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intakes with resistor grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Chickenwire” radiator intake grilles with diamond-pattern mesh screens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-profile fan housings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotoetched concentric ring fan grilles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort walkway duct with four short stanchions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-scale coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type “E” knuckle couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear straight uncoupling levers with four brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandrail set with pilot face mounted outer end rail stanchions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Modified” 3-Hose MU hose clusters (4th hose from each group removed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate deck-mounted MU receptacle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort “zig-zag” pilot face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilot face bracing detail behind stepwells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderbody frame rail with separate plumbing and traction motor cables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTall jacking pads with holes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTab-mount EFCO button\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame-mounted steel bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSalem air filter (accordion style)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4,000-gallon fuel tank with single fuel filler and vertical fuel gauge per side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed Flexicoil-C (high-mount brake cylinder) trucks with Hyatt bearing caps and sanding lines and brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeed recorder second axle, right side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-applied detail parts: wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotor with 5-pole skew-wound armature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual flywheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel electrical pick-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional LED headlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinting and lettering legible even under magnification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging safely stores model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum radius: 18”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended radius: 22”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDCC \u0026amp; sound equipped locomotives also feature:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU LokSound 5 DCC \u0026amp; Sound decoder with “Full Throttle” feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual cube-type speakers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEMD 20-Cylinder 645E3 turbocharged prime mover sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU designed “PowerPack” with two super capacitors***\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on both DC and DCC layouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e** During DC operation, class lights illuminate in white. Access to other colors and the ability to change colors requires an ESU DCC decoder while operating in DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*** Compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders while operating using DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntering production in 1966, the SD45 was the “Big Block Chevy” of EMD’s “1966 Line” of locomotives. During the early 1960s, railroads were demanding more and more horsepower from locomotives to meet the demanding schedules of growing high-priority and intermodal (TOFC) traffic. Higher horsepower equates to faster acceleration and the ability to maintain faster speeds. American railroads wanted as much of both as they could get.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnion Pacific (UP), in particular, prodded builders to up the horsepower ante which resulted in several exotic locomotives in the 1950s and 1960s. This included the GE\/Alco Gas Turbine designs and various double-diesel designs such as the Alco C855, GE U50 and U50C, and EMD DD35 and DDA35.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile these UP locomotives delivered plenty of raw horsepower, they were big, unwieldy machines, which limited their operational territory. This also made them unattractive to interchange partner railroads as run-through or pool power. In addition, a failure of one prime mover or other critical system of a double-diesel would sideline the entire locomotive, effectively resulting in two locomotives out of service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern giant Southern Pacific (SP) would also dabble with double-diesels by acquiring a handful of GE U50s and EMD DD35s. While these various locomotives delivered impressive performance, the size of the double diesels were still a liability plus reliability was questionable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSP would even go as far as across the Atlantic Ocean to satisfy their appetite for more horsepower, acquiring diesel-hydraulic drive locomotives from Bavarian manufacturer Krauss-Maffei. The precision-tuned Krauss-Maffei’s were not up to the rigors and deferred maintenance of American railroading so they had relatively brief careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo meet the demand of greater horsepower from a more standardized package, EMD would go back to the drawing board in 1965 to develop a new prime mover. The previous prime mover series, the 567, used in models from F and E-units, to GP7s and GP35s, and everything in between had reached its developmental limits. EMD would increase the cylinder bore of the new prime mover, resulting in 645 cubic inches of displacement per cylinder … thus, the 645 was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the 567-series of prime movers, the 645 was built in several variations for different applications. 8 and 12-cylinder versions would power switchers and medium horsepower units, while a 16-cylinder, 3,000hp turbocharged version would power one of the flagships of the line, the SD40. To answer the call for even more horsepower, a 20-cylinder, 3,600hp turbocharged variant was developed. This variant, designated the 20-645E3, would be installed in a set of SD45 demonstrator units in late 1965. The SD45 would define the 1960s horsepower race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDressed in EMD white and metallic blue, the SD45 demonstrators made a striking appearance. Part of the new lineup of locomotives introduced in EMD’s 1966 catalog, the SD45 was the brute of the bunch. While keeping the basic family appearance of its stablemates, the SD45s featured distinctive outward-canted, or “flared” radiator intakes at the rear of the carbody that smoothly blending into the contour of the dynamic brake hatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the “SD40X” 645 prime mover testbeds of 1964 featured flared radiators as well, the SD45 was the first EMD to go into production with this feature. While it added to the brutish, broad-shouldered look of the SD45, this feature was a practical one. It allowed for deeper radiator cores to help cool the massive 20-cylinder prime mover. The demonstrator units would barnstorm across the country to help promote the new technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, the SD45 was a hit. When production commenced in 1966, nearly all major railroads of the era would purchase SD45s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern carriers Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific would acquire fleets of SD45s. They handled priority TOFC trains, coal drags, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hill Railroads of the Pacific Northwest also bought SD45 including Great Northern (GN), Northern Pacific, and Frisco. In fact, GN’s first SD45, GN #400, would hold the distinction of being the very first production SD45 built. To celebrate the power and versatility of the latest EMD locomotive, GN #400 received the nickname “HUSTLE MUSCLE” on its long hood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEastern carriers purchased the SD45 as well. Pennsylvania Railroad acquired a sizable fleet, which lasted only a few years before being folded into Penn Central. Erie-Lackawanna was another notable customer because