Today's colorful lashup!

I happened to catch a very colorful train leaving Raleigh this morning. It is train 351, a Raleigh to Roanoke (Va.) train. It generally takes a lot of motors back with it. Today it had 7 locos (in various roads and colors), 95 cars and was only 6600 feet.



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Here's another view of the train, as it is crossing onto CSX tracks to get to Boylan Jct.:


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The last unit wasn't too shabby either: a high nosed SD40-2

Harold

 

Nice catch, I too like the colorful consists

 

Here's the leading unit:


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Here's the second unit:


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Here's another leaser on train 351:


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What a catch!

This is a former Algoma Central SD40-2, second of five built for the road. Note the blower duct (it's not beaded, a GMDD -2 feature)

 

schweet pics HH

can I use these ? I'm always questioned about my choice of lashups, man this is GREAT evidence to shut up the nit-pickers at n-trak shows

BTW is the sd45 a dash-2?? the trucks would seem to be from a original sd45!

like the FURX leaser... gives me an idea for those pesky BN sd40-2's that EVERYONE has, and they have the same DCC address!!

 

What a catch!

This is a former Algoma Central SD40-2, second of five built for the road. Note the blower duct (it's not beaded, a GMDD -2 feature) </font>[/QUOTE]Thanks for the info, Robbman. I could tell it appeared to have Canadian heritage, but didn't know anything else about it.

It is also the first time I have caught a WC unit leading on NS.

Harold

 

You can use the pics... Proof Positive!

I think the SD45 is a straight 45. (The original SD45-2's did not have the flared radiators). I have seen some SD45 bodied rebuilt units (that have 3000 hp prime movers) that have the water sight glass added, ala -2. They are classified as SD40-2's.

The FURX leaser would make a good and easy conversion. I have seen many more that are HLCX owned. If you go to my RailImages album, I have a sub-album entitled Lease Units that has some pictures of various leasers.

Harold

 

As far as I know all 45-2 had straight radiators. They're also about the length of a 40T-2 or a 50. About.

So, is that former SF 45 a true 20 cylinder or has it been downrated?

I always think it's wierd to see Wisconsin Central units that aren't SD45s. When I lived in Chicago, I would never see anything but 45s. I think I saw one GP40 and occasionally an F45. Otherwise, nothing but flairs.

 

A few notes...

SD45-2s are the same length as a SD40-2.

NREX 6414 is a true SD45.

Sight glasses are not a -2 marker... SP and IC had pre -2 EMDs with sight glasses (it was an option made standard on the -2 line). SP in particular had SD45s with sight glasses...

 

Freme length yes, I mean the lenth of the engine compartment etc.

 

Ed you will have to change the radiator grilles for the ex BN unit to be correct.

 

I had not seen the sight glasses on non-dash 2 units, but then again, I had not seen many SP units

More great info! Thanks, Robbman

Harold

 

That's a great lash up to catch Harold. Looks more like something you would see on the CSX though.

 

Still not the same (by ~3.5' for the SD40T-2, ~1.5ft for the SD50). You're not going to fit a 20-cyl 645 into an engine compartment made for a 16 cyl 645, as the SD40T-2 and SD50 both have.

 

I'm basing it totally on comparing some old Proto power shells, They eyeball pretty close is all I'm saying.