EMD SD40-2F

Infobox Locomotive
name=EMD SD40-2F
powertype=Diesel-electric
gauge=RailGauge|ussg


caption=CP 9011 in Chalk River, Ontario
poweroutput=3,000 hp (2,250 kW)
aarwheels=C-C
builder=General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
totalproduction=25
railroad=Canadian Pacific
deliverydate=1988 and 1989
nicknames="red barns"
roadnumber=9000–9024
disposition=still in service
The EMD SD40-2F was a 3,000 hp (2,250 kW) C-C diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division. It was fundamentally a SD40-2 in a cowl unit full-width body. A total of 25 units were built solely for the Canadian Pacific Railway. They were delivered in 1988 and 1989, after the end of production for the regular SD40-2. The engines were CP's only cowl units, and have been nicknamed "red barns" by railfans.

The locomotives are numbered 9000-9024. These were the only new locomotives to be delivered to the CPR in the "Action Red" paint scheme, a variation upon the "Multimark" paint scheme lacking the black-and-white "Pac-Man" emblem. Two engines, numbers 9000 and 9022, have been repainted in the "Dual Flags" paint scheme. They were delivered without the porthole in the nose door; this was retrofitted to most units in the early 90s. All 25 units remain in service as of 2008.

References

*Sebastian-Coleman, George (1998). "CP Rail's SD40-2F". "Model Railroader" magazine, Vol. 65, No. 7 (July 1998).