their SD45s were equipped with low-profile radiator and dynamic brake fans, exhausts, and horns to meet lowere overhead clearances on one of their routes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSD45s were prevalent in the Southeast as well. Seaboard Coast Line units lasted all the way through mergers into CSX. Norfolk Southern and Southern operated their SD45s long hood forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite their initial success, the SD45 had teething troubles. The massive 20-645 prime mover had a tendency to break crankshafts early on. EMD quickly re-engineered and implemented a running change. Leakage from the extra-deep radiator cores that gave the SD45 its distinctive appearance was an issue some railroads faced early on. Once again, EMD would quickly diagnose and correct the problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1960s until production ended in 1971 with the introduction of the Dash-2 line and its successor, the SD45-2, the SD45 sold well. Burlington Northern (BN) 6567 holds the distinction of being the last SD45 ever built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the nation entered the 1970s, there was a driving force that was to sour railroads on the SD45: fuel costs. Its high horsepower rating came at a price, with its 20-cylinder prime mover gulping fuel at a higher rate in comparison to other models like the SD40 and SD40-2. Several railroads felt the extra 600hp over models like the SD40 and SD40-2 did not justify the increased fuel costs. The OPEC oil embargo of 1973-74 didn’t help matters. Skyrocketing fuel costs made every drop of fuel precious so conservation and efficiency becoming paramount. Models like the SD40-2 were to shine, while on most roads, the SD45 came under greater scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the 1970s wore into the 1980s, SD45s quickly started to fall out of favor. With fuel efficiency and reliability the watchwords of the day and newer models from EMD and GE being introduced, tired SD45s quickly filled dead lines across the country. Some were retired relatively young. For example, BN 6567, built in 1971, was retired in 1986, which is a relatively brief career for a locomotive. While some became trade-in fodder, others met their end at end of a cutting torch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecondhand sales gave a new lease on life to many SD45s. They found work on shortline and regional railroads like Susquehanna and Wisconsin Central where they became the backbones of their fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome original owners weren’t ready to give up on the SD45. Southern Pacific, for example, embarked on a capital rebuilding program in the early 1980s. Electrical cabinets were rebuilt and rewired to Dash-2 standards. New engine governors dropped the horsepower slightly to 3,200hp to help save fuel. Santa Fe also upgraded many members of their fleet as well, extending their useful service lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe secondhand locomotive market was extended the life of several SD45s as well. In the early 90s, SD45s were to find newfound popularity as “cores” for rebuilding projects. Tired, rusty hulks that had been sitting dead in dealer backshops were suddenly in demand, with leasing companies, and railroads like Southern Pacific, seeing value in SD45s rebuilt to the latest specifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost dramatically, these rebuilds would see the original 20-645s removed, and replaced with 16-cylinder versions in their place, to help make them more fuel-efficient. Locomotive leaser and rebuilder Morrison-Knudsen, who undertook the program to rebuild secondhand SD45s for SP, became so adept at the process, they even developed a technique to cut-down the original 20-645 engine blocks into 16-645s, fabricating new crankshafts and other parts as well. While they may be the mechanical equivalent of an SD40-2 on the inside, externally they still looked like SD45s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the 90s drew to a close, the sun began to set on the SD45 and rebuilt lookalikes. Mergers and fleet consolidations saw many rebuilt SD45s retired in favor of newer power. In the 2000s, stricter emissions standards took effect, and newer, more fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly locomotives were being produced en masse. The few remaining SD45s, rebuilt or otherwise, were suddenly out of work. As of this writing, there are precious few remaining, mostly on shortlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThankfully, there are several preserved SD45s. GN 400, aka Hustle Muscle, has been restored and is enjoying retirement at the Minnesota Railroad Museum. SP’s first SD45, SP 8800 was rebuilt as part of their in-house SD45 rebuild program and becoming became SD45R 7457 in the process. After a long career with SP, and a stint under merger partner UP, it was donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah where it currently resides. Thankfully, it’s undergoing restoration back to its classic SP appearance. 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First built in 1966, the SD45 served numerous Class I railroads and eventually secondhand owners and shortlines. Most including rebuilds were retired by the early 2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: mid 1970s to late 1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries 3621-3634, built 5\/68\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhase IIb1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad number 3621\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed Flexicoil-C (low-mount brake cylinder truck on engineer’s side front, high\/low-mount brake cylinder truck on conductor’s side front, high-mount brake cylinder truck on rear) trucks with Hyatt bearing caps and sanding lines and brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED tricolor (red, green, and white) flush-mounted class lights with raised gasket**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED ground lights on both sides of locomotive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and LED-lighted number boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost-wax brass Leslie SU-3L-LRO horn on low-profile bracket above engineer’s front windshield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow profile dust bin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow profile exhaust stack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow profile early (short forward taper) standard-range dynamic brakes with retrofitted cooling vents, and “T” vent on top of roof –\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-profile fan housings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear full-width MU catch tray with skidplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Short” stepwells with see-through steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Early” (“X”) pattern walkway treadplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear early small deck extension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePivoting front and rear drop steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRectangular walkway lights (non-operating)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLatched battery box doors with narrow louvers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLatched cab sub-base doors with early hinges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e81” low short hood without handbrake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard EMD high headlight in numberboard housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate drop grabs and standard nut-bolt-washer (NBW) mounting on nose front and top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“35-Line” cab with standard front windshields\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo cab vents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSliding cab windows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard EMD arm rests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTall square corner clear wind wings with mirrors at the bottom mounted fore of cab side window on both sides of cab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard EMD sunshades mounted on long sunshade tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge Sinclair Excalibur “ice skate” antenna (communications) mounted on cab roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurate hood door and long hood details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard electrical cabinet