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88: 22: 450: 1452: 522:(2,680 kW). The main spotting difference between an SD45 and an SD45-2 was the long hood and the rear radiator. On the SD45 the long hood is flared whereas on the SD45-2 it is vertical and the rear cooling fans are more spread out on the top of the rear of the long hood. This unit used the same frame as the 568:
revealed SD45-2 #1700, which was painted back to its Erie Lackawanna color scheme at Chattanooga, Tennessee. This is the second unit from an NS predecessor painted back into its original colors.
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Marta, H.A., Mels, K.D. and Itami, G.S. (1972), Design features and performance characteristics of the high traction three axle truck, ASME paper no. 72-RT-3.
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Erie Lackawanna 3669 3670 3674 3677 3679 3681 now Norfolk southern SD45-2 1700-1705 1700 is in Erie Lackawanna paint scheme
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SD45-2Bs were built by Santa Fe from units undergoing remanufacturing. In all but one case (5510), the
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donated SD45-2 #6484 (ex: ATSF #5704, one of 5 units to receive a bicentennial scheme) to the
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were moved to the opposite end of the hood from the
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Daggett, California
General Motors Electro-Motive Division
AAR
Gauge
standard gauge
Prime mover
EMD
20-645E3
RPM
V20
diesel
Alternator
Generator
Traction motors
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diesel-electric locomotive
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
EMD SD45

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