More CN C40-8 Locomotives Scrapped at Chicago Heights Processing! 

Looks like Chicago Heights Processing has been busy since you were there earlier this month, Sam! It is a shame to see these engines in the scrap yard. Thank you for going back to Chicago Heights Processing to see what else was happening there!

Glad to see that I'm not the only one to look at this with a sad sensation. I know those are made of metal and are not suppose to be more, but for me each train is important. :(

Sad to see that CP rail SD40-2 in there. I have fond memories watching them working hard for over 40 years.

You hate to see it, it’s painful to look at a locomotive that was once active being reduced to scrap metal.

A reflection of our lives, after years of good service.

What a sight. Interesting to see 2199 there, as I actually have the bell to that unit after winning an eBay auction for it. Tested it and still works. Deep down, it's sad to see. Once hauling freight at 70MPH for the ATSF. Now retired and being scrapped. But that's just the cycle these things go through.

We have one of those C40 "Four eyes" doing yard work here in Thunder Bay.

I used to work at Chicago Heights Processing; I really appreciated getting to see the yard again! Thank you!

Kinda sad, but at the same time it looks like a cool scene. Would be cool for a diorama or something

Wow! I drove past this place two weeks ago. My mom grew up in the "Heights ". Would love visiting my grandparents when I was younger because of all the trains.

Looks like they been busy! Very nice to see!

That was hard to watch, these c40-8’s were one of my favourites with CN when they ran them on the mainline leading CN trains back in the mid 2000’s. Thanks for posting but at the same time the music didn’t help!

My Grandpa worked for Santa Fe for 40+ years. I love the music, who composed it? Yes, its sad to see them scraped but cost may be a factor in the restoration and the age of the units them selves.

Man, this was tear-jerking!

I feel bad for every locomotive in this video. I especially feel bad for the Ex ATSF Dash 8s, I can just picture them in their Warbonnet scheme. It would be great if 1 could be preserved:(

they are pieces of history, RIP the Dash-8s; you will never be forgotten. 😢

For the record I think with all these dash 8s scrapped railroads like CN, NS, or CSX might regret what they have done. Don’t ask me why but I have a hunch they will.

this is so sad, I miss the Dash-8s

Some of those CN units, atleast the ones that I've ran over the years have hot plates, coffee percolators. Microwaves and refrigerators in them, the seats also fold flat like a bed for the crews when they get stuck in a serious snow drift.😏👍

Seeing locomotives from rival Canadian railroads die together feels strangely poetic. Hell, maybe even nihilistic.

The end of some great locomotives that ran countless miles on the tracks throughout North America. Sad to see but the video was good. Excellent camera work and video quality. Wish I could visit that place. Thanks Sam

Another great video of this sad sight for us railfans.

love these vids. keep em coming

I felt sad because I serviced and operated these locomotives. Now I know where they went and what happened to them.

As someone who loves equipment, this is kind of sad to watch, however I understand that they come to the end of their useful life and not economical feasible to overhaul and repair, good video thanks for posting,

this reminds me of our 2000 ford explorer for a ford it was actually great i miss that truck

Look at all those old mainline freight diesels waiting to be scrapped

I watched a video of 2422 in all its splendor and glory and it's so sad to see it now reduced to metal rubble . It is like life itself , one day up and then down waiting for death.

Looks like they might've set the cab on fire on the 2408 when they were cutting her up. Sad to see the unique Draper Taper C40-8M's getting the torch. I hope at least IRM is able to get one, or even one or two Canadian museums, before they're all gone. GE didn't make very many cowl units overall, and not a single one of the earlier granddaddy cowls, the U30CG's or the P30CH's were saved. I hope that mistake isn't repeated again.

So what are the differences between older and newer locomotives?

Great video, I love the drone footage! But the music didn't work for me. I had to turn my audio off, sorry. Very sad scene to see these work horses tore up like that.

