List of preserved EMD SD45-series locomotives
This is a summary, listing every diesel locomotive from the SD45-series in preservation. This list includes the models SD45, SDP45, SD45-2 and SD45T-2.
SD45
| Photograph | Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31598 | Great Northern 400 | May 1966 | SD45 | May 2009 | Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum (LSRM) in Duluth, Minnesota | [1][2] | |||
| 31991 | Southern Pacific 7457 | August 1966 | SD45R | February 7, 2001 | On static display at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Ogden, Utah | ||||
| 32464 | Kansas City Southern de México 1200 | June 1966 | SD45 | On static display at the Rail Museum of Heroica Matamoros in Matamoros, Mexico | Built as demonstrator unit no. 4354 | ||||
| 33038 | Northern Pacific 3617 | May 1967 | SD45 | March 1987 | Operational at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum (LSRM) in Duluth, Minnesota | ||||
| 33107 | Erie Lackawanna 3607 | June 1967 | SD45 |
|
- | National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri | [3][4] | ||
| 35532 | Norfolk and Western 1776 | February 1970 | SD45 | Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) | - | On static display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation (VMT) in Roanoke, Virginia | |||
| 37147 | Wisconsin Central 7525 | August 1971 | SD45 | - | Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) in Union, Illinois | [5] | |||
| 37715 | Seaboard Coast Line 2024 | September 1971 | SD45 |
|
- | Operational at the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum in Oak Ridge, Tennessee | Currently painted as Clinchfield 3632 |
SDP45
| Serial no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34980 | Erie Lackawanna 3639 | May 1969 | SDP45 |
|
- | Stored at the Virginia Museum of Transportation |
SD45-2
| Photograph | Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72642-18 | Santa Fe 5704 | May 1973 | SD45-2u |
|
2008 | Moved to the Southern California Railway Museum (SCRM) in Perris, California. | [6][7] | ||
| 74601-5 | CSX 8954 | August 1974 | SD45-2 |
|
2011 | Under ownership of the Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth, Georgia | [8][9] |
SD45T-2
| Photograph | Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Disposition and location | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7336-28 | Southern Pacific 6819 | March 1972 | SD45T-2R | July 12, 2001 | Operational at the California State Railroad Museum (CSRM) in Sacramento, California |
Formerly preserved, scrapped
| Works no. | Locomotive | Build date | Model | Former operators | Retire date | Last seen | Scrap date | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34396 | Reading Blue Mountain and Northern 3200 | March 1969 | SD45R |
|
June 20, 2001 | Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad in Port Clinton, Pennsylvania | November 2011 |
See also
References
- ^ "Former Great Northern SD45 No 400 Hustle Muscle heading to Duluth | Trains Magazine". Trains. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "GN 441 Luxury Locomotive Lodge: GN 400 "Hustle Muscle"". www.gn441.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Erie-Lackawanna Railway #3607". National Museum of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Eire-Lackawanna #3607". stlouisnrhs.org. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ "Wisconsin Central 7525". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ^ "Blast from the past: Santa Fe 5704 is back in bicentennial paint scheme". BNSF Railway. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ "Southern California Railroad Museum adds ATSF bicentennial SD45-2 to collection". Trains. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ Miller, Chuck (2018-08-31). "CSX Transportation Donates Rare Locomotive to Southeastern Railway Museum". Southeastern Railway Museum. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
- ^ "CSX donates SD45-2 to Georgia museum". Trains Magazine. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2025-03-17.