B.Erdmann wrote:
i never knew the difference between the 2 so someone can help hopefully
i know that it is a cowl unit of the SD 45, snate fe had the majority of them & wisconsin central made a deal for 20. & some were gonna be for the milwaukee rd but w/ the soo buying milwaukee that deal fell. they were also designed more for passenger service.
thanks
I think we only had 7 covered wagons on WC
6650 SDF-45
6651 SDF-45
6652 SDFP-45
6653 SDF-45
6654 SDF-45
6655 SDF-45
6656 SDF-45
We also had one SDP-45 6634 ,I think.
I believe all have been scrapped.
The Milwaukee engines were bought long before the SOO entered the picture , they were bought new in 1973 . 1-5 . I recall the 2 spot as destroyed when I was working there , a result of an electrical fire.
The SDP-45 the WC had was ex Erie Lackawanna , you could still see the striped through the roughly applied conrail and later helm blue paint . I think 6634 was the only SD we had with a 5000 gallon fuel tank , along with the FP-45 6652.
