#sdp45

[railwayhistorical]

Orders on the Hoop

A westbound Conrail freight train is approaching Effingham, Illinois. The train is due to receive orders by way of paper “flimsies,” two of which can be seen in the order hoop.

This line was formerly Penn Central and Pennsylvania Railroad prior to that, as the distinctive signal indicates. The locomotive on point is a unique variation of the SDP45 built for the Erie Lackawanna, which was folded into Conrail on April 1st 1976.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken in February of 1979.

[guerrerense]

SP 3209 South of Curtner Feb 71xRP por Drew Jacksich Por Flickr: Train #98 the Eatbound Coast Daylight after passing under Curtner Ave. in South San Jose, Feb 1971

[digitalrailartist]

Burlington Northern EMD SDP45 9857 by Craig Garver Via Flickr: Burlington Northern EMD SDP45 9857 at Cheyenne, Wyoming, February 16, 1974. Photographer: Bruce Black. Scanned from a 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 negative owned by Digital Rail Artist. This engine was built as Great Northern 327 in June, 1967, part of a single order for eight units. GN 326-333 were delivered June to August, 1967. It became BN 9857 in the 1970 merger, then BN 6593 when it was removed from passenger service. It was retired in June, 1986.

[thefakeray]

Southern Pacific SDP45s 3207 and 3201 eastbound Super Bowl Train to New Orleans at Sargent, CA on the Coast Line on January 20, 1986 -- 2 Photos by Marty Bernard Via Flickr: A Roger Puta Photograph

[railwayhistorical]

Westbound from Avon

The first image here shows a westbound train ready to depart Avon Yard (in the distance, on the left hand side of the frame). We're on the former Big Four/NYC west of Indianapolis.

Conrail is two months old when these pictures were taken so the power standing off to the side is interesting—three units of the Erie Lackawanna along with a Penn Central unit with a Pennsy logo peeking out. Two of three EL units (SD45-2 and SDP45) were purchased with the idea of having larger fuel capacity for long runs from the east to Chicago without refueling.

The second image has the train down the line about six miles, directly south of Danville, Indiana. We're looking down on the railway from State Road 39.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken June 5, 1976.

[railwayhistorical]

Run-Through Train

Here is a Burlington Northern run-through train rolling on the Southern Railway near the bottom of Indiana. The train has recently departed Louisville, run up a steep grade (through a tunnel), and is now racing westward with its sights on Centralia, Illinois.

And what a locomotive consist: we have an SD45, followed up by an SDP45, with another SD45 bringing up the rear. We know right away that the passenger-capable engine is former Great Northern as these units were fairly rare with the GN being one of the three railroads who owned them. The lead engine was built for the BN, while the final engine was built for the CB&Q.

Five images by Richard Koenig; taken November 1st 1975.

[thefakeray]

BN SDP45 6599 by Chuck Zeiler Via Flickr: 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.

[cr1648]

Very sad ex-EL SDP45.