Painted in its signature Rio Grande tribute scheme, Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad SD40-2W 5342 (ex-CN 5342) sits in Lansdale, PA on the night of Saturday, May 18, 2019. Fireworks in the background celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Borough of North Wales. The New Hope & Ivyland train sitting on a adjoining track that was chartered for the occasion will use this engine later in the evening on the return to New Hope, PA.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.
