"SD26 & SD40-2 Lash up"

ATSF SD26 #4620 is a Diesel Electric locomotive,

It was originally an SD-24 which was built in 1964.

It originally had 2,400HP, thus was called the SD-24 .

When the Santa Fe rebuilt It, It had an extra 250HP which meant that it now had 2,650HP, so they called it the SD-26. This SD-26 was built in 1982.

Changing philosophies regarding motive power expenditures led the Santa Fe to begin trimming its SD26 roster in the Spring of 1985, when 44 of the locomotives were retired and traded to EMD in exchange for 15 new GP50s. The other 35 units were sold off at the end of 1986 for use on the Guilford Rail System (GRS), which, at last count, had two of the units in operation (#621 and #643; former Santa Fe #4607 and #4673).

For more info about the SD26 click here (External link)


ATSF#5022 is an SD40-2 Type Diesel Electric locomotive

The EMD SD40-2 is a 3,000 horsepower (2,250 kW) model of C-C diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division between January 1972 and February 1986; 3,957 examples were built, and most larger North American railroads have operated the type. Part of the EMD Dash 2 line, the SD40-2 was an upgraded SD40 with modular electronic control systems, HT-C trucks, and many other detail improvements. The SD40-2 is one of the best-selling diesel locomotive models of all time and many of them are still operating in mainline service.

For more info about the SD40-2 click here (External link)

The SD26 is a Atlas Master Gold Series with an an upgraded QSI DCC sound system.


The SD40-2 is a DCC Equipped Athearn Ready to Roll locomotive.




Here they are doing some switching in Jeferson Yard



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