Modern Day Warrior : A Salute To The SD40-2
This video covers the time period of September 2000 through July 2004. The video was shot in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi in the southeastern United States on BNSF's Birmingham and Thayer Subdivisions; CN's Yazoo Subdivision; CSXT's Fitzgerald, S&NA North, and W&A Subdivisions; and Norfolk Southern's Atlanta North, Atlanta South, and GS&F Districts. The SD40-2 could arguably be considered the best locomotive ever built. Hundreds of these venerable, old warriors still ply the rails of all major U.S. railroads today in 2004.
Once the backbone of just about every single Class One locomotive fleet in America, slowly but surely age and the fact that many of these veterans are just plain worn out is taking its toll on the remaining numbers of this stalwart workhorse. There is no sweeter sound than the growl of a trio of these six-axle beasts moving heavy tonnage under full load. Sit down in the engineer's seat as we take a first-hand look at the SD40-2s of various railroads including BNSF, Canadian National, CP Rail, CSX Transportation, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, and Union Pacific! Videography by Brian Morgan. Edited and Produced by Brian Morgan.
| Northbound NS manifest #322 rumbles upgrade just north of Locust Grove, Georgia, milepost 186.2H of the Atlanta South District, at 9:20am on Saturday, May 25, 2002, with high-hood NS SD40-2 #3214 in command. This train is included on the DVD. | CSX SD40-2 #8445 leads northbound CSXT manifest Q684 through the grade crossing located at South Brownsand, Georgia, milepost ANB758.1 of the Fitzgerald Subdivision, at 5:38pm on Thursday, April 26, 2001. This train is included on the DVD. |
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Includes on-screen captions with EACH train giving ALL of the following information : Train symbol, train type, origin and destination of train, location, milepost, date, and time of capture. This information is provided for inquiring minds that want to know, and perhaps more importantly, to help fellow railfans plan visits to the featured locations. |
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