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Southern Pacific SD44R

	HO Scale LifeLike Proto 2000 SD45 detailed, custom painted and decaled by Eddie Sarber.

Externally, this unit is identical to an SD45R so any SD45 scale model will do as a start.

Models:

N Scale:

• Con-Cor
• Model Power
• Kato

HO Scale:

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

O Scale:

• ?

Model References:

• Railroad Model Craftsman Jan, '68 - Plans.
• Mainline Modeler, Oct. '85 Page 56 - Content Unknown,
• Mainline Modeler, Sep. '88 Page 39 - Content Unknown.
• Mainline Modeler, Sep. '92 Page 30 - Modeling SP's SD45's - RPP shell, OMI drive.
• Model Railroading, Winter '83, Page 37 - Diesel Detail Close-Up, SP 9129.
• Prototype Modeler, May/Jun '82, Pages 8-18 - Part #1, prototype info and accurizing and Athearn shell.
• Prototype Modeler, Jul/Aug '82, Page 33 - Part #2, modifying the chassis, painting and lettering.
• 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.

Daylight References:

• SP Dieselization by Garmany has a photo of the left hand side of SD44R 7399, on page 391,in the Daylight paint. dated May 1981. This unit has Southern Pacific on one line, in white on both sides.
• SP Motive Power Annual 1981 - rear cover has a color photo of right hand side of 7399
• Railfan & Railroad March 1982, page 2 - color photo of right hand side of 7399, dated 11/1981
• Railfan & Railroad Sept. 1984 and Trains magazine Oct. 1984, had an article on the 1984 Louisiana Daylight, with color photo's of both units.

Other References:

• 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.
• SP 1987/88 Motive Power Pictorial by Joe.W.Shine, Page 109.
• SP into the '90's by Joe.W.Shine, Page 195.
• Diesel Era Volume 10 No.6 Nov/Dec 1999 pages 25-41 - History, data, plans and photos covering all SD45 orders.