SD-40 with high-short nose

[Lawton_Anime]

Hi to everyone here, I am new to the forums here, so please do bear with me! ^_^

I caught this diesel yesterday here in lawton, Oklahoma, and after searching through the forum folders on locomotives here back to page 12 http://cs.trains.com/forums/1207072/ShowPost.aspx, I found this article in which nsrayman posted a picture of a what is now a former Norfolk Southern SD-40 with a high-short nose (am I correct on what it is called?). It is very similar to the one I was able to photograph, and it also appears that it might have once been a NS diesel, despite a few physical differences such as in the windows and so forth like that. Also if I recall correctly, Stillwater Central is currently operating on the line through Lawton, and recently they have begun to use a great deal more SD-40 units rather than the older geeps they have always used in the past, four to be precise including this one, although I have no idea what former rail lines the other three came from, have included links to the photos of them too here. But I would very much appreciate it if someone could confirm my thoughts on the diesel I caught! Thanks.

other pictures of the local SD-40's that make the run through Lawton:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/admiraltolokus/railroad%20pics/RRpicasofmay08pic3.png

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/admiraltolokus/railroad%20pics/RRpicasofapril08pic3.png

last picture here is photoshopped slightly!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/admiraltolokus/railroad%20pics/RRpicasofmarch08pic4.png

[carknocker1]

It appears to be a former Southern Railway Diesel.

[trainfan1221]

With a high nose, either Southern or N&W.  Looks like you have an interesting railroad through your town there.

[Lawton_Anime]

Thanks, you are correct in that it could be a Southern Railway diesel, or even a Norfolk Western Diesel as trainfan1221 suggested, although I am leaning more towards N&W mostly due to the spots where you can tell they painted over with black.

[Lawton_Anime]

yeah the Stillwater Central does employ a diverse range of diesels, from former Canadian National, Kansas & Oklahoma, and others of which I do not know where they came from, once there was a bright yellow GP-30 sitting in the yard downtown with the words "REMOTE CONTROL" on the sides of the cab; SC which is controlled through WATCO if I remember correctly, uses diesels with WAMX listed on them, although a lot of such lingo I never have really understood nor researched ^_^;;

 here are some other pictures of the diesels they run through Lawton with:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/admiraltolokus/railroad%20pics/newRRpicafterfeb.1b.png

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/admiraltolokus/railroad%20pics/newRRpicafteraugust.2.png

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/admiraltolokus/railroad%20pics/rrpicnew.3.png

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b291/admiraltolokus/railroad%20pics/RRpic5.png

[oltmannd]

With a high nose, either Southern or N&W.  Looks like you have an interesting railroad through your town there.

My guess would be ex-SOU.  The bell location is the give-away.  The paint-out locations match the current NS scheme.

[NSDash9]

WAMX EMD SD40 4109 is former NS/NW 1609.  It is one of 12 SD40's that Watco purchased from NS in 2005:

WAMX 4103 = former NS/NW 1597
WAMX 4104 = former NS/NW 1598
WAMX 4105 = former NS/NW 1599
WAMX 4106 = former NS/NW 1600
WAMX 4107 = former NS/NW 1607
WAMX 4108 = former NS/NW 1608
WAMX 4109 = former NS/NW 1609
WAMX 4110 = former NS/NW 1617
WAMX 4111 = former NS/NW 1618
WAMX 4112 = former NS/SOU 3174
WAMX 4113 = former NS/SOU 3175
WAMX 4114 = former NS/SOU 3179


Chris Toth

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

[trainfan1221]

That's an interesting railroad you have there!  I wish it came through by me.  I've got to admit I never heard of it, is it a regional?  Looks like quite an operation.

[Lawton_Anime]

Awesome information you have there, thanks!

[Lawton_Anime]

WATCO is regional if I remember right, I know ya can find out on their website thats for certain, they have a list there of the railroads they operate that I do know. And yeah they sure do have a diverse range of diesels that come through!

[zapp]

A couple of those units, the black and grey/silver, look to be ex-Amtrak units.

[Lawton_Anime]

That is true, they do have the colors :P