New Southern Railway System SD40-2 Models Coming

[Backyard]

  Athearn, sent me an e-mail today...
http://www.athearn.com/Newsletter/041007/SD40-2_NEW_041007.jpg





I've done this in HO scale, and don't even have a model railroad!

[NSyorktown]

Yep, saw that . . . they look pretty "cool", really. 

My 2005 edition of "The Official Locomotive Rosters & News" (by James Kerr) says that 7 units are still on the active NS roster.  They're are listed as 3000 horsepower units built in 1972. 

RDS

[NSDash9]

Actually, 110 out of the original 128 former Southern Railway high hood SD40-2 units are still on the NS active roster.  Here is a link to a detailed roster of the units on my website:

http://www.nsdash9.com/rosters/3201.html

All 11 of the former N&W high hood SD40-2 units are still on the NS active roster as well:

http://www.nsdash9.com/rosters/1625.html


Chris Toth

NSDash9.com
http://www.nsdash9.com

[NSyorktown]

Thanks, Chris!

BTW, are any of them still in the Southern scheme (i.e., like illustrated above)? 

I'd assume they are all wearing a NS / NS Horsehead logo by now.

[NSDash9]

No, the last active units in Southern or N&W paint were repainted by the end of 1991.


Chris Toth

NSDash9.com
http://www.nsdash9.com