Canadian Railroads > CP intends to dump remaining SD40-2F's

CP has listed all of its remaining SD40-2F's for sale on its surplus inventory web page.
Built in 1988, they were in the CP 9000-9024 series.
They were unique on CP for their full width carbody.

http://www.cpr.ca/en/surplus-inventory

I presume CMQ picked the best ten for their purchase last year.

KG

Last SD40-2s built wernt they ?

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They were returned to GMD in London due
to problems mentioned at the time. Something about the wrist pins
(((in a machine) a stud projecting from a crank as an attachment for a connecting rod))
being manufactured from poor material;
and the prime movers were repaired under warranty.

CP was not happy and went to General Electric for their next order of new locomotives;
suspect the wrist pin incident did not enamour General Motors to CP.