Santa Fe SD45-2 Reborn as BNSF 1574

BNSF's Warm Springs Local always has interesting power. This time, a rebuilt SD45-2 with brand new BNSF Heritage 3 paint scheme is on the point.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• BNSF
• SD45-2
• SD39-2R
• SD40-2R
• ATSF
• 1574
• Warm
• Springs
• Local
• train

[panamcunard]

Did BNSF keep the V-20 in there SD45s?

[cchan006]

@panamcunard: Unfortunately not. SD40-2 prime mover (V-16) was installed instead.

[trainboy94]

Could you please, make a video on the Warm Springs local as it is now????

[cchan006]

@trainboy94: I want to chase the job again, but I'll need a day off from work the same day the job runs. I did catch it briefly onboard Capitol Corridor #537 last month in the video, "Warm Springs Local and MRVSJ ".

[thesportbikeman]

is this near the closed NUMI plant in fremont right of of lopes court??

[cchan006]

@thesportbikeman: Yup.

[jerry91a]

I saw a GP25 rebuild parked in San Bernardino with a Santa Fe Caboose at the Sanbag Station

[Trainmaster189]

Why do they make SD45s look like SD40-2s?

[walkerbelle]

This is TOO COOL. I just did a "kit-bash" of an Aristo Craft G Scale SD-45 and several people told me BNSF never had an SD-45 in their fleet. Well, looks like this video just blew that out of the water didn't it? ROFLMAO

Thanks for sharing this video. You can see the "kit-bashed" SD-45 by going to eBay and entering # 150481689236

[csxketh1]

Sweet! I'd like to see an SD45-2 some day. And a three windowed SD60M but that means I need to see foreign power. UP comes through occasionally so theres my chance. And CSX has only one... Anyways great video!!

[trainboy94]

I saw that one, but there is no really good video showing the now almost all can job

[hoorider13]

Hot catch! Ex-ATSF rebuilt SD45-2 with ex-BN SD40-2!

[BNSF2184]

wow unfuckin believeable you caught this in February. the Dash 2's were all pretty much in storage by then.

[Aero203]

sucks that the nummi plant is closing! no more warm springs locals after march!

[Livingchaos5623]

Well that is a welcome surprise. Never expected to see that happen with this retirement curse older power seems to be stricken with.

[ATSFMike]

That's just that special arthritis that affects some of us over 40- has a way of making only the middle finger stiff, you know. Try not to take it personally- a lot of Union Pacific employees feel the same way about us railbuffs, I just ignore them. Mike in Fresno, