The SDP45 is a six-axle, C-C, 3,600-horsepower (2,680 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. It was a passenger-hauling version of the SD45 on a stretched locomotive frame with an extended, squared-off long hood at the rear, aft of the radiators, giving space for a steam generator ...

Burlington Northern Railroad SDP45 6599 at West Burlington, Iowa on October 22, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 6599 was built in August 1967 ( c/n 33048 ) as GN 333, one of eight SDP45's on the GN, renumbered to BN 9863 ( passenger service ), then BN 6599 ( freight service ), retired by the BN in March 1987.

BN SDP45 6598 was originally built as the Great Northern 332 in August 1967. The 332 was one of eight EMD SDP45's purchased by the GN numbered 326-333. All of the SDP45's were delivered in Big Sky Blue and became regular power on the Empire Builder passenger train and saw service on secondary passenger trains as well.

BN retired all eight of the ex-GN SDP45's between 1984-1987 with the 6594 retired 12/86 and sold for scrap in 1987. This site is dedicated to showcasing the motive power of the Burlington Northern Railroad as well as a locomotive's originating railroad.

2024年12月26日 · Rear view of BN 6595. Burlington Northern Railroad SDP45 6595 and SD7 6054 at Clyde, Illinois on an unknown day in May 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. And now, a rant. I've cleaned up my language for sensitive viewers.

six-axle, passenger diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD) in LaGrange, IL from 1967-1970. 2 variants were built: the SDP45 with a steam generator for Southern Pacific (SP) and Great Northern (GN), along with the SD45M, which refers to the units built without a steam generator for fast freight service on Erie ...

SDP45: 19: EL : 3635-3653 : 6/69 : 34976-34994 : IIb_ built for freight service, beveled hood end; 3637 wrecked 10/75, rest to CR 6667-6684: 5 : EL : 3654-3658 : 7/70 : 36658-36662 : IIb2: built for freight service, ... III: straight-edged pilots with step tabs (BN 6543-6567 only)

The SDP45 is a six-axle, C-C, 3,600-horsepower (2,680 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. It was a passenger-hauling version of the SD45 on a stretched locomotive frame with an extended, squared-off long hood at the rear, aft of the radiators, giving space for a steam generator ...

Burlington Northern Railroad SDP45 6596 at Galesburg, Illinois on June 6, 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 6596 was built in July 1967 (c/n 33045) as GN 330, one of eight SDP45's on the GN, retired by the BN in December 1986.

2006年8月5日 · It is two rigid two axle trucks connected by a span bolster. What made it unique is a patented (patent no. 4,485,743) link that connected the transoms of the two sub trucks so that they would yaw in unison in a curve.