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the SDP-40F Locomotives #610-625



When Amtrak started, almost everything it inherited was tired. One of the first new equipment purchased were new, state of the art locomotives. After all. if failed, locomotives would be sold, but what would you do with new passenger cars if Amtrak failed. A three thousand horsepower locomotive, based on the popular SD-40 was built new for Amtrak by EMD in 1973-74. Unfortunately these new locomotives were plagued by derailments most were traded in. Many parts were reused on the FP-40PHR. Eighteen were sold to the Santa Fe and after changing the trucks, used them for many years - 17 are in service in 1999.

A few ended their Amtrak service in work train service

By 1980 there were only 68 left on the roster.


for more on the final phase of the Amtrak SDP story, visit Evan Werkema's excellent site about the ATSF SDPs

When you get the page loaded, click on the image or engine number to view a larger image

 

#

 Location & Information

 Date
   Photo Credit

610

 unknown
  July 1974  R.E. Fall
 610  Aburndale FL
#91 southbound		  Aug 16, 1974  from the
collection of
Albert Phleep 

 610

 Ft Lauderdale FL
pulling 15 cars plus one full baggage, northbound

 1985
  from the
collection of
Robert Fish

 610
      
 611 unknown location
a rare Phase 2 paint job 		 August 1977   from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
 612 New Orleans LA
had been in service for less than a week when it was photographed by Mike on the Panama Limited !
visit Mike Palmieri's excellent
LOUISIANA·RAIL·SITE		 June 26, 1974  Michael M. Palmieri

613

 Clearwater FL
  August 7

 Dick Leonhardt
 613      

 614
  

 Feb 1976

 Fran Wiener

614

 Buffalo NY
  May 10, 1977

 unknown
 614  Joliet IL
something is VERY wrong here		  May 26, 1977  Glenn F Monhart
 614  Baldwin FL  July 10, 1978   from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
 615  Buffalo NY March 1977    from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
 615 Buffalo NY   March 1977     from the
collection of
Albert Phleep
 no photo yet  616      

617

 Point Magu CA
delivered June 25, 1974
  June 1979

 Dick Leonhardt

618

 Richmond VA

 May 10. 1980

 Jim Hebner

618

 Richmond VA

  May 10. 1980

 Jim Hebner
 no photo yet  619      

 no photo yet  620      

621
  Sacramento CA  August 13, 1974  Mel Lawrence

621
  Denver CO  Jan 2, 1979  Jerry Plamer

621
  Los Angeles CA
Redondo Jct		  Jan 10, 1981 Timothy Dickinson

622
  Denver CO  Nov 16 1975  John Tudek

 622
  Denver CO Mar. 9, 1980 John Tudek
 no photo yet  623 623_1974-11_Lincoln, NE.jpg"

 		    
 no photo yet  624 trak 624_1974-10-04_Lincoln, NE_a.jpg"

 		    

 625
  Cleburne TX Feb 27, 1977  unknown




In 1984, 18 were sold/swapped to the AT&SF for SBB1200s and CF-7s

 Amtrak #  ATSF #     Amtrak #  ATSF #
 511  5251    633  5259
 526  5255    638 5260
 628  5258    643 5250
 632 5264    649 5265
 635 5254    622 5257
 640  5256    630 5253
 645  5267    634 5261
 615  5252    639 5263
 629 5262    644 5266

 

They were rebuilt at the ATSF San Bernardino Shops Jan-May 1985 and placed into service

 

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This archive was first accessed August 1996