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California's Railroad to the U.S. 1861 - 1996

D&RGW SD45

5315 - 5340

26 units delivered

DRGW took delivery of 26 EMD SD45's in 1968. Originally delivered in the 'small' Rio Grande lettering; they later received the large 'Billboard' lettering.

References:

• SP.....into the '90's by Joe.W.Shine, Page 196. - Also has photos of these units.
• SP 1995 Motive Power Annual - by Bill Shippen.
• Trains Magazine Jan. 1993 Page 54 - History of the SD45.
• Railfan & Railroad May 1993 Page 47 - History of the SD45 Part #1.
• Railfan & Railroad Jun. 1993 Page 57 - History of the SD45 Part #2 - with Roster.
• Railfan & Railroad Jul. 1993 Page 46 - History of the SD45 Part #3.
• Diesel Locomotive Cyc #2 Page 148 - SD45 Plans.
• Diesel Data Series Book 1 - EMD's SD45 Hundman Publishing by David Peck - Plans, Photo's, Rosters, Variations.

Models:

N Scale:

• Con-Cor
• Model Power
• Kato

HO Scale:

• LifeLike
• Athearn
• Bachmann
• Kato
• Rail Power Products

O Scale:

• ?

Modeling References:

• Railroad Model Craftsman Jan, '68 - Plans.
• Mainline Modeler, Oct. '85 Page 56 - Content Unknown,
• Mainline Modeler, Dec. '87 Page 68 - Content Unknown.
• Mainline Modeler, Sep. '88 Page 39 - Content Unknown.
• Railroad Model Craftsman February 1993 page 84 - HO model using a RPP shell/Athearn chassis
• Model Railroader January 1997 page 176 - Paint Shop article