The GMD SD40-2(W) is a Canadian-market version of the SD40-2 diesel–electric locomotive, built for the Canadian National Railway (CN) by the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada Ltd. (formerly General Motors Diesel) of London, Ontario; 123 were constructed between May 1975 and December 1980.

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2025年3月10日 · BCOL #759, a Phase 3a GMD SD40-2 seen in 2004. For the development of the US-built EMD SD40-2 and relevant phases, see the EMD SD40-2 phases. The transition from the GMD SD40 to the SD40-2 was generally the same as for their EMD counterparts.

2025年2月20日 · The SD40-2 also featured EMD's latest AR10 alternator; its rectifier - with four banks of solid state silicon diodes - could quickly convert AC to DC for the traction motors. It also predominanely eliminated flashovers, a typical issue with DC generators.

The GMD SD40-2F is a 3,000 horsepower (2,200 kW) C-C diesel locomotive built by General Motors Diesel. It was fundamentally an SD40-2 in a cowl unit full-width body. A total of 25 units were built solely for the Canadian Pacific Railway .

2010年2月15日 · The Electromotive Division SD40-2W is a Canadian variant of the SD40-2 built by EMD affiliate GMD in Ontario for the Canadian National railway from 1975 until 1980. The SD40-2W features a wide nose Canadian safety cab instead of the conventional "spartan cab" found on other units.

2024年1月17日 · The SD40-2 is a diesel-electric locomotive design of American origin primarily used in the freight-hauling role. The unit debuted in 1972 under the Dash 2 series branding and was built from January 1972 until October 1989 and a total of 3,982 units were produced by GM Electro-Motive Division (EMD), General Motors Diesel (GMD), Material y ...

2025年3月13日 · However, a few EMD SD40-2 orders (BN 7167-7205, 7206-7235 and 8074-8089) were built by GMD in Canada when EMD was at capacity. Unlike other GMD SD40-2's, they were built to BN specifications and were virtually identical to their US-built counterparts, except for having a smooth (rather than ribbed) blower duct and HT-C trucks cast by Dofasco ...

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The GMD SD40-2F was a 3,000 hp (2,250 kW) C-C diesel locomotive built by General Motors Diesel. It was fundamentally an SD40-2 in a cowl unit full-width body. A total of 25 units were built solely for the Canadian Pacific Railway. They were delivered in 1988 and 1989, after the end of production for the regular SD40-2.