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.

2024年12月20日 · The SD45 was the most powerful and entered EMD's catalog in December, 1965 with the unveiling of Demonstrator #4351. The big locomotive was equipped with a 20-cylinder variant of the builder's new model 645E3 prime mover.

EMD SD45 Data Sheet

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 SD45-2.

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.

2016年1月3日 · On some railroads, the SD45's increased horsepower compared to the SD40 did not justify its increased fuel consumption. These two factors, excessive engine wear and high fuel consumption, made the SD45s early candidates for storage during periods of slow traffic on UP.

2020年3月16日 · •MANUFACTURER: EMD •OPERATED ON: Most North American Class I freight railroads •NAMES: Hustle Muscle, Flares, Speed Machines, Tunnel Motor (for SD45T-2) •QUANTITY: 1,695 (1,312 SD45, SDP45), (383 SD45-2, SD45T-2) •HORSEPOWER: 3,600 •KNOWN FOR: Angled radiators at the rear on the SD45, grills by walkways at end of long …

2025年2月1日 · The SD45 also marked the end of EMD's horsepower race of the 1960s, with the comparative reliability and versatility of the 3,000-horsepower SD40 paving the way for the hugely successful SD40-2.

In addition to acquiring the Alco Century 630 and GE U30-C units, the Reading also took delivery of 5 SD-45 locomotives from EMD. Numbered 7600 through 7604, these were the highest-numbered locomotives on the railroad, and with their 3600 horsepower rating, they were also …

GN 400 'Hustle Muscle' was the first 3600 h.p. turbo-charged 20 cylinder 645E3 production model EMD SD45 diesel electric locomotive built. GN 400 was delivered in May 1966 to the Minneapolis Junction Roundhouse in St. Paul, MN and was christened 'Hustle Muscle' by …