Ex MPEX, ex MKM, nee ATSF, restored into SPSF by Dieselmotive.

ATSF 5989 was looking sharp as it approached the summit of Cajon Pass in the early 1980's. Note the large nose emblem. Bill Morrison photo. When F45 5989 was repainted from the red and yellow SPSF "Kodachrome" scheme in the late 1980's, it …

Santa Fe F45 5989 in 'Summit Meet' with the Union Pacific. Note two different logos on the Transamerica trailers, nos. one and four in the photo. Santa Fe F45 5989 rounding the curve just a few hundred yards west of Summit leading a TOFC freight. Things were just right when I could capture an F unit leading a TOFC train.

2023年3月21日 · Ex-Santa Fe 5989 is currently in Albia, Iowa, and will soon be repainted for Southern Pacific Santa Fe. By Eric Berger. While plenty of locomotives have been restored to their original appearance — and some to represent examples of units long scrapped on other railroads — few have been restored into the scheme of a railroad that never was.

They emerged as 5950-5989, were painted in a blue and yellow version of the warbonnet, and were redesignated SDF45s. Electrically they were upgraded to SD45-2 standards. Mechanically, they were re-geared from 59:18 to 60:17, reducing their top …

The shell of ex-ATSF 5960 is now luxury lodgings at the Izaac Walton Inn in Essex, MT, masquerading as "Great Northern 441," and the rusty remains of Wisconsin Central 6654 and 6655 (ex-ATSF 5965 and 5972) still show up in aerial views …

5989 [ATSF/SPSF] F45u/ SDF45: EMD Aug68 34075: exx-1939, del BYT2 paint, through steam lines, ex-5939 rnum Mar-Jul70, rpnt BYW2 paint aft 26Aug72, rblt/rnum to F45u/SDF45 5989 Dec82, rpnt to SPSF 5989 31Jul85-24Jul86, rpnt to ATSF 5989 BYW2 paint bef 1Jan91: ret [date], to MK 16Apr94, to ATSF lease [date],

Other locos with this serial: ATSF 5939(F45) MPEX 5989(F45) GECX 5989(F45) ATSF 5989(SDF45) Page Controls View: Grid List Pics Per Page: 10 20 30 40 50 100

Pictures of MPEX 5989, Model: F45. Owner: Motive Power Industries: Model: EMD F45: Built As: ATSF 1939 (F45) Serial Number:

A company in California has purchased for Santa Fe F45 #5989 and will repaint it into the "Kodachrome" paint scheme it once wore. This time the full SPSF will on the side