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SD39 Roster

Date Built

Original Owner

Road #s

Qty

Version

Our SKU

Notes

Aug to Oct 68

Southern Pacific

5300 to 5317

18

ERDB

201, 202,
203, 204

5215 and 5217 renumbered to 5296 and 5298 in 1984.
5300, 5306, 5296 to Kyle Railroad.
6230-6223, to RailAmerica.
5301, 5305, 5307, 5311, 5313 traded to EMD in 1984, scrapped.
5302, 5304, 5308, 5310 5314 were rebuilt by CEFX to SD40-2s in 1999 and leased to UP.
5303 rebuilt into a slug by ATSF in 1986, re#d SPSF 145, later ATSF 1145, to BNSF 3976.
5309 and 5312 sold for scrap.
5216 survived to UP, was retired 1999 w/o renumbering or repainting, scrapped 2003.
5298 also survived to UP, retired 1999 w/o renumbering or repainting, fate unknown.

Sep 68

Minneapolis Northfield & Southern

40 & 41

2

NDB

205

To Soo as 6240-6241, to CP same #s.
6240 went to Minneapolis Museum of Transportation, to Progressive Rail, repainted as MN&S 40

May 69

Illinois Terminal

2301 to 2306

6

NDB

205

To N&W 2961-2966, to NS same #s. Retired by NS in 1984, returned to lessor.
2961-63 sold to Guilford as B&M 690-692.
2964 sold for scrap, resold in 1986 to ATSF 140, rebuilt into slug 1140, now BNSF 3971.
2965 went to M-K, rebuilt into SD40M-2 9001, sold to MPI 9001, sold to Helm 9001.
2966 also went to M-K, sold to Guilford as B&M 693 in 1986, re# MEC 693.

May to June 69

ATSF

4000 to 4019

20

ERDB

199, 200

Renumbered (in no particular order) when rebuilt to SD39us in 1985/86.
Renumbered to SPSF 1556-1575, later ATSF 1556-1575. To BNSF as 6200-6219.

April 70

Southern Pacific

5318 to 5325

8

ERDB

 201, 202

5320 retrucked with 1H, 5323 retrucked with 2L Flexicoils.
5318 to Kyle Railroad 6233, to RailAmerica.
5319, 5322 and 5325 were sold to NREX in 84 (same #s), leased to Utah Railway from 86-88.
5322 and 5325 were repainted into Rio Grande paint as 4026-4027 for a movie & subsequently leased to the Dakota & Iowa as 4027-4028. 5319 fate unknown.
5320, 5321, 5323, 5324 sold to Copper Basin in 1984 as 301-304 (301 as a parts source).
301 sold to Helm as 6055, rebuilt to SD40M-2 (or SD40-3) for TFM numbered 1501... now KCS.
302-304 also sold to Helm (3950-3952), renumbered 351-353 .
352-353 sold to IHB as 3901-3902.

All SD39s built with 2H Flexicoil trucks.
IIT and MN&S units have 3200 gallon fuel tanks
ATSF and SP units have 4000 gallon fuel tanks

Copyright 2005 Robb Fisher @ M4D
Submit corrections and/or additions to robbfisher@gmail.com  w/ subject: SD39 roster.

Page updated 26 November 06