HO EMD SD45 Locomotive, ATSF 5615, Bookend Scheme with Paragon 4

Built on the same frame as the SD40, SD38 and several other EMD staples, EMD produced 1,260 SD45s between Decembers 1965 and 1971.

Overview

These freight haulers sported EMD's 645E3 20-cylinder engine which had 3,600HP output. EMD's SD45s served on the Burlington Northern, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, Pennsylvania, Great Northern, UP, NP and many other railroads. Today, locomotives are currently preserved at the GN Railway Historical Society, the St Louis Museum of Transportation, the Virginia Museum of Transportation, the Utah State Railroad Museum, the Illinois Railway Museum and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum.

Each of the Paragon4 Series SD45 models has the newest Paragon4 Sound/DC/DCC control system featuring Rolling Thunder, and is equipped with integral GoPack capacitor packs. All of the models have road-specific details and lighting.

Features

Paragon4 Sound and Control System featuring ROLLING THUNDER

Integral Dual-Mode Decoder with Back EMF for Superb Slow Speed Operation in DC and DCC

Precision Drive Mechanism Engineered for Heavy Towing and Smooth Slow Speed Operation

All Wheel Electrical Pick-up

ABS Body with Die Cast Chassis for Maximum Tractive Effort

Premium Caliber Painting

Prototypically Accurate Paint Schemes and Road Numbers

Many Separately Applied Details such as Handrails, Grab Irons, Horn, Bell, Wipers, and Etched Metal Grills

Prototypical Light Operation - accurate for each paint scheme

Prototypically Accurate Sounds for the EMD SD45 Diesel Locomotive

Metal Kadee-compatible Couplers (2)

Will Operate on Code 70, Code 83, and Code 100 Rail

Minimum Operating Radius: 18 inches