seam and bolted alternator door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall ECAFB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly (smooth) blower duct housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInertial air intake grilles without drip rails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurately profiled dynamic brake housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Chickenwire” radiator intake grilles with diamond-pattern mesh screens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotoetched concentric ring fan grilles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort walkway duct with four short stanchions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-scale coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type “E” knuckle couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear straight uncoupling levers with four brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandrail set with pilot face mounted outer end rail stanchions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Modified” 3-Hose MU hose clusters (4th hose from each group removed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate deck-mounted MU receptacle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort “zig-zag” pilot face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilot face bracing detail behind stepwells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTall jacking pads with holes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTab-mount EFCO button\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame-mounted steel bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSalem air filter (accordion style)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4,000-gallon fuel tank with single fuel filler and vertical fuel gauge per side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeed recorder second axle, right side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-applied detail parts: wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotor with 5-pole skew-wound armature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual flywheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel electrical pick-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional LED headlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinting and lettering legible even under magnification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging safely stores model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum radius: 18”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended radius: 22”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDCC \u0026amp; sound equipped locomotives also feature:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU LokSound 5 DCC \u0026amp; Sound decoder with “Full Throttle” feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual cube-type speakers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEMD 20-Cylinder 645E3 turbocharged prime mover sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU designed “PowerPack” with two super capacitors***\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on both DC and DCC layouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e** During DC operation, class lights illuminate in white. Access to other colors and the ability to change colors requires an ESU DCC decoder while operating in DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*** Compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders while operating using DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntering production in 1966, the SD45 was the “Big Block Chevy” of EMD’s “1966 Line” of locomotives. During the early 1960s, railroads were demanding more and more horsepower from locomotives to meet the demanding schedules of growing high-priority and intermodal (TOFC) traffic. Higher horsepower equates to faster acceleration and the ability to maintain faster speeds. American railroads wanted as much of both as they could get.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnion Pacific (UP), in particular, prodded builders to up the horsepower ante which resulted in several exotic locomotives in the 1950s and 1960s. This included the GE\/Alco Gas Turbine designs and various double-diesel designs such as the Alco C855, GE U50 and U50C, and EMD DD35 and DDA35.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile these UP locomotives delivered plenty of raw horsepower, they were big, unwieldy machines, which limited their operational territory. This also made them unattractive to interchange partner railroads as run-through or pool power. In addition, a failure of one prime mover or other critical system of a double-diesel would sideline the entire locomotive, effectively resulting in two locomotives out of service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern giant Southern Pacific (SP) would also dabble with double-diesels by acquiring a handful of GE U50s and EMD DD35s. While these various locomotives delivered impressive performance, the size of the double diesels were still a liability plus reliability was questionable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSP would even go as far as across the Atlantic Ocean to satisfy their appetite for more horsepower, acquiring diesel-hydraulic drive locomotives from Bavarian manufacturer Krauss-Maffei. The precision-tuned Krauss-Maffei’s were not up to the rigors and deferred maintenance of American railroading so they had relatively brief careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo meet the demand of greater horsepower from a more standardized package, EMD would go back to the drawing board in 1965 to develop a new prime mover. The previous prime mover series, the 567, used in models from F and E-units, to GP7s and GP35s, and everything in between had reached its developmental limits. EMD would increase the cylinder bore of the new prime mover, resulting in 645 cubic inches of displacement per cylinder … thus, the 645 was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the 567-series of prime movers, the 645 was built in several variations for different applications. 8 and 12-cylinder versions would power switchers and medium horsepower units, while a 16-cylinder, 3,000hp turbocharged version would power one of the flagships of the line, the SD40. To answer the call for even more horsepower, a 20-cylinder, 3,600hp turbocharged variant was developed. This variant, designated the 20-645E3, would be installed in a set of SD45 demonstrator units in late 1965. The SD45 would define the 1960s horsepower race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDressed in EMD white and metallic blue, the SD45 demonstrators made a striking appearance. Part of the new lineup of locomotives introduced in EMD’s 1966 catalog, the SD45 was the brute of the bunch. While keeping the basic family appearance of its stablemates, the SD45s featured distinctive outward-canted, or “flared” radiator intakes at the rear of the carbody that smoothly blending into the contour of the dynamic brake hatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the “SD40X” 645 prime mover testbeds of 1964 featured flared radiators as well, the SD45 was the first EMD to go into production with this feature. While it added to the brutish, broad-shouldered look of the SD45, this feature was a practical one. It allowed for deeper radiator cores to help cool the massive 20-cylinder prime mover. The demonstrator units would barnstorm across the country to help promote the new technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, the SD45 was a hit. When production commenced in 1966, nearly all major railroads of the era would purchase SD45s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern carriers Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific would acquire fleets of SD45s. They handled priority TOFC trains, coal drags, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hill Railroads of the Pacific Northwest also bought SD45 including Great Northern (GN), Northern Pacific, and Frisco. In fact, GN’s first SD45, GN #400, would hold the distinction of being the very first production SD45 built. To celebrate the power and versatility of the latest EMD locomotive, GN #400 received the nickname “HUSTLE MUSCLE” on its long hood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEastern carriers purchased the SD45 as well. Pennsylvania Railroad acquired a sizable fleet, which lasted only a few years before being folded into Penn Central. Erie-Lackawanna was another notable customer because their SD45s were equipped with low-profile radiator and dynamic