CN 5000-Anyone know it's status?

Question

Does anyone know what the status is of CN engine 5000. It was CN's first SD40. I saw that CN had the locomotive listed for sale as surplus equipment back in the spring but don't know what happened since. At that time I believe it was listed as sitting in Edmonton. It would be nice to see it preserved somewhere.

Answer 1

CN has a mediocre record when it comes to preserving historical equipment.  CN #5000 was supposed to be preserved, but it was scrapped this summer. http://www.pbase.com/tsokolan/image/8405...

However, CP's first SD40 (#5500) was sent to the Revelstoke Railway Museum a few months ago, and plans are in place for it to be repainted in its original tuscan and gray paint.

Answer 2

Jason,

Bad news for #5000, according to Canadian Railway Observations she was intended to go to a Canadian museum but was sadly cut up for scrap...  (The information is towards the top of Pg. 2)