3rd Rail FP45 Project

Scott,

Thanks! I’d be in for the Santa Fe “Super Fleet” freight version. That’s the revived warbonnet scheme with the large red Santa Fe lettering (road numbers 90-98) and represents the engines’ appearance from 1989 until retirement. That would compliment your upcoming SD40-2s nicely. I think I’d also go for one in the Santa Fe “Kodachrome” scheme of the late 1980s.

RM

Original sf warbonnet. Small black letters.

Ditto Tom Taipalus.  Good for 2 of them.
Question: would you do the F45’s as well?

Please offer F45’s. I’d be in for two of them, GN big sky blue and possibly BN 6600 series. Thanks for listening, Scott.

Did you mean to say SDP40F?

@Boilermaker1 posted:

Did you mean to say SDP40F?

For what it's worth, the Amtrak SDP40F is quite a bit different, not only being a "Dash 2" series with the HTC 3 axle truck (different than the F45 & FP45 trucks), but also there were no steps & hand railings in the front.

Question for the SF experts...

I know the early Red Warbonnet version with small black letters pulled the El Cap. I have also seen freight schemes in pictures pulling it too. Are there specific early freight schemes that I should be looking for if I want one to mix in to pull the El Cap?

The "Bookend"/blue dip scheme would be the freight contemporary of the small lettered warbonnet, although the FPs had the cigar band style logo on the nose rather than the square circle cross.

@Hot Water posted:

For what it's worth, the Amtrak SDP40F is quite a bit different, not only being a "Dash 2" series with the HTC 3 axle truck (different than the F45 & FP45 trucks), but also there were no steps & hand railings in the front.

Yes, I know they're not identical, but we're in the ballpark here.  Trucks would exist in Scott's parts bin from the SD40-2 project, and if he does Tunnel Motors he also has a frame with the right wheelbase.  Its not too much of a stretch to make the locomotives for the otherwise somewhat orphaned El Cap sets.

3 phases of Amtrak, ATSF, ATSF Maersk special paint job, and one was an EMD test bed in blue and white.  There's some opportunity here to share parts.

Wow, this is definitely a welcome surprise. Looking forward to seeing GG1 4877 and prrhorseshoecurve's responses; I assume they are among the top experts of what's prototypical for these locomotives.

Id be in for a GN Big Sky Blue F45 if produced. That warbonnet scheme is sharp too.

Milwaukee Road for sure.

Here are some suggestions.

1) Santa Fe F45 in 1960-1972 Freight Scheme

2) Santa Fe FP45's & F45's in Blue & Yellow Warbonnet Freight Scheme

3) Santa Fe FP45's & F45's in Kodachrome   

4) Wisconsin Central FP45 & F45's

5) Susquehanna F45's

6) Wisconsin & Southern F45's

7) Montana RailLink F45's

Put me down for 2. Spiderman F45ph VIA

rat

This one.  I took these photos in Barstow, CA.  The engine is on display at the old SF station (now Amtrak) and Harvey House.  NH Joe

@Hot Water posted:

For what it's worth, the Amtrak SDP40F is quite a bit different, not only being a "Dash 2" series with the HTC 3 axle truck (different than the F45 & FP45 trucks), but also there were no steps & hand railings in the front.

Thats Right! And I want two plus the test bed versions like PFM? and EMD!

@prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Thats Right! And I want two plus the test bed versions

What "test bed versions"? You need to be a LOT more specific, with details.

like PFM?

Again,,,,,,,,,,specifics?????

and EMD!

What does this mean? Of course "EMD" produced all the F45, FP45, and SDP40F models in various configurations and customer paint schemes.

SuperFleet  (Also Yellow bonnets & Kodachromes)

Burlington Northern

I'd like Milwaukee freight scheme.