EMD FP45

EMD FP45
Santa Fe #108 at the Southern California Railway Museum
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
ModelFP45
Build date1967-1970
Total produced14
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARC-C
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheelbase45 ft 0 in (13.72 m)
Length72 ft 4 in (22.05 m)
Prime moverEMD 20-645E3
Engine typeDiesel
Cylinders20
Performance figures
Power output3,600 hp (2,680 kW)
Career
OperatorsSanta Fe, Milwaukee Road, and BNSF
LocaleWestern United States
DispositionSix preserved in museums, two wrecked, one sold to Wisconsin Central, remainder presumed scrapped

The EMD FP45 is a cowl unit type of C-C diesel locomotive produced in the United States by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD). It was produced beginning in 1967 at the request of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, which did not want its prestigious Super Chief/El Capitan and other passenger trains pulled by freight style hood unit locomotives, which have external walkways.

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