That's heartbreaking beautiful locomotive's are being scrapped like that those should have been preserved for railroad museum's

Can I just interject a little logic in the comment section? First off, these locomotives are all around 30yrs old, and CN just bought 75 former Citirail CREX ES44ACs. A locomotive will only last around 10-15yrs before it essentially needs completely overhauled/rebuilt. CN bought these locomotives 10yrs ago. They are probably due for a major overhaul and being taken out of service as they have serious failures, like prime mover, alternator, etc. When CN bought the old CNW C40-8s from UP, they got them at scrap value because they were worn out and nobody else wanted them. All of the Class 1 railroads have embraced the Precision Scheduled Railroad mantra, which essentially equals monster trains pulled by as few locomotives as possible. DC locomotives, like these Dash-8s, have no future in a world like that because the railroads want to go 100% AC power on their main line trains. That way you can run a massive, under-powered land barge and not worry about burning up DC traction motors. There has been a huge glut of old locomotives getting dumped by the Class One railroads in the past few years, way more than the used locomotive market can handle. Many short lines have no interest in acquiring used GEs when they have all the SD40-2s they want. Hypothetically, these Dash-8s could be rebuilt and last another 30yrs, but if nobody wants them, they are going to go to scrap. I personally helped scrap/part out 4 CN locomotives here at Chicago Heights Processing back in 2009, 3 SD40-2Ws and a SD50F, when I worked for Bonnett Locomotive Salvage. I've also worked for Railserve and had the opportunity to operate some BNSF Dash-8s.

Well saying goodbye to the dash 8

When locos get scrapped, they salvage all usable parts and the rest goes to the metal recyclers.

Awesome video but 🥺 it's sad to see reality

Great video. My sign shop is about 10 minutes away. I've seen the loco's in the yard at 26th and East End in So, Chicago Heights. Always wondered what was back there.

Seeing those loco’s cabs is just the equivalent to seeing a persons head just sitting there next to a pile of body parts

Just last month i shot all of those before they got scrapped

Sad to watch this video. Yet, this is part of what does happen to old worn out things. Nothing lasts forever. I love this music very much. It just fits with this video. What is name of this song ?? I lived in Chicago. Didn't realize that this place exists.

thanks for the great video i would love to own a turbo and dymamic brake fan to my collection kinda sad to see these scrapped thanks for sharing

please do another flyover.

i followed your channel and gave it some love.

Wow, they're slaughtering these things like no tomorrow. Some of these very units I saw being towed down on a few A446s during the night.

Anything mechanical will last as long as you want it to assuming that it is maintained and not rusted out. I have never understood why some RR's scrap 15 year old locomotives while other ones are kept for 50 years look at how long SD9's lasted on BNSF

Great video in a kind of disturbing way.

😭😭😭😭😭 NOOOOOOO!!!!! I still haven’t seen one leading and I will almost never have a chance 😢😢😢😢

Why would you ever think about doing that? Dash 8's are adorable for service.

2408 was in service less than two years before this video was made.

Real shame, I've got a photo of 2199 leading some years ago

I'm the guy that scrapped the. They were not bad locomotives just bad systems. Nobody wanted them. We did save and sell parts for future locomotives. We can't save them all.

Very gosh darn sad! I see three more for the chopping!

Why do I have the feeling that absolutely no santa fe dash-8's will be sent to museums...

CN just got those Dash 8' a few years ago and rebuilt them. So sad, though for sure they'd see many more years

I worked there before it got contracted out it was a good experience

I will miss you....trains😢😢😢

Very sad to see retired CN Dash 8 40-CM's and CP Rail SD40-2's being sliced and diced. Especially since not one GE C40-8M Cowl has been earmarked for preservation (as of yet)

It’s a pain too look at these trains. They mean a piece of not only JUST my heart, but to others who know this feeling. These trains to me felt like they were living reality. And it’s saddening to see these old fellers in the scrapyard. These units were my favorite and it’s hard to let them go. CSX’s/CN’s Dash 8’s 2013-2022 (Most of them at least.)

