Built for San Francisco commuter service, 7602 was one of just three GP40P-2s constructed by EMD. In 1994 the rare diesel was at the head of a northbound CSX freight, coupled to slightly less rar... (more)

Starting in the late 1980s (as I recall), SP power became very common on trains coming up CSX from New Orleans, but we did not see many GP40P-2s. I watched hundreds of trains through Opelika in t... (more)

A solid set of Southern Pacific pool power leads Rio Grande's 177 train through Lehi City minutes after sunrise on June 15, 1989. The lead engine is an EMD GP40P-2, one of only three such units on... (more)

Well worn and abused