brake fans, exhausts, and horns to meet lowere overhead clearances on one of their routes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSD45s were prevalent in the Southeast as well. Seaboard Coast Line units lasted all the way through mergers into CSX. Norfolk Southern and Southern operated their SD45s long hood forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite their initial success, the SD45 had teething troubles. The massive 20-645 prime mover had a tendency to break crankshafts early on. EMD quickly re-engineered and implemented a running change. Leakage from the extra-deep radiator cores that gave the SD45 its distinctive appearance was an issue some railroads faced early on. Once again, EMD would quickly diagnose and correct the problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1960s until production ended in 1971 with the introduction of the Dash-2 line and its successor, the SD45-2, the SD45 sold well. Burlington Northern (BN) 6567 holds the distinction of being the last SD45 ever built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the nation entered the 1970s, there was a driving force that was to sour railroads on the SD45: fuel costs. Its high horsepower rating came at a price, with its 20-cylinder prime mover gulping fuel at a higher rate in comparison to other models like the SD40 and SD40-2. Several railroads felt the extra 600hp over models like the SD40 and SD40-2 did not justify the increased fuel costs. The OPEC oil embargo of 1973-74 didn’t help matters. Skyrocketing fuel costs made every drop of fuel precious so conservation and efficiency becoming paramount. Models like the SD40-2 were to shine, while on most roads, the SD45 came under greater scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the 1970s wore into the 1980s, SD45s quickly started to fall out of favor. With fuel efficiency and reliability the watchwords of the day and newer models from EMD and GE being introduced, tired SD45s quickly filled dead lines across the country. Some were retired relatively young. For example, BN 6567, built in 1971, was retired in 1986, which is a relatively brief career for a locomotive. While some became trade-in fodder, others met their end at end of a cutting torch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecondhand sales gave a new lease on life to many SD45s. They found work on shortline and regional railroads like Susquehanna and Wisconsin Central where they became the backbones of their fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome original owners weren’t ready to give up on the SD45. Southern Pacific, for example, embarked on a capital rebuilding program in the early 1980s. Electrical cabinets were rebuilt and rewired to Dash-2 standards. New engine governors dropped the horsepower slightly to 3,200hp to help save fuel. Santa Fe also upgraded many members of their fleet as well, extending their useful service lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe secondhand locomotive market was extended the life of several SD45s as well. In the early 90s, SD45s were to find newfound popularity as “cores” for rebuilding projects. Tired, rusty hulks that had been sitting dead in dealer backshops were suddenly in demand, with leasing companies, and railroads like Southern Pacific, seeing value in SD45s rebuilt to the latest specifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost dramatically, these rebuilds would see the original 20-645s removed, and replaced with 16-cylinder versions in their place, to help make them more fuel-efficient. Locomotive leaser and rebuilder Morrison-Knudsen, who undertook the program to rebuild secondhand SD45s for SP, became so adept at the process, they even developed a technique to cut-down the original 20-645 engine blocks into 16-645s, fabricating new crankshafts and other parts as well. While they may be the mechanical equivalent of an SD40-2 on the inside, externally they still looked like SD45s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the 90s drew to a close, the sun began to set on the SD45 and rebuilt lookalikes. Mergers and fleet consolidations saw many rebuilt SD45s retired in favor of newer power. In the 2000s, stricter emissions standards took effect, and newer, more fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly locomotives were being produced en masse. The few remaining SD45s, rebuilt or otherwise, were suddenly out of work. As of this writing, there are precious few remaining, mostly on shortlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThankfully, there are several preserved SD45s. GN 400, aka Hustle Muscle, has been restored and is enjoying retirement at the Minnesota Railroad Museum. SP’s first SD45, SP 8800 was rebuilt as part of their in-house SD45 rebuild program and becoming became SD45R 7457 in the process. After a long career with SP, and a stint under merger partner UP, it was donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah where it currently resides. Thankfully, it’s undergoing restoration back to its classic SP appearance. 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Most including rebuilds were retired by the early 2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: mid 1970s to late 1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries 3621-3634, built 5\/68\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhase IIb1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad number 3623\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Safety First” logo on low short hood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed Flexicoil-C (high-mount brake cylinder) trucks with Hyatt bearing caps and sanding lines and brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED tricolor (red, green, and white) flush-mounted class lights with raised gasket**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED ground lights on both sides of locomotive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and LED-lighted number boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost-wax brass Leslie SU-3L-LRO horn on low-profile bracket above engineer’s front windshield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow profile dust bin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow profile exhaust stack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow profile early (short forward taper) standard-range dynamic brakes with retrofitted cooling vents, and “T” vent on top of roof –\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-profile fan housings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear full-width MU catch tray with skidplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Short” stepwells with see-through steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Early” (“X”) pattern walkway treadplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear early small deck extension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePivoting front and rear drop steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRectangular walkway lights (non-operating)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLatched battery box doors with narrow louvers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLatched cab sub-base doors with early 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roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurate hood door and long hood details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard electrical cabinet seam and bolted alternator door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall ECAFB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly (smooth) blower duct housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInertial air intake grilles without drip rails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurately profiled dynamic brake housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Chickenwire” radiator intake grilles with diamond-pattern mesh screens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotoetched concentric ring fan grilles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort walkway duct with four short stanchions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-scale coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type “E” knuckle couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear straight uncoupling levers with four brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandrail set with pilot face mounted outer end rail stanchions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Modified” 3-Hose MU hose clusters (4th hose from each group removed)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLate deck-mounted MU receptacle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort “zig-zag” pilot face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePilot face bracing detail behind stepwells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTall jacking pads with holes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTab-mount EFCO button\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame-mounted steel bell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSalem air filter (accordion style)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4,000-gallon fuel tank with single fuel filler and vertical fuel gauge per side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeed recorder second axle, right side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFactory-applied detail parts: wire grab irons, wire lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, sand hatch covers, and much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotor with 5-pole skew-wound armature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual flywheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel electrical pick-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional LED headlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinting and lettering legible even under magnification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging safely stores model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum radius: 18”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended radius: 22”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDCC \u0026amp; sound ready locomotives also feature:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperable using DC power pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDCC-ready with 21-pin connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using 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Access to other colors and the ability to change colors requires an ESU DCC decoder while operating in DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*** Compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders while operating using DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntering production in 1966, the SD45 was the “Big Block Chevy” of EMD’s “1966 Line” of locomotives. During the early 1960s, railroads were demanding more and more horsepower from locomotives to meet the demanding schedules of growing high-priority and intermodal (TOFC) traffic. Higher horsepower equates to faster acceleration and the ability to maintain faster speeds. American railroads wanted as much of both as they could get.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnion Pacific (UP), in particular, prodded builders to up the horsepower ante which resulted in several exotic locomotives in the 1950s and 1960s. This included the GE\/Alco Gas Turbine designs and various double-diesel designs such as the Alco C855, GE U50 and U50C, and EMD DD35 and DDA35.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile these UP locomotives delivered plenty of raw horsepower, they were big, unwieldy machines, which limited their operational territory. This also made them unattractive to interchange partner railroads as run-through or pool power. In addition, a failure of one prime mover or other critical system of a double-diesel would sideline the entire locomotive, effectively resulting in two locomotives out of service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern giant Southern Pacific (SP) would also dabble with double-diesels by acquiring a handful of GE U50s and EMD DD35s. While these various locomotives delivered impressive performance, the size of the double diesels were still a liability plus reliability was questionable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSP would even go as far as across the Atlantic Ocean to satisfy their appetite for more horsepower, acquiring diesel-hydraulic drive locomotives from Bavarian manufacturer Krauss-Maffei. The precision-tuned Krauss-Maffei’s were not up to the rigors and deferred maintenance of American railroading so they had relatively brief careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo meet the demand of greater horsepower from a more standardized package, EMD would go back to the drawing board in 1965 to develop a new prime mover. The previous prime mover series, the 567, used in models from F and E-units, to GP7s and GP35s, and everything in between had reached its developmental limits. EMD would increase the cylinder bore of the new prime mover, resulting in 645 cubic inches of displacement per cylinder … thus, the 645 was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the 567-series of prime movers, the 645 was built in several variations for different applications. 8 and 12-cylinder versions would power switchers and medium horsepower units, while a 16-cylinder, 3,000hp turbocharged version would power one of the flagships of the line, the SD40. To answer the call for even more horsepower, a 20-cylinder, 3,600hp turbocharged variant was developed. This variant, designated the 20-645E3, would be installed in a set of SD45 demonstrator units in late 1965. The SD45 would define the 1960s horsepower race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDressed in EMD white and metallic blue, the SD45 demonstrators made a striking appearance. Part of the new lineup of locomotives introduced in EMD’s 1966 catalog, the SD45 was the brute of the bunch. While keeping the basic family appearance of its stablemates, the SD45s featured distinctive outward-canted, or “flared” radiator intakes at the rear of the carbody that smoothly blending into the contour of the dynamic brake hatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the “SD40X” 645 prime mover testbeds of 1964 featured flared radiators as well, the SD45 was the first EMD to go into production with this feature. While it added to the brutish, broad-shouldered look of the SD45, this feature was a practical one. It allowed for deeper radiator cores to help cool the massive 20-cylinder prime mover. The demonstrator units would barnstorm across the country to help promote the new technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, the SD45 was a hit. When production commenced in 1966, nearly all major railroads of the era would purchase SD45s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern carriers Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific would acquire fleets of SD45s. They handled priority TOFC trains, coal drags, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hill Railroads of the Pacific Northwest also bought SD45 including Great Northern (GN), Northern Pacific, and Frisco. In fact, GN’s first SD45, GN #400, would hold the distinction of being the very first production SD45 built. To celebrate the power and versatility of the latest EMD locomotive, GN #400 received the nickname “HUSTLE MUSCLE” on its long hood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEastern carriers purchased the SD45 as well. Pennsylvania Railroad acquired a sizable fleet, which lasted only a few years before being folded into Penn Central. Erie-Lackawanna was another notable customer because their SD45s were equipped with low-profile radiator and dynamic brake fans, exhausts, and horns to meet lowere overhead clearances on one of their routes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSD45s were prevalent in the Southeast as well. Seaboard Coast Line units lasted all the way through mergers into CSX. Norfolk Southern and Southern operated their SD45s long hood forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite their initial success, the SD45 had teething troubles. The massive 20-645 prime mover had a tendency to break crankshafts early on. EMD quickly re-engineered and implemented a running change. Leakage from the extra-deep radiator cores that gave the SD45 its distinctive appearance was an issue some railroads faced early on. Once again, EMD would quickly diagnose and correct the problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1960s until production ended in 1971 with the introduction of the Dash-2 line and its successor, the SD45-2, the SD45 sold well. Burlington Northern (BN) 6567 holds the distinction of being the last SD45 ever built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the nation entered the 1970s, there was a driving force that was to sour railroads on the SD45: fuel costs. Its high horsepower rating came at a price, with its 20-cylinder prime mover gulping fuel at a higher rate in comparison to other models like the SD40 and SD40-2. Several railroads felt the extra 