All the 45's
The Erie Lackawanna invested heavily in EMD’s “45” line, starting with 34 SD45’s purchased in 1967-8. Wanting to add range to the next order for the big fuel guzzlers, the EL bought 34 faux-SDP45’s in 1969. With no steam generators installed, the SDP’s were never intended for passenger service; rather, their longer frames afforded a larger fuel tank than the straight SD45’s. Finally, the EL rounded out its EMD roster with a dozen SD45-2’s in 1972, giving it three variants of the same locomotive. Here an example of each team up to lead a westbound post-Conrail freight into Allentown yard on former CNJ/LV trackage.
All the 45's
The Erie Lackawanna invested heavily in EMD’s “45” line, starting with 34 SD45’s purchased in 1967-8. Wanting to add range to the next order for the big fuel guzzlers, the EL bought 34 faux-SDP45’s in 1969. With no steam generators installed, the SDP’s were never intended for passenger service; rather, their longer frames afforded a larger fuel tank than the straight SD45’s. Finally, the EL rounded out its EMD roster with a dozen SD45-2’s in 1972, giving it three variants of the same locomotive. Here an example of each team up to lead a westbound post-Conrail freight into Allentown yard on former CNJ/LV trackage.