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Bensenville locomotive yard

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A lite engine move of Canadian Pacific 5759 GM EMD SD40-2 diesel-electric locomotive in an otherwise idle shop area.

CP 5759, CP, GM EMD SD40-2, CP locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 October 1999 at Bensenville locomotive yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera [railfan/1999/10/99a01876.jpg] NEW 2 October 1999

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CP 5759 SD40-2, status is active, built in 1976, serial number A3464, ownership history ( CP 5759 ). [Courtesy of the RAILSPOT Engine History Database, November 1999]

CP 5759 is a 3,000 horsepower model SD40-2, built between 1974 and 1978 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 5759: AAR car type D125 (locomotive), external dimensions (length 68' 10", width 10' 0", height 15' 6"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, October 1999]

CP 5759: Builder: GMD, Model: SD40-2, B/N: A3464, B/D: 1976, Paint: A8M. Paint scheme A8M, CP Rail (1968) "Action Red" variation, Action Red, 8" nose stripes, small multi. After 1979 and beginning with SD40-2 #5915, the white frame stripe was dropped. [source Canadian Pacific Railway Diesel Locomotive Roster, compiled by William D. Miller, January 2000]

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