50 BNSF SD40-2s going to CN??

[Lady Penelope]

Hey guys, I saw this post on a Facebook group, and want to know how true this is, and if it is, what route will it take, and if anyone knows more about these moves, know what times they will leave? Thanks.

Original Post:

Heads Up!! BNSF is sending 50 retired SD40-2s in two 25-locomotive sets from Stockton, CA to Memphis, TN for interchange to CN and finally to CP in Chicago. Canadian Pacific has purchased these 50 SD40-2s from BNSF and will use them on trains in Canada, following inspections, modifications to CP specifications and repainting. First train:
Scheduled for August 3rd
BNSF D-STOMEM1-03

Number Model Paint
4011 CW44-9
9193 SD70ACe

1884 SD40-2 H1, 1572 SD40-2 H1
1756 SD40-2 H1, 1848 SD40-2 H1
1957 SD40-2 H1, 1789 SD40-2 BN
1998 SD40-2 H1, 1680 SD40-2 BN
1716 SD40-2 H1, 1791 SD40-2 H1
1978 SD40-2 H1, 1700 SD40-2 H1
1653 SD40-2 BN, 1684 SD40-2 H1, 1621 SD40-2 ATSF
1902 SD40-2 H1, 1645 SD40-2 ATSF
1855 SD40-2 H1, 1943 SD40-2 BN
1940 SD40-2 BN, 1692 SD40-2 H1
1784 SD40-2 BN, 1988 SD40-2 H1
1927 SD40-2 BN, 1802 SD40-2 ATSF
4987 CW44-9

Second train:
Scheduled for August 5th
BNSF D-STOMEM1-05

Number Model Paint
6052 ES44AC
5183 CW44-9
1821 SD40-2 H1, 1594 SD40-2 BN
1657 SD40-2 BN, 1595 SD40-2 BN
1601 SD40-2 H1, 1833 SD40-2 H1
1786 SD40-2 BN, 1881 SD40-2 H1
1719 SD40-2 H1, 1889 SD40-2 H1
1600 SD40-2 H1, 1725 SD40-2 H1
1933 SD40-2 BN, 1916 SD40-2 BN
1832 SD40-2 BN, 1920 SD40-2 BN
1812 SD40-2 H1, 1597 SD40-2 BN
1986 SD40-2 H1, 1871 SD40-2 ATSF
1930 SD40-2 H1, 1923 SD40-2 ATSF
1924 SD40-2 H1, 1975 SD40-2 H1
1993 SD40-2 BN
7309 ES44DC
7238 ES44DC

Edited by a Moderator (compacting the table), 6 Aug 2011 750AM PDT

[MEC407]

BNSF is sending 50 retired SD40-2s in two 25-locomotive sets from Stockton, CA to Memphis, TN for interchange to CN and finally to CP in Chicago.

I'm not familiar with the area, but is it weird that BNSF would bring them to Memphis, hand them over to CN, and have CN bring them to CP in Chicago, rather than BNSF just bringing them straight to Chicago and handing them directly to CP? Or is there some logic/advantage that I'm missing?

[John_Perkowski]

General Discussion, Locomotives, Rolling Stock, and Equipment Moderator's Note:

This can best be answered in the BNSF Forum, so I'm moving it there

[Engineer Spike]

It all seems strange. CP has retired so many of its own SD40-2s, but has been leasing so many rent a wreck SD40s. Some are former CP units. There is even supposedly an order for new ES4400s.

[Lady Penelope]

I was thinking the same thing, as I remember CP having a huge fleet of SD40-2s at one time, but retired them. Could it be that CP is experiencing a surge of traffic that necessitated the purchase of these BNSF SD40-2s? Why not lease instead of purchase, if it is only for a short while? Could it be that CP is following in CN's footsteps (in that CN purchased UP C40-8s and BNSF C40-8Ws)?

[GN 599]

Thats bs. I got on the mechanical screen (I am a BNSF engineer) and typed in the first few of the first list. A couple were in CA and the rest are scattered around the system. Most of them are actually still in service. As an example the BNSF 1957 is in Aberdeen SD and under comments it says '' hold in Aberdeen assigned to work train service''. On 8/3 the supposed date of this power move the BNSF 1957 was assigned to train H-NTWKCK4-03A. Not sure if the post was a total hoax or what.

[Leo_Ames]

I typed this in a search engine a few days ago and found several discussions at various forums where this was debunked as completely false information.

Wherever it originated from, it was a total hoax.

[Lady Penelope]

Go figure. I had a feeling it was not true, so I didnt miss out on anything then. Thank you both for following up and researching on this, whoever posted this false information on Facebook is on my black list. So all these engines are still with BNSF and NOT sold correct?

[Tadman]

I've heard that somewhere there is a foamer that posts incredibly detailed but false reports of motive power transactions. Because of the detailed nature, we take it for the truth. Some similar reports showed up on the forum in different railroad sections over the last few months.