600hp over models like the SD40 and SD40-2 did not justify the increased fuel costs. The OPEC oil embargo of 1973-74 didn’t help matters. Skyrocketing fuel costs made every drop of fuel precious so conservation and efficiency becoming paramount. Models like the SD40-2 were to shine, while on most roads, the SD45 came under greater scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the 1970s wore into the 1980s, SD45s quickly started to fall out of favor. With fuel efficiency and reliability the watchwords of the day and newer models from EMD and GE being introduced, tired SD45s quickly filled dead lines across the country. Some were retired relatively young. For example, BN 6567, built in 1971, was retired in 1986, which is a relatively brief career for a locomotive. While some became trade-in fodder, others met their end at end of a cutting torch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecondhand sales gave a new lease on life to many SD45s. They found work on shortline and regional railroads like Susquehanna and Wisconsin Central where they became the backbones of their fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome original owners weren’t ready to give up on the SD45. Southern Pacific, for example, embarked on a capital rebuilding program in the early 1980s. Electrical cabinets were rebuilt and rewired to Dash-2 standards. New engine governors dropped the horsepower slightly to 3,200hp to help save fuel. Santa Fe also upgraded many members of their fleet as well, extending their useful service lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe secondhand locomotive market was extended the life of several SD45s as well. In the early 90s, SD45s were to find newfound popularity as “cores” for rebuilding projects. Tired, rusty hulks that had been sitting dead in dealer backshops were suddenly in demand, with leasing companies, and railroads like Southern Pacific, seeing value in SD45s rebuilt to the latest specifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost dramatically, these rebuilds would see the original 20-645s removed, and replaced with 16-cylinder versions in their place, to help make them more fuel-efficient. Locomotive leaser and rebuilder Morrison-Knudsen, who undertook the program to rebuild secondhand SD45s for SP, became so adept at the process, they even developed a technique to cut-down the original 20-645 engine blocks into 16-645s, fabricating new crankshafts and other parts as well. While they may be the mechanical equivalent of an SD40-2 on the inside, externally they still looked like SD45s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the 90s drew to a close, the sun began to set on the SD45 and rebuilt lookalikes. Mergers and fleet consolidations saw many rebuilt SD45s retired in favor of newer power. In the 2000s, stricter emissions standards took effect, and newer, more fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly locomotives were being produced en masse. The few remaining SD45s, rebuilt or otherwise, were suddenly out of work. As of this writing, there are precious few remaining, mostly on shortlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThankfully, there are several preserved SD45s. GN 400, aka Hustle Muscle, has been restored and is enjoying retirement at the Minnesota Railroad Museum. SP’s first SD45, SP 8800 was rebuilt as part of their in-house SD45 rebuild program and becoming became SD45R 7457 in the process. After a long career with SP, and a stint under merger partner UP, it was donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah where it currently resides. Thankfully, it’s undergoing restoration back to its classic SP appearance. These are a few examples of SD45s that still exist for future generations to see and admire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ScaleTrains","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39958682632358,"sku":"SXT32903","price":189.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0520\/1972\/4454\/products\/scaletrains-32903-ho-scale-emd-sd45-erie-lackawanna-el-3623.jpg?v=1619966374"},{"product_id":"scaletrains-32906-ho-scale-emd-sd45-erie-lackawanna-el-3628-dcc-sound","title":"ScaleTrains 32906 HO Scale EMD SD45 Erie Lackawanna EL 3628 DCC Sound","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScaleTrains 32906 HO Scale EMD SD45 Erie Lackawanna EL 3628 DCC Sound\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith countless railroad, road number, and era specific details, the Rivet Counter HO Scale SD45 is the definitive model of this ground-breaking high horsepower locomotive. First built in 1966, the SD45 served numerous Class I railroads and eventually secondhand owners and shortlines. Most including rebuilds were retired by the early 2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: mid 1970s to late 1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries 3621-3634, built 5\/68\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhase IIb1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad number 3628\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed Flexicoil-C (high\/low-mount brake cylinder truck on front, high-mount brake cylinder truck on rear) trucks with Hyatt bearing caps and sanding lines and brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED tricolor (red, green, and white) flush-mounted class lights with raised gasket**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED ground lights on both sides of locomotive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and LED-lighted number boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost-wax brass Leslie SU-3L-LRO horn on low-profile bracket above engineer’s front windshield\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow profile dust bin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow profile exhaust stack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow profile early (short forward taper) standard-range dynamic brakes with retrofitted cooling vents, and “T” vent on top of roof –\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-profile fan housings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear full-width MU catch tray with skidplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Short” stepwells with see-through steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Early” (“X”) pattern walkway treadplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear early small deck extension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePivoting front and rear drop steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRectangular walkway lights (non-operating)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLatched battery box doors with narrow louvers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLatched cab sub-base doors with early 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roof\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurate hood door and long hood details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard electrical cabinet seam and bolted alternator door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall ECAFB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly (smooth) blower duct housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInertial air intake grilles without drip rails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurately profiled dynamic brake housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee-through dynamic brake intakes with resistor grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Chickenwire” radiator intake grilles with diamond-pattern mesh screens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotoetched concentric ring fan grilles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort walkway duct with four short stanchions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemi-scale coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type “E” knuckle couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront and rear straight uncoupling levers with four 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more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotor with 5-pole skew-wound armature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual flywheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll-wheel electrical pick-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional LED headlights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinting and lettering legible even under magnification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePackaging safely stores model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum