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). The SD45-2 was an improved version of the EMD SD45; the primary visual difference is the absence of flared radiators on the ...

Sold to HATX, to HLCX, to MEC, to GMTX.

CSX 8886 is classified as an SD 40-2, but originally and SD 45-2. Trailing unit on PR32 (CSX's only SD45-2!)

CSXT 8952 is seen at Cumberland, MD. Unit is ex SBD 2047/SCL 2047. A helper set that consist of CSXT 6506 & 8952 is seen at Hyndman, PA. The 8952 was assigned to hump service at Radnor Yard in Nashville. It is no longer on the roster.

(1) Eight SD45-2s converted to cabless "B" units (original numbers): #5626, 5633, 5651, 5676, 5684, 5700, 5701, and 5703. (2) Santa Fe #5700-5704 wore bicentennial colors. (3) to SBD,CSX 8965-8982

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).

CSX Transportation. Electro-Motive SD45, SD45-2 Diesels. 8900, Class SD-45, was built in December 1966, #31840, FN 5703-1, as Atlantic Coast Line 1024. It became Seaboard Coast Line 2000 in May 1976 and Seaboard System 2000 in January 1983. It was renumbered 8900 in 1984 and became CSX 8900, Class SD-45, in April 1986.

emd sd45-2 locomotives. model unit link 1 link 2 link 3 link 4 link 5 road pre csx # sd45-2: 8950: csx-g: sbd: scl

The SD45-2 was an initial success; it was a complete improvement or upgrade as part of EMD’s “Dash 2” line; it had little to almost absolutely no flaws during the early stages of

CSX #8952 was retired sometime last year and was last reported in the dealine at Huntington shops, though I was unable to see it when there last month. That leaves #8954 and 8972 as the last "true CSX" SD45-2's in service, both at Radnor yard in Nashville. There is also HLS-1, an SD45-2 used as a load test unit and shop goat at the Huntington ...