nice SD40-3 in HO

[miyakoji]

This is from the "Rivet Counter" series by Scaletrains, I thought some of you may be interested.   Looks like a fantastic model.  In the video it's mentioned that the SD40-2 began production in 1972, and that the SD40-3 is expected to be in service for another 30 years.  It's not clear if that's 30 years from the 2010 refurb to -3 specs, or from the year of the video (this year).  Either way that's a long time and a lot of miles :)

 

 

 

[nah00]

Likely from the 2010 refurb. Figure they had 30 years on them then (my guess is CSX took the latest production -2s they had and rebuilt them) so lasting until 2040 isn't really out of the question, EPA and emission standards getting more strict hurt them but that's less of an issue now (for better or worse). I wonder if they've tried to increase their revenue by offering rebuilds to smaller regional railroads that use the -2.