The EPA is going to have a fun time cleaning up that dump. Why can't they break them inside and out of the elements to better contain all of that contamination?

Sad to see them go😢

Love it!

“They can’t hurt you anymore..”

Nice video. Scrap yards are a little sad.

Nice video!!!

P A I N F U L

Good bye old friend😥😭

Tell us that's not a future Superfund cleanup site. How do they make money scrapping locomotives on a small scale like that? Years ago they did the same thing in Tacoma Washington on the tideflats (the industrial area) but they had dozens lined up ready to scrap and they disappeared pretty quickly. It was a busy place! You'd think they'd have a shredder of some kind setup as they don't do anything without machines. So we know what goes in there but other then recycled metal what do they do and what exactly goes out of there?

My input: yeah it's a little sad to see the the cowl units get scrapped just because they're so unique locos. I think it's funny how CN still has operating SD40-2Ws, which are older than these GE's but getting scrapped first. The dash 8's, well there's just about zero uniqueness quality to them, plus the rail crews didn't seem to like them. Nor the cowl units for that matter.

Hi I'm in the process of making a RU-vid Video on the dash 8's. May I please use some of this footage?

I wish the Dash 8's were back..

i love this

Have you ever considered buying a locomotive from there?

I remember when the Dash 8-40CMs were brand new and when those Dash 8-40CWs were new and in the incomparable Santa Fe Warbonnet scheme! All Santa Fe and not the bastardized BNSF on the nose and sides! Off course any scheme at all would be a vast improvement over the disgusting Halloween paint scheme and swoosh logo, which they paid an ad agency 43 million dollars for! Blame Robert Krebs for eliminating the Warbonnet and Santa Fe name, blame Matt Rose for the hideous swoosh logo!

Rest in peace 😢

Could that orange loco have been EJ&E prior?

There are still F units, GP9's and SD40-2's still running.Why scrap the Dash 8's?

Unfortunately the last remaining union Pacific SD-90MACs are heading here

I’m glad that 2133 was bought by a leasing company as for 2178 goodbye and for Sd40-2 I don’t know if that’s getting scrapped or if it’s being sold

The thumbnail is a horror movie picture for trains

I think all four of my truck tires went flat by just looking at those roadways..

i wonder what some of the workers at the scrap yards who like trains think about this?

Are all canadian national locomotives getting scrapped

Does anyone know what music was used in this video?

Wow that's Was Bad 😧😔

Nice video

Does anyone know why they leave the cab sections intact?

Will any be put in museums?

RIP Decapitated locomotives 😞

CN should've spared some of them from the torch, ESPECIALLY the rare GE cowls

Strange that diesels are being scrapped and yet some 100-year old steam engines are still running. They don't build 'em like they used to, I guess?

I hope 2178 and 2133 are not being scrapped they look like new

Why the dash 8-cw ? Its wasn't that old

Song name?

_Not the widecabs!_

I can't stand it, I'm crying 😭😭😭😭😭

What CN Should Of Done Is Rebuild All Dash 8’s Into Modern Varaints

I wish I was rich asf so I can buy one of these scraped engines and restore it

As a train buff, I'd love to have some dash gauges and the headlights for my office! Ugh! Would pay big bucks. Send me a message if available.

If any of you had to spend hours on end in the cab of one of these, I'm sure you'd be singing a different tune. My brother is a hogger for CN, along with many of his colleagues are happy to see these go. A lot of the crews I've talked to prefer the ES44AC and Tier 4 locomotives due to the fact they are more comfortable a ride and they do what they are supposed to.... pull tonnage. Railways aren't in the business of appeasing to railfans because they want a certain locomotive to run, they're there to run a business. Get over it!

If I was the CEO of CN I wouldn’t scrap these engines,to save money I’ll put them in a museum