SD40

[TerryC]

What happened to the former Detroit Edision SD40's Guilford Rail System got for the Maine East Central? If Guilford Rail System sold them what was their reason.

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[doublebell]

DE 003 = MEC 600 = HLCX 5055
DE 004 = MEC 601 = HLCX 5056
DE 006 = MEC 602 = HLCX 5057
DE 014 = MEC 603 = HLCX 5058
DE 017 = MEC 604 = HLCX 5059

[MEC407]

The SD40s were traded in toward the 370-series high-nose GP40s.

[MEC407]

Oh, and the reason they got rid of them is because they decided they wanted to make the GP40 the "standard locomotive" for the railroad. They did keep a few of their older SD units mainly for hump duty, but basically they wanted to standardize on the GP40 because it can "go anywhere and do anything."

[sandpvrr]

Hello All,
Wasn't that also the guy who said when they bought the 500 series GP-40-2ls that they were going to get rid of all the 'old junk'? Thats funny, because I saw the GP-7s #12 and 15 the other day....
Have fun all!
cya, Joey

[Engineer Spike]

What's wrong with that? BN, CP, and CN are all profitable class 1 carriers. They all have Geeps. I tink that they were talking about road power. They have had rising traffic levels lately too this may have postponed retirements.

[NellsChoo]

I think they day all of those little old GP's are gone will be rather sad...