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 Information Compiled by: Jean-Denis Bachand: Revised: 12 Feb. 2014: Artwork by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builder: EMDI: Engine: 645E3 20 cylinder

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).

Dec 20, 2024 · Electro-Motive was determined to win the horsepower race of the 1960s and cataloged its most powerful standard model in late 1965, the SD45. To achieve its goal, EMD increased the size of its new 645 power plant to 20 cylinders, which increased horsepower to …

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 SD45 is a six-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1965–1971. 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.

The Atlas N Scale SD45 is an accurate rendition of the EMD design, matching many of the variations as seen during the production of the prototype locomotive. Features: All new tooling

This former New York Susquehanna & Western SD45 was the trailing unit. This was the first NYSW Painted Unit I'd ever seen, I always liked their scheme. Photo Date:

Notable as the first locomotive with an engine larger than 16 cylinders upon its introduction in 1965, the EMD SD45 was used on nearly every railroad at one time or another. Over the course of six years, EMD built a whopping 1260 SD45 locomotives for freight use on more than 25 railroads, with many more acquiring them second-hand.

The EMD (Electro Motive Division) SD45 is a series of six-axle 3,600 hp diesel locomotives which were built from December 1965 to December 1971. 1,260 were built before the SD45-2 super-ceded it. It had been phased from mainline service on Class 1's to …