Talk:EMD SD45

The first EMD SD45 Demonstrator #4351 was built in December 1965, not February 1965. See A. J. Kristopans EMD Serial Number Home Page http://community-1.webtv.net/ajkristopans/40SERIES/. The first EMD production SD45 was Great Northern #400 "Hustle Muscle" in May 1966. EMD Demonstrators #4352 and #4353 were built in January 1966. --207.69.139.144 12:51, 15 October 2005 (UTC)

I think that comment about crankshaft problems is wrong. I don't want to edit the article unless and until I can find the source but in general I believe the problems were with the part of the frames that hold the crankshaft main bearings which were too weak. That area was reworked by EMD on existing blocks (cycled back through the factory) and eventually the design was changed entirely. I don't recall anyone ever saying the cranks themselves were bad but then again I don't know Filmteknik (talk) 22:02, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

Southern 3120
According to the ICC accident report this SD45 was destroyed at Leadville Jct. TN in a rear end collision on October 26, 1969. Southern train 3rd #120 hit the caboose of train 2nd #120. The caboose rode over the frame of the 3120 and cleaned everything off back to the alternator and most of the long hood, see the photo in the ICC train wreck database for Southern, 2nd 1969 wreck. A J Kristopans has this first unit traded in to EMD and rebuilt on repair order #8084. It was released on the same serial number 33597 in April 1970 as Southern 3120. Is this the 1261st SD45? --SSW9389 (talk) 15:45, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Merge of EMD SD45R
Ignoring all the IP socking for a moment, would we be better merging EMD SD45R to a section in this article anyway? Which would give the better and more readable articles? Andy Dingley (talk) 13:43, 17 July 2024 (UTC)