CSX SD40's Status

Are there any plans of more being rebuilt? Also, how successful was the SD40-3 rebuild program?





XC

The crews seem to like them, once the software bugs & Eng seat was fixed.

All the SD40-3's are built from SD40-2's..not SD40's, which are a different model.
(nit-picking I know..but it's always best to get it right..avoids confusion for others.)
Scot

Someone at work was telling me the Mechnical guy that designed the SD40-3 rebuild was fired because the program was such a failure. Something about sandblasting the prime movers during the rebuild process and leftover sand causing them to puke-n-die shortly thereafter. I dunno how accurate this is though.

IF the engine block was not checked for any remaining sand after sandblasting was done,the person doing the work is
"on the hook",there're plenty of tiny oil passages in an engine block that can be clogged.

Actually just saw a -3 at work last night. 4008.

Sorry about the SD40 mistake, Scotty. You're right about it.
Is there a heavy overhall type of program that CSX has for the remaining SD40-2's? I've seeing some that look really clean with a new paint job complete with the "Boxcar" logo. Even the trucks look painted, complete with new bearings.........If I got its number right, the 8161 has been on the D751 and 752 lately, being an example of one of them, giving the example that CSX sees a role for the model...
My thanks to all for the information.




XC

XC Tower wrote:Sorry about the SD40 mistake, Scotty. You're right about it.
Is there a heavy overhall type of program that CSX has for the remaining SD40-2's? I've seeing some that look really clean with a new paint job complete with the "Boxcar" logo. Even the trucks look painted, complete with new bearings.........If I got its number right, the 8161 has been on the D751 and 752 lately, being an example of one of them, giving the example that CSX sees a role for the model...
My thanks to all for the information.




XC

I don't know if it's a "heavy refurb" exactly, but I actually had one of those you're talking about on an empty ethanol train the other day. Still a -2, not a -3, but with a fresh boxcar logo paintjob. Also had a few other things... brand new cab interior cladding, new air conditioning and the (currently empty) enclosure for the PTC control screen on the front wall above the Conductor's side window. Don't know what kind of mechanical once-over might have been done.