EMD SD45 - Wikipedia
The SD45 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive class built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1965 and 1971. It has an EMD 645E3 twenty-cylinder engine generating 3,600 hp (2,680 kW) on the same frame as the SD38, SD39, SD40, and SDP40.
EMD SD45 Data Sheet - The Diesel Shop
Locomotive Wheel Base: 53'-07" Minimum Turning Radious: 30 degrees --Fuel Oil: 3200; Lubricating Oil: 294 Engine Cooling Water: 288; Sand Capacity: 56 cu. ft. Options:-Reference Sources: Diesel Locomtoives, Vol.2, by Bob Hayden Illustrated Treasury of GM Locomotives, by James W. Kerr Diesel Locomotives, The First 50 Years by Louis A. Marre
EMD's "SD45" and "SD45-2" Series: 20 Cylinders Of Power
Aug 25, 2024 · The SD45 was the most powerful and entered EMD's catalog in December, 1965 with the unveiling of Demonstrator #4351. The big locomotive was equipped with a 20-cylinder variant of the builder's new model 645E3 prime mover.
EMD SD45-2 - Wikipedia
The EMD SD45-2 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). EMD built 136 locomotives between 1972 and 1974, primarily for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF).
Union Pacific EMD SD45s - UtahRails.net
Jan 3, 2016 · SD45 Phases. Diesel locomotive historians generally do not recognize phases in the SD45 production run. However, the following details on Union Pacific SD45s are related to the detail variations recognized in SD45 production. SD-CB-B trucks, with three high mounted brake cylinders, and six cast iron clasp brake shoes.
EMD SD45T-2 - Wikipedia
The SD45T-2 is a model of diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Like the later SD40T-2 it is colloquially nicknamed a tunnel motor. 247 total units (including the original EMD/SP joint venture working Prototype) were produced from February 1972 to June 1975, including 84 for SP's subsidiary Cotton Belt.
The "Tunnel Motors": SD45T-2 and SD40T-2 - American-Rails.com
Nov 6, 2024 · In 1972 EMD released the SD45-2, which featured upgraded "Dash 2" components such as improved electronics and high traction trucks. A variant of the new model was the SD45T-2, with the "T" denoting its design tunnel use.
Locomotive profile: EMD SD45 series diesel electric locomotives …
Mar 16, 2020 · SD45/-2 series •YEARS BUILT: 1966-1975 •MANUFACTURER: EMD •OPERATED ON: Most North American Class I freight railroads •NAMES: Hustle Muscle, Flares, Speed Machines, Tunnel Motor (for SD45T-2) •QUANTITY: 1,695 (1,312 SD45, SDP45), (383 SD45-2, SD45T-2) •HORSEPOWER: 3,600
EMD SD45 | Conrail Photo Archive
Conrail inherited a fleet of 174 SD-45ís from the Reading 6100-6104 (5), the Erie Lackawanna 6066-6099 (34), and the Penn Central 6105-6239 (135). Built between December 1965 and December 1971, these 20-cylinder six-axle units produced …
SD45 | The CRHS's Conrail Artifact Archive
Photograph of E8 4022, SD45 6205 and SD45 6158 on Train #9 in Altoona PA. 5/28/77
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