Western Railroad Discussion > BNSF takes "CP 5929" hither and yonder

This evening at about 9:25 PM I spotted a BNSF train on the Rosenberg (TX) railcam with a H1 Dash 9, a rebuilt SD45-2 and what appeared to be a CP SD40-2 in the consist. I intercepted the train at Sealy at 10:14 and found the following on the point of the train:

BNSF ES44DC 7840
BNSF C44-9W 1024
BNSF ES44DC 7343
BNSF SD40-2 1575 (built as ATSF 5678)
"CP" SD40-2 5929

I found a post from about 7 months ago listing 5929 for sale, so I assume it has been sold, although I did not see any new reporting marks on the unit. I found pictures online dated August 27th showing 5929 trailing a BNSF consist in Verdigris, OK.

Who here knows 5929's destination?

Matthew



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/05/22 20:52 by Roadmaster.

CP 5929 was auctioned off 2022-03-04 and is trying to get to Brownsville, TX.  That would suggest export.

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

A lot of units go to Brownsville TX for scrapping. There's an outfit regularly getting KCSM units.

CCMF Wrote: "CP 5929 was auctioned off 2022-03-04 and is trying to get to Brownsville, TX." 

I just stumbled across a video of a Union Pacific train MEWOL (Englewood Yard Houston to Olmito) passing through Angleton on September 18th with CP 5929 in tow. Olmito is near Brownsville.

Matthew

Virtual Railfan has had clips of dead in tow former CP SD40-2 units lately.

CSX dragged three painted out, Windows shot out units through LaGrange KY, UP dragged two through Big Sandy TX, etc.

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