EMD's SDP Models (28/35/38/40/45)

Locomotives

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Model Final Road # 1st Road # Bldr Nmbr Bldr Date Notes
SDP28 KNR 6101-6106 6301-6306 31408-31413 4/1966 Retired
SDP35 ACL 1099 550 30531 9/1965 Conveyed to SCL in merger (600 / 1950) > SBD 7035
L&N 4524

L&N 4537-39

1700-1703 30454-30457 9/1965 Conveyed to SBD in Merger 4524 and 4537-4539 > CSX (same #s)
SAL 1100-1119 1700-1703 29339-29358 7-11/1964 Conveyed to SCL in merger (601-620 . 1951-1970); #1114 preserved
UP 1400-1409 -- 30671-30680 7-11/1964 --
SDP38 KNR 6201-6216 6368-6383 32931-32946 6-7/67 S/G removed placed in freight; retired
KNR 6217 6384 32947 6/67 S/G retained used in freight and passenger service
KNR6 218-6223 6385-6390 32948-32953 6/67 S/G removed placed in freight; retired
KNR 6351-6356 -- 32914-32919 6-7/67 Retired
KNR 6357-6367 -- 32920-32930 6-7/67 #6230 preserved
SDP40 GN 320-325 -- 31592-31597 5/66 Conveyed to BN at Merger 9850-9856 > BN 6394-6498; #6397 wore bicenntenial colors as #1976 (for two + years)
NdeM 8522-8531 6368-6383 33371-33380 5/68 Several became FNM 8522, 23 and 8528-31 > TFM 1314-1319
NdeM 8532-8535 6368-6383 36156-36159 5/70 --
SDP45 GN 326-333 -- 33041-33048 6-8//67 Conveyed to BN at Merger 9858-9863 > BN 6592-6597
SP 3200-3209 -- 32849-32858 5-7/67 33202 and 3204 went to NREX; all others sold and scrapped
Erie-Lackawanna SD45s with elongated frame and hood were intentionally omitted from this list because they were not initially set-up to haul passengers.

Railroad Abbreviations:

  • ACL - Atlantic Coast Line
  • BN - Burlington Northern
  • FNM - Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico
  • GN - Great Northern
  • KNR - Korean National Railroad
  • NdeM - Nacionales of Mexico
  • SAL - Seaboard Air Line
  • SCL - Seaboard Coast Line
  • SBD - Seaboard System
  • SP - Southern Pacific
  • TFM - Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicanna
  • UP - Union Pacific

Locomotive data for years 1966 thru 1967 provided by Andre Kristopans.

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