End of an Era? SD40-2s leaving CSX? (re-post)

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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I posted this in the “Locomotives” Section, but this place get’s a lot more traffic. Here it is:

read a report that stated CSX was trading 75 SD40-2s for a new locomotive order and placing more of the 40-2s in storage. Is this end of an era on the CSX?

(Fourth Statement down under June 23, 2007)

http://www.midwestrailfan.com/MOTIVEPOWER.html

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Looking out my office window to see this morning’s CSX’s hotsot intermodal freight pulled by two SD-40-2s and and SD-70 . . .

I kind of doubt it.

Gabe

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As long as there are any in “storage”, the era is not over, even on CSX.

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SD40-2s retired? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!![:(][:(]

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It was bound to happen sooner or later considering their age (at least 25 years old). Even rebuilding can stretch things only so far.

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Awwwww… The SD40-2’s are my favorite locomotive…

But, like anything else, once it gets too old, it has to go…

CSX SD40-2’s in action:

I shot that in November of 2005… the original, uncompressed one can be seen here:

http://www.eyefetch.com/image.aspx?ID=409707