Where can one find Canadian Pacific’s SD40M-2 (the SD45 rebuilds) fleet? Are they kept mostly on local work or do they ever roam nationwide/North America-wide?
#5491 was photographed on the point of a freight at La Crosse, Wisconsin on 4/7/2001. I have also seen a picture of this same unit at Thunder Bay Ontario, taken sometime in 2003. #5492 was photographed at Minnesota City, Minnesota on 6/23/2001. My source of this information is RR Picture Archives. I wish I knew of a web site that would give us more current information on these units that you are asking about.
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Some of the SD40M-2 locomotives, like 5491 and 5492, were built out of SD40’s.
5490 is a former SP, 5493 to 5497 are ex D&RGW and 5498 is ex SSW. Two years ago, 5490 and 5493 were assigned to Winnipeg, while 5494-5498 were assigned to Calgary.
All of that batch are in yard service in Canada now.
As far as I know, from what I personally saw and have video of … they are assigned to hump service in Calgary yard.