Union Pacific Railroad

General Notes:

1. UP 3174 was the first unit completely rebuilt (completed on 21 December 1990) and recapitalized in what Union Pacific calls its Life Extension program for SD40-2s; it was renumbered to UP 7050 at the same time, fitting into a planned 7000 series for the rebuilt units. UP 7050 was renumbered back to UP 3174 on 10 January 1991 with the decision not to give the rebuilt units a new number series, but rather a new model designation, SD40-2R.
2. (Read more about the SD40-2R Life Extension program)
2. UP 3200-3209 (10 units) are equipped with cab signals and Automatic Cab Signal equipment at each end for either-end-leading operation along Union Pacific's lines in Nebraska, Wyoming, and along the Columbia River.
3. Fitted with 81-inch nose and grid-style radiator screens.

Notes:

1. UP 3128 was renumbered to UP 9999 on 3 June 2005.
2. UP 3146 was wrecked on 19 August 1977 at Lakeside, Utah; scrapped at wreck site.
3. UP 3164 sold to Larrys Truck Electric; repainted to UP's yellow and brown scheme from the 1930s, lettered as LTEX 3000, then Utah Southern Railroad 3000, for service on UP's Comstock Division near Cedar City, Utah.
4. UP 3171 was retired and renumbered to UP 7883 (Peak Power) on 14 October 2003.
5. UP 3178 was wrecked on 14 June 1985 at Kersey, Colorado; traded to EMD in March 1986.
6. UP 3188 sold to Larrys Truck Electric; repainted to UP's yellow and brown scheme from the 1930s, lettered as LTEX 3001, then Utah Southern Railroad 3001, for service on UP's Comstock Division near Cedar City, Utah.
7. UP 3213 was repainted in December 1985 with "North Little Rock" style lettering; repainted back to standard UP lettering in July 1994.
8. UP 3219 was retired and renumbered to UP 7894 (Peak Power) on 26 November 2003.
9. UP 3233 was retired and renumbered to UP 7913 (Peak Power) on 10 March 2004.
10. UP 3240 operated as SD40-2H 8000 from February 1976 until June 1980.
11. UP 3241 operated as SD40-2H 8001 from March 1976 until April 1981.
12. UP 3242 operated as SD40-2H 8002 from May 1976 until May 1981.

General Notes:

1. UP 3243-3274 were in service in 1976 to 1981 as high-speed 80 mph SD40-2H units, renumbered to UP 8003-8034.
2. UP 3284 and 3285 were modified for high-speed service and renumbered to 8044 and 8045 in April and May 1976; at about the same time, UP decided to have the 1976 order of SD40-2s built as high speed units and delivered as 8000s; the high speed modifications were removed and UP 8044 (1st) and 8045 (1st) were renumbered back to their original 3200 series in August 1976.
3. UP 3266 operated as UP B3266 in trailing-unit-service only (by removal of cab signals, refrigerator, toilet, and cab seats) from 7 February 1992 to 20 April 1998.
4. Fitted with Phase I 116-inch nose and grid-style radiator screens.

Notes:

1. UP 3257 was retired and renumbered to UP 7896 (Peak Power) on 26 November 2003.
2. UP 3277 was retired and renumbered to UP 7895 (Peak Power) on 26 November 2003.
3. UP 3280 was retired and renumbered to UP 7910 (Peak Power) on 23 January 2004.
4. UP 3282 was wrecked on 3 March 1989 at Kalama, Washington; sold to Burlington Northern on 21 June 1989; wreck damage repaired by BN's West Burlington, Iowa, shops, using components from wreck-damaged BN 6906 (1st). UP 3282 renumbered to BN 6906 (2nd), completed on 25 May 1990.
5. UP 3283 was retired and renumbered to UP 7914 (Peak Power) on 7 May 2004.