radius: 18”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended radius: 22”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDCC \u0026amp; sound equipped locomotives also feature:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU LokSound 5 DCC \u0026amp; Sound decoder with “Full Throttle” feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual cube-type speakers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEMD 20-Cylinder 645E3 turbocharged prime mover sounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eESU designed “PowerPack” with two super capacitors***\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperates on both DC and DCC layouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e** During DC operation, class lights illuminate in white. Access to other colors and the ability to change colors requires an ESU DCC decoder while operating in DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*** Compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders while operating using DCC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntering production in 1966, the SD45 was the “Big Block Chevy” of EMD’s “1966 Line” of locomotives. During the early 1960s, railroads were demanding more and more horsepower from locomotives to meet the demanding schedules of growing high-priority and intermodal (TOFC) traffic. Higher horsepower equates to faster acceleration and the ability to maintain faster speeds. American railroads wanted as much of both as they could get.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnion Pacific (UP), in particular, prodded builders to up the horsepower ante which resulted in several exotic locomotives in the 1950s and 1960s. This included the GE\/Alco Gas Turbine designs and various double-diesel designs such as the Alco C855, GE U50 and U50C, and EMD DD35 and DDA35.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile these UP locomotives delivered plenty of raw horsepower, they were big, unwieldy machines, which limited their operational territory. This also made them unattractive to interchange partner railroads as run-through or pool power. In addition, a failure of one prime mover or other critical system of a double-diesel would sideline the entire locomotive, effectively resulting in two locomotives out of service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern giant Southern Pacific (SP) would also dabble with double-diesels by acquiring a handful of GE U50s and EMD DD35s. While these various locomotives delivered impressive performance, the size of the double diesels were still a liability plus reliability was questionable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSP would even go as far as across the Atlantic Ocean to satisfy their appetite for more horsepower, acquiring diesel-hydraulic drive locomotives from Bavarian manufacturer Krauss-Maffei. The precision-tuned Krauss-Maffei’s were not up to the rigors and deferred maintenance of American railroading so they had relatively brief careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo meet the demand of greater horsepower from a more standardized package, EMD would go back to the drawing board in 1965 to develop a new prime mover. The previous prime mover series, the 567, used in models from F and E-units, to GP7s and GP35s, and everything in between had reached its developmental limits. EMD would increase the cylinder bore of the new prime mover, resulting in 645 cubic inches of displacement per cylinder … thus, the 645 was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the 567-series of prime movers, the 645 was built in several variations for different applications. 8 and 12-cylinder versions would power switchers and medium horsepower units, while a 16-cylinder, 3,000hp turbocharged version would power one of the flagships of the line, the SD40. To answer the call for even more horsepower, a 20-cylinder, 3,600hp turbocharged variant was developed. This variant, designated the 20-645E3, would be installed in a set of SD45 demonstrator units in late 1965. The SD45 would define the 1960s horsepower race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDressed in EMD white and metallic blue, the SD45 demonstrators made a striking appearance. Part of the new lineup of locomotives introduced in EMD’s 1966 catalog, the SD45 was the brute of the bunch. While keeping the basic family appearance of its stablemates, the SD45s featured distinctive outward-canted, or “flared” radiator intakes at the rear of the carbody that smoothly blending into the contour of the dynamic brake hatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the “SD40X” 645 prime mover testbeds of 1964 featured flared radiators as well, the SD45 was the first EMD to go into production with this feature. While it added to the brutish, broad-shouldered look of the SD45, this feature was a practical one. It allowed for deeper radiator cores to help cool the massive 20-cylinder prime mover. The demonstrator units would barnstorm across the country to help promote the new technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, the SD45 was a hit. When production commenced in 1966, nearly all major railroads of the era would purchase SD45s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern carriers Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific would acquire fleets of SD45s. They handled priority TOFC trains, coal drags, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hill Railroads of the Pacific Northwest also bought SD45 including Great Northern (GN), Northern Pacific, and Frisco. In fact, GN’s first SD45, GN #400, would hold the distinction of being the very first production SD45 built. To celebrate the power and versatility of the latest EMD locomotive, GN #400 received the nickname “HUSTLE MUSCLE” on its long hood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEastern carriers purchased the SD45 as well. Pennsylvania Railroad acquired a sizable fleet, which lasted only a few years before being folded into Penn Central. Erie-Lackawanna was another notable customer because their SD45s were equipped with low-profile radiator and dynamic brake fans, exhausts, and horns to meet lowere overhead clearances on one of their routes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSD45s were prevalent in the Southeast as well. Seaboard Coast Line units lasted all the way through mergers into CSX. Norfolk Southern and Southern operated their SD45s long hood forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite their initial success, the SD45 had teething troubles. The massive 20-645 prime mover had a tendency to break crankshafts early on. EMD quickly re-engineered and implemented a running change. Leakage from the extra-deep radiator cores that gave the SD45 its distinctive appearance was an issue some railroads faced early on. Once again, EMD would quickly diagnose and correct the problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1960s until production ended in 1971 with the introduction of the Dash-2 line and its successor, the SD45-2, the SD45 sold well. Burlington Northern (BN) 6567 holds the distinction of being the last SD45 ever built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the nation entered the 1970s, there was a driving force that was to sour railroads on the SD45: fuel costs. Its high horsepower rating came at a price, with its 20-cylinder prime mover gulping fuel at a higher rate in comparison to other models like the SD40 and SD40-2. Several railroads felt the extra 600hp over models like the SD40 and SD40-2 did not justify the increased fuel costs. The OPEC oil embargo of 1973-74 didn’t help matters. Skyrocketing fuel costs made every drop of fuel precious so conservation and efficiency becoming paramount. Models like the SD40-2 were to shine, while on most roads, the SD45 came under greater scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the 1970s wore into the 1980s, SD45s quickly started to fall out of favor. With fuel efficiency and reliability the watchwords of the day and newer models from EMD and GE being introduced, tired SD45s quickly filled dead lines across the country. Some were retired relatively young. For example, BN 6567, built in 1971, was retired in 1986, which is a relatively brief career for a locomotive. While some became trade-in fodder, others met their end at end of a cutting torch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecondhand sales gave a new lease on life to many SD45s. They found work on shortline and regional railroads like Susquehanna and Wisconsin Central where they became the backbones of their