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gp 40s or sd40s for c.n.

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gp 40s or sd40s for c.n.
Posted by rambo1 on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 2:34 PM

saw one on the headend of a container train gp40 I think  no 10004 something like that in fresh paint spartan cab on the south macmillan line. where would it be from? rambo1..

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Thursday, August 8, 2013 6:49 AM

The number is obviously wrong since five-digit road numbers are incredibly rare in North American railroading (except for NdeM).  Beyond that, the description suggests an SD40 since most of the remaining GP40's on CN are widenoses.

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Posted by beaulieu on Thursday, August 8, 2013 11:36 AM

The Anderson's (Grain) has a former CN GP40-2 with the reporting mark AEX and the number 100004. Yes six digits.


AEX 100004

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Posted by beaulieu on Thursday, August 8, 2013 11:39 AM

Possibly he saw spartan cab IC SD70 1004. This locomotive might be painted in CN colors now,  with an IC initial below the number on the side of the Cab. I don't track CN repaints.

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