Reply to "Sunset SD40-2 Re Announcement"

I would be down for some ATSF SD45-2's. They could also do the famous ATSF Bi-Centennial paint scheme.

https://www.railpictures.net/v...d=402527&nseq=27

Not really a whole lot of tooling changes needed so a minimal investment in tooling and you get a completely different loco with a decent array of road names to choose from. The locomotive frame, drive, and most of the upper body are the same. The only part that would need to be retooled is the radiator section and the fuel tanks (for the Erie Lackawanna and EL descendants version).

http://original.trainlife.com/.../983/photo_id/390356

Original owners were:

ATSF (Yellow Bonnet and Bi-Centennial)

Clinchfield

Erie Lackawanna

Seaboard Coast Line

Follow-on owners:

Conrail

Norfolk Southern

CSX

BNSF

NS even repainted one SD45-2 back to EL colors so you can run a modern train with an EL painted loco

https://trn.trains.com/news/ne...ire/2015/09/30-el-ns

There are plenty of road name options for both young and old alike

Scott

2/28/216:38 PM

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