OTHER SCL SD45's

Here's a trip down memory lane.... this is a real blast from the past around here for a couple of reasons: #1) the line these units are on used to actually head north from Raleigh to Petersburg, Va and on to the RF&P; #2) SD45's are long gone in these parts (except for an occasional SD45 body SD40-2 lease rebuild unit):


Harold

 

I have more SCL type photos... but the SD45's and SD45-2s's are my favorite!


Harold

 

NICE shots Harold! I seen a ex seaboard unit in Meyersdale at Sand Patch a few years ago without the yellow stripes, but had the yellow numbers on the cab (CSX renumbering) All black tho.. alot thought it was an old Clinchfield unit. an SD-40, or a SD-40-2 I wasn't close enough to tell which of the 2 it was!

 

Something like this?


Harold

 

Nope Harold thats an SD-45! It didn't have the slanted radiator grille's! To bad I don't have a scanner I'd scan the picture I got of it and post for you to see!

 

Yep, I knew it was an SD45, but I was just using it to illustrate the paint scheme... here's a photo from the CSX Photo archives (SD40):


Harold

 

I caught some units in this scheme:


Harold

 

As far as I know, the Clinchfield did not receive any SD40-2's in their paint scheme(s). I believe they had a few SD40-2's that were delivered in the Family Lines Paint scheme.

Harold

 

Harold,
That SD-40 or Sd-40-2 you posted a picture of in all black with the SBD on the cab is about what the one I seen looked like, just didn't have no stripes nor railroad name on it. I can't remember the number of the unit and on the picture I got of it, I can't see the number in it their either. But I know it was an EX Seaboard unit. Which I had argued the fact that it was a Seaboard unit to his jesture of it being an EX Clinchfield unit. I didn't think Clinchfield had black units....

 

Bob,
Yes you need some SCL SD45's I know the SCL SD45's started with # 2000, but I'll have to look up the ending #.

Harold