Upgrading SD40-2's

Norfolk Southern has been upgrading its fleet of SD40-2's with various improvements... including new cabs (in some cases, going from High nose to Low nose), short hood forward, cab A/C, and electronic parking brakes....

Harold

 

Here's a photo of an ex-N&W unit.. repainted in the newest scheme with the upgrades:

NS 6131 shows off its latest updates

Harold

 

Here's a close up of the cab, showing many of the upgrades:

NS 6131 shows off its latest updates

Harold

 

They don't look like CSX's, anyway: the new cab looks pretty much like an old EMD lownose cab.

 

Yes, the cabs appear to be clones of the factory EMD cabs. I saw a picture of Altoona shops and they had a bunch of cabs lined up on the ground.

Harold

 

Just goes to show, even after 40 yrs on the rails you can't kill a SD40-2. I just wonder how much duct tape was actually painted over instead of repairing the rust holes.

 

I saw on the Altoonaworks website that NS has a new cab for the SD40-2's... it has a slanted windshield and protruding numberboards...

Harold

 

Here's a link to the picture (I hope it works, it is ugly....): Incompatible Browser | Facebook

Harold

 

I can't see any advantage to the w/s slanted that way.

 

I know the feeling!

Harold

 

Supposedly it is to reduce glare off the low hood....

Harold