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UP SD40N?
Posted by Lyon_Wonder on Monday, November 14, 2011 12:20 AM

UP 1638's a recently rebuilt SD40-2, and locophotos refers to it as a SD40N.  Is SD40N UP’s official designation for the rebuilt SD40-2s?  I guess the “N” stands for newly rebuilt:)

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Posted by silicon212 on Monday, November 14, 2011 12:50 AM

Rebuilt to -3 standards with part 1033 devices installed.

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Posted by YoHo1975 on Monday, November 14, 2011 10:21 AM

Yes, SD40N is what they have called all of the rebuilds. Roseville Yard has a bunch.

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Posted by MJChittick on Monday, November 14, 2011 10:39 PM

According to "The Diesel Shop", the SD40N designation has been applied to SD40-2s which have been rebuilt at UP's Jenks Shops in Little Rock AR.  No details are given regarding the specifics of the actual work performed.

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Posted by Bryan Jones on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 12:33 AM

silicon212

Rebuilt to -3 standards with part 1033 devices installed.

 

the UP SD40N's do have 1033 part added but they have NOT been upgraded to DASH 3 specs. These units still maintain a DASH 2 electrical cabinet with no microprocessors added.

 

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Posted by uphogger on Monday, December 26, 2011 9:41 PM

Could the "N" possibly refer to North Little Rock, which is where the shops are located?  Most repaints bear the date done followed by the initials "NLR". 

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Posted by Big Red3 on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 3:40 PM

These locomotives have been rebuilt from the SD40-2 to include a ZTR Nexsys III-i control system, hence the SD40-N.  The Nexsys replaces all the dash 2 cards and includes an AESS system.

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Posted by samfp1943 on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 8:34 AM

[quote user="Big Red3"]

These locomotives have been rebuilt from the SD40-2 to include a ZTR Nexsys III-i control system, hence the SD40-N.  The Nexsys replaces all the dash 2 cards and includes an AESS system.

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