Western Railroad Discussion > MP SD 40-2 Numbering Question

Good evening,

What number series of MP SD40-2 locos had dynamic brakes, in the Screaming Eagle scheme?

Thank you for the help,

6088

MP bought what they termed SD40-2c engines with dynamic brakes. The first bunch were 3216 thru 3235 built in 1976, but they were renumbered in May 1978 to 6000-6019. In 1979 they bought a bunch more, these came as 6020 thru 6053, and a final order in 1980 brought 6054 thru 6073. The screaming eagle paint scheme was changed in 1974 to the version without the large white eagles on the sides, replaced with larger 20" numbers, and the eagle buzzsaw on the cab along with wider nose chevrons. Thus, all of these SD40-2c engines came in the newer scheme.

Thank you for your speedy response...

Some (all) of these orders for SD40-2s with dynamics were built to DRGW specs. A spotting feature were the nose-mounted dual lens Mars lights.

midwest Wrote:
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> Some (all) of these orders for SD40-2s with
> dynamics were built to DRGW specs. A spotting
> feature were the nose-mounted dual lens Mars
> lights.


Only a few had the mars lights. I believe the first order which was for 5 units. Not D&RGW specs as that would have made them SD40T-2's

The Mars lights were for DRGW specs.

NYSWSD70M Wrote:
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> midwest Wrote:
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> -----
> > Some (all) of these orders for SD40-2s with
> > dynamics were built to DRGW specs. A spotting
> > feature were the nose-mounted dual lens Mars
> > lights.
>
>
> Only a few had the mars lights. I believe the
> first order which was for 5 units. Not D&RGW
> specs as that would have made them SD40T-2's

The first 20 had the mars lights.

Rathole Wrote:
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> The Mars lights were for DRGW specs.
>
> NYSWSD70M Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > midwest Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > Some (all) of these orders for SD40-2s with
> > > dynamics were built to DRGW specs. A
> spotting
> > > feature were the nose-mounted dual lens Mars
> > > lights.
> >
> >
> > Only a few had the mars lights. I believe the
> > first order which was for 5 units. Not D&RGW
> > specs as that would have made them SD40T-2's


Maybe but one item does not make the entire locomotive built to another carriers spec.

Only a few had the mars lights. I believe
> the
> > > first order which was for 5 units. Not D&RGW
> > > specs as that would have made them SD40T-2's
>
>
> Maybe but one item does not make the entire
> locomotive built to another carriers spec.

They also had a radio with more channels than normal for the era, and IIRC, Rio Grande style snow plows. Seems there were some BN items too, but don't hold me to that one.

Rob

SilvertonRR100 Wrote:
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> Only a few had the mars lights. I believe
> > the
> > > > first order which was for 5 units. Not
> D&RGW
> > > > specs as that would have made them
> SD40T-2's
> >
> >
> > Maybe but one item does not make the entire
> > locomotive built to another carriers spec.
>
> They also had a radio with more channels than
> normal for the era, and IIRC, Rio Grande style
> snow plows. Seems there were some BN items too,
> but don't hold me to that one.
>
> Rob


Plows were the same as the 3200 series MP SD40-2's.