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 ...

2018年10月9日 · In 1976, Conrail inherited thirteen 3,600hp SD45-2's from the Erie Lackawanna, which had purchased the units in 1972 and were the EL's last new locomotives before Conrail. The EL purchased the locomotives for fast freight service, equipping them with an extra-large 5,000-gallon fuel tank so the units could run without refueling between New York ...

2024年12月20日 · SD45-2. As part of EMD's latest "Dash 2" line released in January, 1972, the SD45-2 solved its predecessors problems. In his book, "Locomotives: The Modern Diesel & Electric Reference," author Greg McDonnell notes that …

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The EL SD45-2 were purchased as a fast freight locomotive. These were the last new locomotives purchased by the EL. EL purchased these engine with larger than normal fuel tanks.

2018年10月9日 · It's shortly after the Conrail start up as EL SD45-2 leads a freshly painted Conrail U23B. EL 3675 was built in July 1972 and in 1976 became CR 6660. In 1998, it suffered an engine failure and was eventually sold to the Reading & Northern, where it became R&N 3600.

2024年8月27日 · An NSDash9.com detailed unit-by-unit roster of the currently active units in the Norfolk Southern EMD SD45-2 1700-1705 series.

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

Charlie Murphy's Conrail Memories Conrail's Harrisburg Line EMD SD45-2 CR 6655 is pushing an eastbound up the Temple Hill Track towards Blandon on the old former Reading East Penn Branch in the fall of 1984

2021年5月26日 · Conrail SD45-2 EMD produced over 100 of these monsters and CR was one of four railroads to roster them, 13 to be exact. Adopted from the Erie Lackawanna, these locomotives featured dual control stands, cab mounted air horns, low profile fans, and though not officially mentioned in Conrails' Locomotive Data books, some were cleared for operation ...