(drawing copyright Shane Stewart )
CN SD50 fleet
The CN SD50F fleet was built in 1985-87. They can all do 70 miles (113 kilometres) per hour, but are resticted to 65 miles (105 kilometres) per hour. They all have six wheel C-C trucks and dynamic brakes. They are all fully cowled with a Draper taper.
Index:
5400 5401 5402 5403 5404 5405 5406 5407 5408 5409 5410 5411 5412 5413 5414 5415 5416 5417 5418 5419 5420 5421 5422 5423 5424 5425 5426 5427 5428 5429 5430 5431 5432 5433 5434 5435 5436 5437 5438 5439 5440 5441 5442 5443 5444 5445 5446 5447 5448 5449 5450 5451 5452 5453 5454 5455 5456 5457 5458 5459
CN 5400
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- (Photo)CN 5400 in Edmonton in Nov 1997.
- in service
CN 5401
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5402
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5403
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5404
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5405
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- on 2 July 1999, while leading GCFX 6033 (former CN 5120) pulling a loaded sulphur train, derailed near Ram River when hitting a washout
- repaired and returned to service
CN 5406
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5407
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5408
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5409
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5410
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- on 31 January 1999, while leading 5432 and 2452, ran head-on into 5257 and GCFX 6064 in the yard in Jasper, AB; repaired and returned to service
- in service
CN 5411
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5412
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5413
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5414
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5415
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5416
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5417
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5418
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- 5418 was third unit in a consist behind SD40s 5130 and 5300, pulling a westbound intermodal train on 5 Aug 1991. At the highway crossing at Kinsella, AB, the train struck a truck carrying light crude oil. Nothing derailed, but the train crew and truck driver were all killed. 5418 suffered severe external burns and spent considerable time in repair before being returned to service. The other two locomotives burned and were retired.
- in service
CN 5419
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5420
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5421
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5422
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5423
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5424
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5425
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5426
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5427
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5428
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- derailed 17 June 1999 near Canoe River on Albreda Subdivision (BC) due to extensive flash flooding in the area; also involved was 2418; ten cars derailed; locomotive returned to service
- in service
CN 5429
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5430
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5431
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5432
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- This locomotive must have had an accident at one time. One source says it was involved in a fire in Portage la Prairie on 2 Feb 1994 (details, anyone?). It has been repainted from its original zebra stripes (ZR) scheme into the CN North America (with map) (NA) scheme.
- (Photo)CN 5432 in Edmonton in Jul 1997.
- On 31 January 1999, 5432 was trailing 5410 and followed by a dead 2452 eastbound into Jasper. One traction motor on 5432 was not working, a fact known by maintenance crews, but not by the locomotive crew. Rounding a curve coming into Jasper yard they saw 5257 and GCFX 6064 switching on the track ahead of them. They applied the dynamic brakes; these did not work fast enough, since the dead traction motor meant that the dynamic brake efficiency was reduced in the consist. The crew bailed out, the locomotives struck head on, and derailed. 5432 was repaired and returned to service.
- in service
CN 5431
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5432
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5433
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5434
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5435
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5436
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5437
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5438
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5439
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- in service
CN 5440
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5441
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5442
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5443
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5444
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5445
- SD50F, class GF-636a, built 1985
- involved in an accident 21 January 1998 3 miles west of Dalmeny, SK (Aberdeen Subdivision). CN 5445, one other locomotive, and six cars were derailed in a collision with a semi-trailer.
- in service
CN 5446
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5447
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5448
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- involved in accident near McBride BC, along with SD60 CN 5512, 14 May 2003; locomotives went off a bridge and burned; crew did not survive
- retired 22 May 2003
CN 5449
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5450
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5451
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5452
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5453
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5454
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5455
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- derailed on washout near Redpass Junction BC on July 18 2001 while leading Wisconsin Central 7580; tumbled down embankment and suffered punctured fuel tank
- repaired and repainted, 2001
- in service
CN 5456
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5457
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5458
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
CN 5459
- SD50F, class GF-636b, built 1987
- in service
