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Canadian Pacific 5900 GM EMD SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive on the CSX Altenheim Sub. CP 5900, CP, GM EMD SD40-2, CP locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 25 October 1999 at CSX Altenheim Sub by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera (with tripod) [railfan/1999/10/99a25769.jpg] NEW 26 October 1999 This image size is ( 1200 x 600; 278 KB ). A smaller image ( 600 x 300; 86 KB ) is also available. |
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CP 5900 SD40-2, status is active, built in 1978, serial number A3667, ownership history ( CP 5900 ). [Courtesy of the RAILSPOT Engine History Database, November 1999]
CP 5900 is a 3,000 horsepower model SD40-2, built between 1978 and 1979 by General Motors Electro Motive Division. [courtesy of The Official Locomotive Rosters & News, James W. Kerr, 2000 edition, ISBN 0-919295-32-0, August 1999]
Equipment characteristics of CP 5900: AAR car type D125 (locomotive), external dimensions (length 68' 10", width 10' 0", height 15' 6"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]
CP 5900: Builder: GMD, Model: SD40-2, B/N: A3667, B/D: 1978, Paint: A8NM. Paint scheme A8NM, CP Rail (1968) "Action Red" variation, Action Red, 8" nose stripes, no multimark. SD40 #5513 was one of the first to appear in this scheme in late 1987. The only new deliveries in this scheme were SD40-2F’s #9000-9024. [source Canadian Pacific Railway Diesel Locomotive Roster, compiled by William D. Miller, January 2000]
Chicago Rail Photographs collection updated 24 March 2025 at 09:53. Photographs and text copyright © 1998-2000 Harold A. Driscoll, All Rights Reserved. Email address is provided exclusively for personal contact, but emphatically not for use for SPAM net.abuse.