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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)
External Links
I don't believe most trainweb.org or almost any fan sites belong here. The guidelines are very specific that exception for recognized expert is meant to be VERY limited. It is being discussed at Wikipedia:External_links/Noticeboard#trainweb.org_based_rail_fanning_sites_used_on_train_related_pages Graywalls (talk) 18:39, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
Merge of EMD SD45R
Moved from Talk:EMD SD45RIgnoring 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)
- Support merge: This was a content fork created by one of the IP socks. I don't see any evidence of separate notability from the SD45; the sources are largely brief mentions or non-RS. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:58, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
- I would primarily support redirect given the lack of independent notability with passing mentions in sources, and as there is already material covering the EMD SD45R is this article. However, I'm not opposed to a merge if that's what others think is best. TarnishedPathtalk 04:07, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support merge as Pi.1415926535. Mackensen (talk) 11:52, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
- Support redirect or selective merge we typically include rebuilt locomotives within the articles of the original model unless there's enough to sustain a full article, which is not the case here. Most of the existing content is unsourced. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 20:50, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- All articles concerning the Southern Pacific rebuilds need to be merged. Therefore supporting the merge of SD45R into the main article. Davidng913 (talk) 16:59, 26 August 2024 (UTC)