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 …

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

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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.

2012年1月18日 · The Electromotive Division SD45-2 is a 6 axle, 3,600 HP diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD from 1972 to 1974. Like the SD45, it used a 20 cylinder 645 rated at 3,600 HP. When EMD introduced their Dash 2 line of 645 powered locomotives in 1972, the SD45-2 replaced the SD45.

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.

2025年3月7日 · EMD's SD45-2 was the answer to Santa Fe's need for a new six-axle diesel to power their high-priority freight and intermodal trains.