These SD40-2 locomotives are painted red with white logos and lettering. The noses of both locomotives bear the white ‘CP’ herald. They were both built in 1976 as part of EMD orders 756153 and 756155, respectively. The EMD SD40-2 is a 3,000 horsepower (2,240 kW) model of C-C diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division between January 1972 and February 1986. Every class 1 railroad in North America has operated the SD40-2 locomotive; it is one of the best-selling diesel locomotive models of all time.