Problems with SD50 locomotives - Trainorders.com
EMD had a series of problems with the SD50 some were solved others less so. At the time of the SD50's introduction EMD(like the rest of GM) was going from making most of their parts in-house to a lot of outsourcing, unfortunately they failed to put inplace a rigorous quality control program.
SD50=junk, GP50=? - Trainorders.com
With all the reported reliability problems the EMD SD50 has, and the UP starting to retire them while older SD40-2's still soldier on, how are the GP50's fairing? The BNSF has quite a few GP50's still apparently operating fine, and the UP has inherited them from the …
9 of MP Road Units in UP Colors - Trainorders.com
2. Missouri Pacific EMD SD50 5017 built Nov. 1984 renumbered UP 5017 May 1990 and seen in Kansas City, KS April 25, 1987. Bill Kuba photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection 3. Missouri Pacific EMD SD50 5018 built Nov. 1984, renumbered UP 5018 April 1989, renumbered UP 9837 Sept. 2002 and seen in Kansas City, KS May 24, 1985.
question about the sd-50? - Trainorders.com
> the SD50 has lasted on Class 1 rosters with the > popularity and durability of SD40-2s and there's > no doubt. CSX bought both the second order and the third to the last order. They bought 144 total. They didn't buy anything else (EMD or GE) until 1989. By then the relationship between CSX and EMD had soured largely due to personalities not ...
EMD 50 series. An imperfect locomotive? - Trainorders.com
So the GP50 was the most popular 4 axle unit of it's time. The same holds true for the SD50. 427 SD50's 407 SD40-2's, including SD40T-2's 209 C30-7's 133 C36-7's In Canada, the sales were as follows: 95 GP38-2's 60 SD50F's 25 SD40-2F's 6 SD40-2's The current retirements are due to age and relatively low production numbers.
CSX/SBD SYS SD50's - Trainorders.com
Which is good for GE sales as they do a better job of product obsolescence than EMD does. (SD50/60's & to a degree SD70's were not enough of an advancement over the 40 series to convince the railroads that it was a worthwhile investment to trade in their SD40/40-2's on 50's & 60's as an upgrade - and EMD has been paying for it ever since..)
Nostalgia & History > 8 of CSX SD60s and SD70s - Trainorders.com
2. CSX EMD SD50 8561 built 1984 as C&O SD50 8561 and seen in Woodland Jct., IL May 20, 2005. Bill Kuba photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection 3. CSX EMD SD50 8574 built Feb. 1984 as C&O SD50 8574 and seen in Oaktown, IN Feb. 29, 1988. Ronald A. Pazzotta photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/24 18:57 by MartyBernard.
Western Railroad Discussion > SD50 locomotives - Trainorders.com
And thats why CSX continues to overhaul and operate its SD50 fleet, the largest fleet of SD50's on any railroad. Except for a single wreck retirement, the former Seaboard System and Chessie SD50 fleets is still intact on CSX, as are the former Conrail SD50's that they aquired (one group was returned at the end of the lease due to the poor lease ...
EMD’s 50 Series....lemon or just lore? - Trainorders.com
However, EMD did not walk away from the problems presented by this design, Both Conrail and CSX (and I am sure others) set up dedicated bays in their shops (Altoona and Huntington) where EMD personnel performed block modifications to these units. In both cases, their fleets of SD50's went on to long productive lives.
CSX SD50-2's - Trainorders.com
The SD50 was not EMD's best design. Essentially, it's a failure as a locomotive. The ones that remain in service are either in lease fleets, have been derated as CSX is doing, or are kept "close to home" in helper assignments or similar service. The SD60 was a much more successful model.