GP40 No. 3072
As of May 1999
This photo shows No. 3072 in Alamosa, CO, 5/14/1999. By this time it was not rated to lead trains-- it was configured as a "B" unit-- and was buried in the consist. It would be retired exactly a year after this photo, May 15, 2000.
Rio Grande's GP40's came in several groups, as shown in this table.
Number Range | Date Purchased | Comments |
3051 - 3063 | Jan 1966 | Demoted to B-unit status, 1972 |
3064 - 3068 | Sept 1966 | Demoted to B-unit status, 1972 |
3069 - 3080 | Feb 1967 | 3069-3075 demoted to B-unit status, 1972 |
3081 - 3085 | Oct 1969 | Delivered in Billboard "Rio Grande" lettering |
3086 - 3093 | Nov 1971 | Delivered in Billboard "Rio Grande" lettering |
3131 - 3153 | 1983 | Purchased second-hand from Conrail. Had temporary unit numbers until repainted 1984-1985. |
Specific information for individual units may be found on the Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society's GP40 page.
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(1) Dual engine-room vents (2) Sinclair antenna (3) Leslie P3 air horn (4) Sunshades. (see note at right) (5) Handbrake, ratchet-style (6) Missing speed recorder cable (7) Bell, mounted according to typical Rio Grande practice
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