SD45's

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The downfall of the SD-45's was fuel consumption and the cranks actually  
broke taking cylinders and all kinds of broken parts into the oil pan.
 
N&W had a total of 115 of these locomotives. All were built with high  hoods 
but 1728 ended up with a low hood after an accident. The original 1730 was  
destroyed when she fell off a bridge in a derailment in West Virginia. No. 1733  
was later renumbered 1730 to make room for the River Street Rambler which was 
 also 1733 when N&W and Southern merged.
 
It took me five years but I eventually photographed every one of  them.
 
I am still looking for a photo/slide of 1776 in her original blue scheme if  
anyone has one.
 
Thanks,
 
Richard D. Shell
 



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