GP40-2 No. 3121
As of March 2003
Rio Grande's GP40-2s came in several groups, as shown in this table.
Number Range | Date Purchased | Comments |
3094 - 3105 | Apr 1972 | All GP40-2s delivered in the billboard "Rio Grande" scheme. |
3106 - 3115 | Dec 1972 | |
3116 - 3127 | Sept 1974 | |
3128 | Nov 1974 | Replaced wrecked GP40 No. 3063. |
3129 - 3130 | 1983 | Also wreck replacements. Have many updated features similar to EMD's GP50 model. |
Specific information for individual units may be found on the Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society's GP40-2 page.
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(1) Replacement numberboard. The originals had
rounded numerals. Style indicates the change during the SPL era or at an
ex-SP shop. (2) Horn has been removed from cab (relocated to long hood). (3) Replacement numberboard. Note the upside-down "5" in place of the "2". Sloppy style hints at a post-UP-merger "effort". (4) Low-nose lights have been removed, no doubt during the SP era.. This unit has an interesting comment which someone has paint-markered onto the plate. (5) Class lights still intact. (6) SP-style ditch lights on front.
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