SD40-2

The 3,000-horsepower, six-axle (C-C) SD40-2, as part of Electro-Motive’s “Dash 2” line, made its debut in 1972.

Through 1986, Electro-Motive produced nearly 4,000 SD40-2s, making the locomotive one of the most successful diesel locomotives of all time.

Powered by EMD’s reliable two-cycle, 645-series diesel power plant, and wellsuited to virtually any type of mainline service, from fast intermodal duty to lugging heavy coal tonnage, the SD40-2 was purchased by more than 30 railroads, including giants Burlington Northern, Union Pacific, and CP Rail. During the time the SD40-2 was in production, CSX did not yet exist, but CSX’s predecessors were active buyers. Thus, with the creation of CSX in 1986 and its acquisition of half of Conrail in 1999, CSX came to own more than 300 SD40-2s. Today, the venerable EMD SD40-2 remains a front-line locomotive for CSX, found across its system (and frequently on Sand Patch Grade) handling duties ranging from heavy haul to totting priority auto traffic.

CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation inherited a large number of SD40-2 from its predecessors, primarily the Chessie System, Conrail, Louisville & Nashville Railroad and the Seaboard System. The locomtotive first appeared in the CSX Heavy Haul Beta in the Yn3b 'Box Car' livery, currently the most recent CSX livery. In update 1.4, the yn2 'Bright Future' livery was added. The locomotive was featured in the CSX Heavy Haul Beta and will also be included in the final version along with the AC4400CW and GP38-2. The CSX version features a cold start option and the majority of the controls are operational.