The SDP45 is a six-axle, C-C, 3,600- horsepower (2,680 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors ' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois.

EMD SDP45 Data Sheet

The SD45 was the most powerful and entered EMD's catalog in December, 1965 with the unveiling of Demonstrator #4351. The big locomotive was equipped with a 20-cylinder variant of the builder's new model 645E3 prime mover.

The EMD SDP45 was a six-axle, C-C, 3,600-horsepower (2,680 kW) road switcher diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois. It was a passenger-hauling version of the SD45 on a stretched locomotive frame with an extended, squared-off long hood...

Built from May, 1969 through August, 1970 for the EL, EMD added a longer frame for concrete ballast aft of the radiators and a larger fuel tank for greater range.

Southern Pacific EMD SDP45 No. 3207 leading Train No. 5 (the former San Francisco Zephyr) at Soda Springs, Nevada County, CA, January 1986. The SDP45 is a six-axle, C-C, 3,600-horsepower (2,680 kW) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois.

EMD's SD45 and SDP45- Original Owners by Robert Sarberenyi 1260 SD45, 52 SDP45 US

The EMD (Electro-Motive Division) SDP45 is a type of 20-cylinder, 3,600hp, six-axle, passenger diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division (EMD) in LaGrange, IL from 1967-1970. 2 variants were built: the SDP45 with a steam generator …

Mar 16, 2020 · •OPERATED ON: Most North American Class I freight railroads. •NAMES: Hustle Muscle, Flares, Speed Machines, Tunnel Motor (for SD45T-2) •QUANTITY: 1,695 (1,312 SD45, SDP45), (383 SD45-2, SD45T-2) •HORSEPOWER: 3,600. •KNOWN FOR: Angled radiators at the rear on the SD45, grills by walkways at end of long hood for SD45T-2. •STATUS: Most are retired.

Oct 9, 2018 · Two units have an interesting history and unique look. On 11 November 1973, EL 3657 and EL 3667 were involved in a severe wreck. The units were taken into the EL's Hornell shops. In 1974, they were rebuilt from parts supplied by EMD. EL 3667 received a new SD45-2 hood but remained an SDP45 underneath, including the fuel tank.