Pan Am 600 series spotting features

I would like to see a list of spotting features compiled for the new 600 series locomotives.

This would help railfans identify loco's, and help modelers choose the correct model to paint.

Please contribute any knowledge you may have of the beasts.

Example;

606: SD40-2, snoot nose, dynamic brakes, cab headlight. etc.

Mods, please move if an innapropriate request.

Thanks, Bob V.

All 600 series locomotives: three axles on each truck

I just can't help myself.

Why not? They're like snow flakes -- each one is a little bit different -- so it makes sense to compile a list of what the differences are.

Is the 600 a true -2 or a rebuilt sd40?

It started life as QNSL 203, a pure SD40 but was rebuilt by KCS. Technically its a SD40-3.

When I was over at the Waterville yard yesterday (4/28/11), I saw three SD40-2's there. 600 was one of them and sitting in front of the roundhouse. Didn't get numbers for the other two, but both were former SD45's. The SW1 was also by the roundhouse. Also a good note, 604 is the only SD40-2 on the roster with no dynamic brakes.

Did you have a chance to see what was in the dead line?

For more info on what's currently in the deadline, see this thread.

I have read various reports that the MEC 602 is an SD40(not dash 2).

Can anyone tell me if 600 is the only sd40 carbody or is 602 a non-2 as well ?

Guilford Guy9887 wrote:Can anyone tell me if 600 is the only sd40 carbody or is 602 a non-2 as well ?

MEC 600 and 602 are both SD40 (pre Dash 2) carbodies.