General Notes:

1. Immediately upon delivery in March and April 1975, SD40-2s 3288-3304 (17 units) were stored at Council Bluffs due to a business slowdown; part of a group of 52 new units (along with U30Cs 2905- 2919 and GP38-2s 2040-2059) that were given acceptance runs between Omaha and North Platte, then placed into storage to avoid having to pay on their equipment trusts, which wouldn't be activated until the units actually entered service; the new units were all in service by March 1976.
2. UP 3300-3304 were used in back-to-back pairs in hump yard service, from August 1989 through October 1990.
3. UP 3300 was painted in a red, white, and blue "United Spirit" paint scheme to promote the United Way community charity fund, completed on 15 August 1994.
4. UP 3300 was retired in June 2007 and moved to Metro-East Industries in East St. Louis, Illinois; reinstated in July 2007 because of its special paint scheme; moved to Phoenix; stored out of service at Phoenix; retired in July 2009; moved to Denver in May 2010; stored at Denver until reinstated in May 2014 and moved to North Little Rock; rebuilt to SD40N, renumbered to UP 1878 in August 2014, still in service as of mid 2023.
5. UP 3301 was painted standard UP yellow and gray, with "Pulling For Safety" plaques commemorating North Little Rock shop's safety record, completed on 1 August 1994.
6. Fitted with Phase I 116-inch nose; UP 3288-3297 are fitted with grid-style radiator screens; UP 3298-3304 are fitted with corrugated radiator screens.

General Notes:

1. Built as SD40-2H units 8035-8064, with features for 80 mph high-speed service; high speed modifications removed and units renumbered to UP 3305-3334 in June 1980 through March 1982.
2. Pool of 25 units (UP 3305-3330, except 3309) used in back-to-back pairs at hump yards system wide, from August 1989 through January 1991.
3. UP 3314 and 3315 were built as UP 8044 and 8045, the second UP SD40-2s to carry these two numbers; see general notes for UP 3284 and 3285 (above), the first UP SD40-2s to carry UP numbers 8044 and 8045.
4. Fitted with Phase I 116-inch nose and grid-style radiator screens.

Notes:

1. UP 3308 was sold RELCO and rebuilt to road slug; to Belt Railway of Chicago (BRC) 575 (2nd), September 2002. (information from Extra 2200 South, Issue 124, and Brad Michaels)
2. UP 3309 was wrecked on 14 June 1985 at Kersey, Colorado; hood scrapped during 1986; frame (on shop trucks) sold for scrap to Aaron Ferer and Sons, Omaha, Nebraska, in November 1987, scrapped.
3. UP 3316 was renumbered to UP 1896 on 7 April 1996 after being rebuilt in-kind to commemorate the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics; renumbered to UP 3100 on 29 November 1996.
4. UP 3325 was renumbered to UP 3102 on 24 February 1998 after being rebuilt in-kind.
5. UP 3332 operated in trailing-unit-only status (by removal of cab signals, refrigerator, toilet, and cab seats) as UP B3332 from 3 March 1992 until 24 March 1995.

General Notes:

1. Initial per unit cost for locomotives in the UP 3335-3348 group (65 locomotives), according to Equipment Trust No. 1 of 1977, dated December 1, 1976, was $577,100, with a total cost of $8,079,400 for all 14 units.
2. UP 3396-3399 (along with UP 3410-3414, a total of nine units) were equipped during February 1978 for leading-position on pool trains with Canadian Pacific through Eastport, Idaho; the modifications (completed at Salt Lake City, Utah) included installation of Canadian-style ditch lights.
3. Fitted with Phase II 116-inch nose and corrugated-style radiator screens.

Notes:

1. UP 3336 was wrecked on 19 August 1977 at Lakepoint, Utah. Scrapped at wreck site.
2. UP 3339 operated in trailing-unit-only status (by removal of cab signals, refrigerator, toilet, and cab seats) as UP B3339 from 9 March 1992 until 24 March 1995.
3. UP 3339 was renumbered to UP 1996 on 7 April 1996 (after rebuilding in-kind) to commemorate the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games; renumbered to UP 3101 on 20 October 1996.
4. UP 3341 and 3354 were wrecked on 14 December 1994 on Cajon Pass, California; sold to AT&SF as part of settlement.
5. UP 3378 was sold to Helm Financial in (?), and as of 2004, was in national lease service as HLCX 6239. (Extra 2200 South, Issue 126, page 13)
6. UP 3386 was sold to Helm Financial in (?), and as of 2004, was in national lease service as HLCX 6236. (Extra 2200 South, Issue 126, page 13)
7. UP 3388 was wrecked (head-on collision) on 11 November 1993 at Longview Junction, Washington.
8. UP 3392 was retired and renumbered to UP 7893 (Peak Power) on 14 November 2003.
9. UP 3397 was sold to Helm Financial in (?), and as of 2004, was in national lease service as HLCX 6240. (Extra 2200 South, Issue 126, page 13)