SOO GP38-2s

The most common "switcher" used in Canadian Pacific's Soo Line (ex-Milwaukee Road) Muskego Yard in Milwaukee is the EMD GP38-2, numbered in the SOO/CP 4400, 4506, or 4520 series.  Sure, some of the MP15ACs and GP40s also switch the yard, and occasionally a CP 3000 (GP38/GP38-2) will show up, but by far it is much more common that one of the SOO GP38-2s will be found down there.  They also make occasional appearances on road trains as well, and also some of the local jobs.

SOO bought 53 GP38-2s in eight orders beginning in 1977 and ending in 1983, with two of the engines meeting their demise in wrecks (including 4408's wreck pictured here courtesy of Ted Ellis).  As a side note, SOO 4400-4409 were originally numbered 790-799, but were renumbered when more GP38-2s came on line.

MILW bought 16 GP38-2s numbered 350-365 in two orders in 1973-74, which became SOO 4500-4515 in the 1985 merger.  The first six units were turned back at the end of their lease, with five of them making their homes on Kansas City Southern (KCS 4024-4028) and the sixth going to Southeast Coal, then Chicago & North Western.

And in 2005, CP received 7 GP38-2's from National Railway Equipment -- actually rebuilt to GP38-2 specs from 4 GP40X's, 1 GP50 and 2 GP38s -- and numbered them into the 4520-4526 number series.  These locomotives are also featured here, since they "fit" into the SOO numbering scheme.

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SOO 4400

SOO 4401

SOO 4402

SOO 4403

CP 4404

SOO 4405

CP 4406

CP 4407

SOO 4408 wreck

SOO 4409

SOO 4410

SOO 4412

SOO 4413

SOO 4414

SOO 4415

SOO 4416

SOO 4417

SOO 4418

SOO 4419

SOO 4420

CP 4421

SOO 4423

SOO 4424

SOO 4425

SOO 4426

SOO 4427

SOO 4428

SOO 4429

SOO 4431

SOO 4432

SOO 4433

SOO 4434

SOO 4435

SOO 4436
(2nd photo)

CP 4437

SOO 4438

SOO 4439

CP 4440

SOO 4441

SOO 4442

SOO 4443

SOO 4444

SOO 4445 (cab shot)

SOO 4446

SOO 4447

SOO 4449

SOO 4450

SOO 4451

SOO 4452

SOO 4506

CP 4507

SOO 4508

SOO 4509

SOO 4510
(daylight shot)

SOO 4511

SOO 4512

CP 4513

SOO 4514

SOO 4515

CP 4520

CP 4521

CP 4522

CP 4523

CP 4524

CP 4525

CP 4526