HO SDP45 with DCC & Sound MKCX #9511 Transmitter Design by Japanese modeler Akio

Design by Japanese modeler Akio Yamamoto

stylish super cars

Build five different types of planes with different wing configurations to learn how wings provide lift and how planes stay up in the air

See-through cab windows

examination table

HO SDP45 with DCC & Sound MKCX #9511 Transmitter Design by Japanese modeler AkioIn the 1960s, railroads were looking to replace aging EMD E units and Alco PAs for passenger service. EMD responded by adding a steam generator compartment to the long hood end of their SD45. This required a longer frame and resulted in the creation of the SDP45. Three railroads originally purchased SDP45s: Southern Pacific, Great Northern, and Erie Lackawanna. Over the decades, the SDP45s were then acquired by other railroads through mergers, leasing