WC's SD45 fleet sent to the scrapper

[coborn35]

Hell, we could raise $30,000, if thats all thats needed.

[Lord Atmo]

really? even if you did, where would you put the thing? is there even room left in Duluth's museum. hmm that reminds me. i miss DM&IR too. at any rate, what does CN intend to replace the SD45s with? the GEVOS which were proven to be unable to tow heavy loads? i would hope that they use EMD's new units. i'm sick of GE and their polluting machines

[wctransfer]

The grey SD40-3's that are stenciled WC are the SD45 killers. Plus CN already has several new units running around already.

Alec

[coborn35]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Lord Atmo

really? even if you did, where would you put the thing? is there even room left in Duluth's museum. hmm that reminds me. i miss DM&IR too. at any rate, what does CN intend to replace the SD45s with? the GEVOS which were proven to be unable to tow heavy loads? i would hope that they use EMD's new units. i'm sick of GE and their polluting machines

GOD NO!!! The CN WILL NOT be getting rid of (they may repaint some) DMIR's units because DMIR uses a type of braking called straight air in addition to train air. The only units with straight air are DMIR units, therefore CN COULD NOT bring CN units in.

Sincerely, DMIR Junky haha

[coborn35]

Oh, I reread your post, and when you refered to DMIR, I thought the question was about DMIR and you accidently put SD45 instaed of SD45T-2's, or in the case of DMIR, SD40-3's. My bad.

[Lord Atmo]

no problem. i just hope an SD45 from WC will find its way to a musuem. surely Duluith has room. Duluth is my all time favorite city and i think they'd be able to preserve an SD45

[wctransfer]

Heres a list compiled of active and retired SD45's (with others in the mix).

Info from Matt Lastovich.

Active units

SD45: 6497, 6529, 6583, 6594, 6605, 6606 Total: 6
*Note – 6594 Leased to Athabasca Northern in Canada

SD45Q: 7495, 7496, 7498, 7499, 7501, 7502, 7504, 7505, 7506, 7507,
7510, 7512, 7514, 7515, 7519, 7522, 7524, 7525, 7526, 7527, 7530,
7531, 7532, 7551, 7554, 7585, 7592, 7637, 7638 Total: 29
*Notes – 7512 & 7524 V-Stripes, 7525 - "Look, Listen, Live" - 7551 -
"Customer Minded Employees", 7638 - "Lighting Stripe" OLS

Retired/Stored at Markham Yard

SW1500: 1559(1/19) Total: 1

SD35: 2500(4/20) Total: 1

GP40: 3003? Total: 1

SD40: 6001(4/13) Total: 1

SD45: 6503, 6521(4/15), 6550(3/31), 6555(1/26), 6556, 6578, 6582
(12/30), 6586, 6587, 6579, 6590(2/21), 6591(1/26), 6595(1/13), 6598
(3/24), 6604(2/24), 6614(2/07), 6615(1/13), 6616(4/15), 6620(1/08),
6621(4/10), 6625(3/16) Total: 21
*Note - 6598 – Wrecked Mellon, WI

SD45Q: 7500(2/15), 7508(1/22), 7509(1/17), 7511(1/26), 7513 (3/18),
7518(1/15), 7520(4/10), 7523 (3/25), 7528(1/09), 7581 (4/08), 7589
(4/09) Total: 11
*Note - 7518 & 7528 V-Stripes, - 7520 - "WC Anniversary" - 7513 -
"Richard B. Ogalvie"

Retired at Memphis, TN

SD45: 6593(2/21) Total: 1

SD45Q: 7606(3/02) Total: 1

Retired at Fond du Lac, WI

SD45: 6583(2/02) Total: 1

Retired at Stuenkels, IL –Anyone know where that is??

SD45: 6584(4/09), 6596(4/09) Total 2

This leaves 34 SD45's roaming around, and 37 located in deadlines
across the CN.

Alec [:(!][V][B)][:(][:O][banghead][censored][%-)][|(][sigh][soapbox][tdn]

[Lord Atmo]

man i hate that road[:(!]

i'm sure all 34 of the active ones are close to the scrapper

[trainboyH16-44]

QUOTE: Originally posted by wctransfer


*Note – 6594 Leased to Athabasca Northern in Canada

I am SO THERE!! Northern Alberta calls! I have heard of it, and I have my trackside guide to railfan it!

[Lord Atmo]

i should go back to chippewa falls more often. there's a WC line there. that's where i found 6620

[wctransfer]

Good luck. SD45's arent a dime a dozen anymore.

Alec

[Lord Atmo]

well i found 6620 there only last year in late fall. i'm pretty sure i'll see one

[wctransfer]

Good luck i said. Late fall there was atleast 60 SD45's left. There is about 34 now. Dont be so sure. You may see one or two, but thats still a lot.

Alec

[wctransfer]

Plus, I hope you dont think all of these 34 SD45's are on WC property. The IC has some, the NS and BNSF combined have 10 atleast. Then some are way up in Escanaba.

Alec

[Lord Atmo]

these will surely be gone by the end of the year. i wonder how long it will be before 100% of all locomotives on the road are widenose cabs. man i wi***hose things were as fun to watch as they are to use...