3020 | 6 | |
| 5/71 | 37425-37431 | IIc | SOO Soo Line Railroad The Soo Line Railroad is the primary United States railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway , controlled through the Soo Line Corporation, and one of seven U.S. Class I railroads. Although it is named for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste... |
750-756 | 7 | No d/b |
| 6/71 | 37538-37541 | IIc | CRR Clinchfield Railroad The Clinchfield Railroad was an operating and holding company for the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway . The line ran from the coalfields of Virginia and Elkhorn City, Kentucky, to the textile mills of South Carolina... |
3021-3024 | 4 | |
| 3/71-4/71 | 37543-37562 | IIc | MP Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , also known as the MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway , Texas and Pacific... |
770-789 | 20 | No d/b |
| 8/71-10/71 | 37639-37928 | IIc | UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
3083-3122 | 40 | |
| 5/71 | 38203-38212 | IIc | L&N Louisville and Nashville Railroad The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business... |
1249–1258 | 10 | |
| 3/71 | 38363 | IIc | KCS Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states... |
636 | 1 | |
| 10/71-11/71 | 5801-1 - 5801-24 | IIc | BN Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996.... |
6300-6324 | 25 | |
| 12/71 | 38893-38932 | III | NdeM Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, was Mexico's state owned railroad company from 1938 to 1998, and prior to 1938 a major railroad controlled by the government that linked Mexico City to the major cities of Nuevo Laredo and Ciudad Juárez on the U.S. border... |
8536-8575 | 40 | |
| 12/71-1/72 | 7375-1 - 7375-15 | III | SOU | 3186-3200 | 15 | High short hood |
| 7/72 | 5817-1 - 5817-2 | III | DE Detroit Edison The Detroit Edison Company, founded in 1903, is an investor-owned electric utility which serves most of Southeast Michigan. Its parent company, DTE Energy , provides energy services to a variety of clients beyond Detroit Edison's service area.- History :... |
013-014 | 2 | |
| 7/72 | 5818-1 - 5818-3 | III | DE Detroit Edison The Detroit Edison Company, founded in 1903, is an investor-owned electric utility which serves most of Southeast Michigan. Its parent company, DTE Energy , provides energy services to a variety of clients beyond Detroit Edison's service area.- History :... |
015-017 | 3 | |
| 8/72 | 37894-37899 | BOKE | 101-106 | 6 | Companie de Bauxite du Guinea | |
Built by GMD at London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
| Built | Serial | Phase | Railroad | Road numbers | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/66 | A2133-A2164 | Ia2 | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
5500-5531 | 32 | Nose brakewheel |
| 12/66 | A2177-A2209 | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
5532-5564 | 33 | ||
| 9/67 | A2246-A2253 | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
5000-5007 | 8 | ||
| 10/67-12/68 | A2260-A2327 | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
5008-5075 | 68 | No d/b | |
| 7/68 | A2328-A2333 | QNSL Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway The Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway is a Canadian regional railway that stretches through the wilderness of northeastern Quebec and western Labrador. It connects Labrador City, Labrador, with the port of Sept-Îles, Quebec, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River... |
200-205 | 6 | ||
| 2/69-11/69 | A2335-A2369 | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
5076-5110 | 35 | No d/b | |
| 11/69-12/69 | A2370-A2391 | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
5111-5132 | 22 | ||
| 12/69-4/71 | A2392-A2434 | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
5133-5175 | 43 | No d/b | |
| 4/71-11/71 | A2493-A2542 | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
5176-5225 | 50 | No d/b | |
| 6/71 | A2543-A2557 | QNSL Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway The Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway is a Canadian regional railway that stretches through the wilderness of northeastern Quebec and western Labrador. It connects Labrador City, Labrador, with the port of Sept-Îles, Quebec, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River... |
206-220 | 15 | ||
| 10/71 | A2561-A2563 | AC Algoma Central Railway The Algoma Central Railway is a railway in Northern Ontario that operates between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst, with a branch line to Michipicoten. The area served by the railway is sparsely populated, with few roads... |
180-182 | 3 | ||
| 11/71-12/71 | A2588-A2602 | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
5226-5240 | 15 | No d/b | |
| 1/72 | A2603-A2612 | NdeM Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México, was Mexico's state owned railroad company from 1938 to 1998, and prior to 1938 a major railroad controlled by the government that linked Mexico City to the major cities of Nuevo Laredo and Ciudad Juárez on the U.S. border... |
8576-8585 | 10 | Low-nose headlight, bell between number boards | |
Phases are as listed by Robert Sarberenyi.
Derivatives and Experimental
The SD40 was succeeded by an upgraded Dash 2EMD Dash 2
On January 1, 1972, General Motors' Electro-Motive Division introduced its new Dash 2 line of diesel-electric locomotives. All designations of these new models were those of the former models with "-2" added...
version called the SD40-2
EMD SD40-2
The EMD SD40-2 is a C-C locomotive produced by EMD from 1972 to 1989.The SD40-2 was first introduced in January 1972 as the mid-range offering in EMD's six-axle "Dash-2" series, competing against the GE U30C and the MLW M630...
. The very first test bed SD40, EMD 434, constructed on an SD35
EMD SD35
An EMD SD35 is a 6-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between June 1964 and January 1966. Power was provided by an EMD 567D3A 16-cylinder engine which generated . A fuel tank was used on this unit. This locomotive model shared a common frame with the EMD SD28,...
frame in July 1964 was in active service until retired by Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
in March 2009 and donated to the Monticello Railway Museum in July of 2009, albeit having been upgraded to an "SD40-2R", as Illinois Central 6071. 18 customized SD40s were built for the Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
as model SD40A
EMD SD40A
An EMD SD40A is a six-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1969 and 1970. 18 examples of this locomotive were built exclusively for the Illinois Central Railroad. The SD40A was basically an SD40 built on an SDP45 frame. The longer SDP45 frame allowed for a...
, using the longer SDP45
EMD SDP45
The EMD SDP45 was a six-axle, C-C, diesel locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. It was fundamentally a passenger-hauling version of the SD45 on a stretched locomotive frame and with an extended, squared-off long hood at the rear, aft of the radiators,...
frame, which allowed for a larger 5000 gallon fuel tank.
The SD40E is an EMD SD50
EMD SD50
The EMD SD50 was a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. It was introduced in May 1981 as part of EMD's "50 Series", but prototype SD50S locomotives were built from 1980; production ceased in January 1986...
rebuilt by the Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates 21,500 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada...
and derated to 3000 HP.