fleet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome original owners weren’t ready to give up on the SD45. Southern Pacific, for example, embarked on a capital rebuilding program in the early 1980s. Electrical cabinets were rebuilt and rewired to Dash-2 standards. New engine governors dropped the horsepower slightly to 3,200hp to help save fuel. Santa Fe also upgraded many members of their fleet as well, extending their useful service lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe secondhand locomotive market was extended the life of several SD45s as well. In the early 90s, SD45s were to find newfound popularity as “cores” for rebuilding projects. Tired, rusty hulks that had been sitting dead in dealer backshops were suddenly in demand, with leasing companies, and railroads like Southern Pacific, seeing value in SD45s rebuilt to the latest specifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost dramatically, these rebuilds would see the original 20-645s removed, and replaced with 16-cylinder versions in their place, to help make them more fuel-efficient. Locomotive leaser and rebuilder Morrison-Knudsen, who undertook the program to rebuild secondhand SD45s for SP, became so adept at the process, they even developed a technique to cut-down the original 20-645 engine blocks into 16-645s, fabricating new crankshafts and other parts as well. While they may be the mechanical equivalent of an SD40-2 on the inside, externally they still looked like SD45s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the 90s drew to a close, the sun began to set on the SD45 and rebuilt lookalikes. Mergers and fleet consolidations saw many rebuilt SD45s retired in favor of newer power. In the 2000s, stricter emissions standards took effect, and newer, more fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly locomotives were being produced en masse. The few remaining SD45s, rebuilt or otherwise, were suddenly out of work. As of this writing, there are precious few remaining, mostly on shortlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThankfully, there are several preserved SD45s. GN 400, aka Hustle Muscle, has been restored and is enjoying retirement at the Minnesota Railroad Museum. SP’s first SD45, SP 8800 was rebuilt as part of their in-house SD45 rebuild program and becoming became SD45R 7457 in the process. After a long career with SP, and a stint under merger partner UP, it was donated to the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah where it currently resides. Thankfully, it’s undergoing restoration back to its classic SP appearance. 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First built in 1966, the SD45 served numerous Class I railroads and eventually secondhand owners and shortlines. Most including rebuilds were retired by the early 2000s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra: mid 1970s to late 1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries 3621-3634, built 5\/68\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhase IIb1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad number 3631\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed Flexicoil-C (high-mount brake cylinder) trucks with Hyatt bearing caps and sanding lines and brackets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully-assembled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple road numbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED tricolor (red, green, and white) flush-mounted class lights with raised gasket**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating LED ground lights on both sides of locomotive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted and LED-lighted number boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost-wax brass Leslie SU-3L-LRO horn on low-profile bracket above engineer’s front 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This included the GE\/Alco Gas Turbine designs and various double-diesel designs such as the Alco C855, GE U50 and U50C, and EMD DD35 and DDA35.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile these UP locomotives delivered plenty of raw horsepower, they were big, unwieldy machines, which limited their operational territory. This also made them unattractive to interchange partner railroads as run-through or pool power. In addition, a failure of one prime mover or other critical system of a double-diesel would sideline the entire locomotive, effectively resulting in two locomotives out of service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern giant Southern Pacific (SP) would also dabble with double-diesels by acquiring a handful of GE U50s and EMD DD35s. While these various locomotives delivered impressive performance, the size of the double diesels were still a liability plus reliability was questionable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSP would even go as far as across the Atlantic Ocean to satisfy their appetite for more horsepower, acquiring diesel-hydraulic drive locomotives from Bavarian manufacturer Krauss-Maffei. The precision-tuned Krauss-Maffei’s were not up to the rigors and deferred maintenance of American railroading so they had relatively brief careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo meet the demand of greater horsepower from a more standardized package, EMD would go back to the drawing board in 1965 to develop a new prime mover. The previous prime mover series, the 567, used in models from F and E-units, to GP7s and GP35s, and everything in between had reached its developmental limits. EMD would increase the cylinder bore of the new prime mover, resulting in 645 cubic inches of displacement per cylinder … thus, the 645 was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the 567-series of prime movers, the 645 was built in several variations for different applications. 8 and 12-cylinder versions would power switchers and medium horsepower units, while a 16-cylinder, 3,000hp turbocharged version would power one of the flagships of the line, the SD40. To answer the call for even more horsepower, a 20-cylinder, 3,600hp turbocharged variant was developed. This variant, designated the 20-645E3, would be installed in a set of SD45 demonstrator units in late 1965. The SD45 would define the 1960s horsepower race.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDressed in EMD white and metallic blue, the SD45 demonstrators made a striking appearance. Part of the new lineup of locomotives introduced in EMD’s 1966 catalog, the SD45 was the brute of the bunch. While keeping the basic family appearance of its stablemates, the SD45s featured distinctive outward-canted, or “flared” radiator intakes at the rear of the carbody that smoothly blending into the contour of the dynamic brake hatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the “SD40X” 645 prime mover testbeds of 1964 featured flared radiators as well, the SD45 was the first EMD to go into production with this feature. While it added to the brutish, broad-shouldered look of the SD45, this feature was a practical one. It allowed for deeper radiator cores to help cool the massive 20-cylinder prime mover. The demonstrator units would barnstorm across the country to help promote the new technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, the SD45 was a hit. When production commenced in 1966, nearly all major railroads of the era would purchase SD45s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern carriers Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific would acquire fleets of SD45s. 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Seaboard Coast Line units lasted all the way through mergers into CSX. Norfolk Southern and Southern operated their SD45s long hood forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite their initial success, the SD45 had teething troubles. The massive 20-645 prime mover had a tendency to break crankshafts early on. EMD quickly re-engineered and implemented a running change. Leakage from the extra-deep radiator cores that gave the SD45 its distinctive appearance was an issue some railroads faced early on. Once again, EMD would quickly diagnose and correct the problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the 1960s until production ended in 1971 with the introduction of the Dash-2 line and its successor, the SD45-2, the SD45 sold well. Burlington Northern (BN) 6567 holds the distinction of being the last SD45 ever built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the nation entered the 1970s, there was a driving force that was to sour railroads on the SD45: fuel costs. 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