Athearn Genesis G65709 HO Scale EMD SD45-2 Santa Fe ATSF 5657 Cambria and Indiana Prototypes in service late 1920s

Prototypes in service late 1920s to 1960s

when sixteen of the bombers lifted off the relatively short deck of USS Hornet and set course for Japan

and snow for wild all-weather adventures

The AAR considered these “special” cars until the 1980’s when they finally got their own car type code category

Athearn Genesis G65709 HO Scale EMD SD45-2 Santa Fe ATSF 5657 Cambria and Indiana Prototypes in service late 1920sAthearn Genesis G65709 HO Scale EMD SD45 2 Santa Fe ATSF 5657 The SD45 2 was an initial success; it was a complete improvement or upgrade as part of EMD's "Dash 2" line; it had little to almost absolutely no flaws during the early stages of production and during the model's official introduction. It was both popular and compatible with the original SD45 as well, with its large 20 cylinder engine. The SD45 2 lasted somewhat longer than most SD45 units