Group,
Sorry about yesterday's post in reply to Karl's post. I am not sure
what happened. Anyway, here is the response that I intended.
Bill Barber
Karl,
Amen to that! The SD45 did just what it was designed to do. It
mission was to provide the tractive effort of an SD40 and speed of
GP40. It was, in effect, a compromise, but it gave the RRs an
alternative and was particularly valuable to those customers who
operated over both flat land and mountainous trackage. It was a
favorite of mine also, and I particularly liked the later Dash-2
version as many of the operational bugs had been eliminated. It was
arefined version of the original which operated extremely well over
the years. Unfortunately, Q's successor, BN, gave up on the SD45
before the Dash-2 version was released.
Bill Barber
Gravois Mills, MO
On Aug 25, 2009, at 8:28 AM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re; SD45's
> Posted by: "qrailroadman" qrailroadman@yahoo.com qrailroadman
> Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:16 pm (PDT)
>
>
>
> Well - - despite all the "bad press" these locomotives have
> garnered over the years, they're STILL my all time fav-o-right 6
> axle engine !! I never had one "blow up" or lose a truck but I've
> had hunnerts of 'em talk real loud to me in the cuts above Oregon.
> The 20 had a distinct exhaust not to be confused with the slightly
> more fuel efficient 16's. SD45 for 6 axle power and GP40's for 4
> axle locomotives. They're tough to beat.
>
> Karl
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