Ontario Northland has returned SD40-2 No. 1730 to its as built appearance.
Ontario Northland
NORTH BAY, Ontario — Add Ontario Northland to the list of railroads with heritage units.
On Thursday, the regional railroad rolled out rebuilt SD40-2 No. 1730 as it appeared in 1972 when built by EMD.
Said the railroad: “As Ontario Northland moves forward, it is also important to recognize our past. We are pleased to unveil our most recent locomotive rebuild, an EMD SD40-2 painted in our heritage livery just as it appeared when it was first delivered to Ontario Northland in January of 1972. Our skilled tradespeople have overhauled and modernized this locomotive so that it will continue to pull freight efficiently for years to come. At the same time, it will serve as a proud reminder of our railway’s rich history and place in the development of the north.”
Nice paint scheme – looks Great!
Indeed, any corporation, rail or otherwise, who pays tribute to it’s past will receive an A+ on my report card!
Other than a slight change from Leaf Brown to Harbormist Grey, Union Pacific hasn’t changed it’s modern image since it began to Dieselize in the 1930s. The sheer fact that U.P. is restoring a Big Boy is not only Rail-Fan-tastic but is a public show of pride in the dedicated men and women who have made the railroad what it is today as well as the mighty machines that have kept it running 24/7 ever since it was incorporated as the Union Pacific Rail Road on July 1, 1862. Union Pacific continues to live up to a slogan coined several years ago and still means the same today: Big Then…Bigger Now!
I modestly hold my well worn old hickory striped engineer’s cap high above my head as a hearty thank you to Ontario Northland for providing service, at times even above and beyond the call of duty, not only to the people of Ontario, but all citizens of the Commonwealth of Canada. Continue to show your colours with pride Ontario Northland, you have earned them.
Beauty, eh?
@Anna Somehow I don’t see Ontario Northland getting much of a funding boost in the next four to eight years…assuming they’re still provincially owned by then.
I agree that this is a great paint scheme. It’s nice to see that even regional, and short line railroads etc, are coming out with heritage units even if it’s an original paint scheme of the railroad. Now if they can just get BNSF and other railroads to do heritage units that would be nice.
ANNA – I can’t speak to current service, but I can say when I rode ON Rail in the 1980’s it was one fine passenger carrier with a whole big lot of paying customers.
This is nice and all but how about expanding service?
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That is a really nice paint scheme.