On Track On Line - SDP40F Trade-Ins for F40s

SDP40F Trade-Ins for F40s

Last Update: Sept. 15, 2009

Amtrak's first motive power purchase was a group of 150 six-axle SDP40F diesel locomotives. The first units entered service in the summer of 1973. These units were plagued with tracking problems, and some freight railroads went so far as to ban them. After just a few years of service, most of the units were traded back to EMD where most of the internal components were used in the construction of new F40s. Amtrak traded 18 SDP40Fs to the Santa Fe in exchange for switchers, and they continued to run for many years in freight service. This page, arranged by SDP40F road number, provides the F40PHR that received transplanted parts. Four digit numbers under F40PHR are ATSF road numbers.
The Trade Ins	Notes	Disclaimer/Fine Print

SDP40F	500	501	502	503	504	505	506	507	508	509
F40PHR	391	329	388	282	330	363	370	376	382	372

SDP40F	510	511	512	513	514	515	516	517	518	519
F40PHR	389	5251	373	377	374	365	371	378	383	366

SDP40F	520	521	522	523	524	525	526	527	528	529
F40PHR	269	367	283	392	390	384	5255	379	361	284

SDP40F	530	531	532	533	534	535	536	537	538	539
F40PHR	385	386	331	375	380	368	362	393	369	387

SDP40F	540	541	542	543	544	545	546	547	548	549
F40PHR	234	285	289	286	232	295	290	291	288	287

SDP40F	550	551	552	553	554	555	556	557	558	559
F40PHR	294	236	231	230	239	281	240	235	233	238

SDP40F	560	561	562	563	564	565	566	567	568	569
F40PHR	250	254	245	244	248	252	243	246	298	242

SDP40F	570	571	572	573	574	575	576	577	578	579
F40PHR	292	247	296	381	253	251	249	293	237	280

SDP40F	580	581	582	583	584	585	586	587	588	589
F40PHR	255	241	323	319	263	257	297	264	267	260

SDP40F	590	591	592	593	594	595	596	597	598	599
F40PHR	258	259	261	265	256	262	313	299	314	315

SDP40F	600	601	602	603	604	605	606	607	608	609
F40PHR	268	311	310	316	318	312	325	321	322	317

SDP40F	610	611	612	613	614	615	616	617	618	619
F40PHR	324	*	266	320	327	5252	328	394	*	326

SDP40F	620	621	622	623	624	625	626	627	628	629
F40PHR	364	395	5257	396	397	398	399	*	5258	5262

SDP40F	630	631	632	633	634	635	636	637	638	639
F40PHR	5253	*	5264	5259	5261	5254	*	*	5260	5263

SDP40F	640	641	642	643	644	645	646	647	648	649
F40PHR	5256	*	400	5250	5266	5267	*	360	*	5265

NOTES

The nine units indicated by * (618, 625, 627, 631, 636, 637, 641, 646 and 648) were traded in for 401-409, but the unit-to-unit correlation does not appear to have been recorded.

The unit-to-unit correlation for 500, 523, 537, 611, 617, 621, 623, 624, 626 and 642 is not confirmed; likely trade-in numbers shown. These units became F40PHR Nos. 391-400.

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