Mar 21, 2023 · The California-based company said it recently purchased a former Santa Fe F45 and plans on painting it into the “Kodachrome” scheme of the failed Southern Pacific Santa Fe, according to Diselmotive’s Noah McCann.

Fully half of Santa Fe's F45 fleet was repainted in SPSF colors. The scheme didn't look quite as good on the big cowl units as it did on hood units, but on the other hand, there was never any doubt that the second pair of initials would have fit in the noseband!

A company in California has purchased for Santa Fe F45 #5989 and will repaint it into the "Kodachrome" paint scheme it once wore. This time the full SPSF will on the side

Mar 21, 2023 · I mean the full on SPSF never happened. It was one of the other. Kodachrome was real, obviously.

The EMD F45 is a C-C cowled diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between 1968 and 1971. Power was provided by an EMD 645E3 20- cylinder engine which generated 3,600 hp (2,680 kW).

Ex MPEX, ex MKM, nee ATSF, restored into SPSF by Dieselmotive.

Sep 23, 2008 · This web page is intended as an archive of images and information on Santa Fe locomotives and rolling stock that were painted in the scheme of the failed Santa Fe - Southern Pacific merger, the scheme nicknamed "Kodachrome" by fans who saw a similarity between its red, yellow, and black colors and the colors of Kodachrome film boxes.

Jun 19, 2024 · According to this source on Railfan & Railroad magazine, Dieselmotive Company Inc (BUGX) had purchased a former Santa Fe F45 with the intent of restoring it to having its SPSF Kodachrome livery.

ATSF F45 5901 built June 1968 as 1901, numbered 5901 in March 1970, rebuilt to FP45u/SDF45 5951 Aug. 1983 and was eventually leased to BNSF. Seen in Galesburg, IL April 14, 1981.

ATSF 5989 was looking sharp as it approached the summit of Cajon Pass in the early 1980's. Note the large nose emblem. Bill Morrison photo. When F45 5989 was repainted from the red and yellow SPSF "Kodachrome" scheme in the late 1980's, it …