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Re: (erielack) Re: "SDP45-2" 3667

On Sat, 4 Aug 2001, Kevin DeGroff wrote:

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> > Did any other units get that striping on the plow?
> 
> The 3654 did.  It was somewhat different from the 3667, as it had a yellow stripe
> that ran vertically at the outside edge of the plow too.  The differences made 
> each one unique.

Good pic!

Finally another one, that's two so far.

> > It really shows the tiger-striped plow, never seen a head-on shot of it
> > this clean, might be a 1974 photo.
> 
> Gotta be 1976, as the two units were wrecked circa Thanksgiving 1975.

The dates I have seen for the wreck were all 11/73. George's site shows
11/11/73 for them. Of course there is also a photo of the 3667 indexed as
"SDP45 3667 - Kent OH - 11/13/73 - {Larry Berger Collection}" which is of
course in full SDP regalia. There is also a 3657 shot titled as from 11/15/73
as an intact SDP.

So when exactly was tha wreck? Where's the authoritative data?

http://www.dnaco.net/~gelwood/loco/sd452.html  has photos of the 3667
reportedly taken in 1974 dressed as a 45-2.



> > The extra length on the 45-2 hood was just in front of the radiator grilles
> > where an additional panel was added at the roofline and one extra door was
> > added making 11 tall "power assembly" doors on the long hood. Probably could
> > have jammed a 22 cylinder 645 in there :)

> Correct and on the money.   LOL, did EMD ever make a 22 cylinder??

Not that I am aware of, just what they need, a _longer_ crank!

Henry

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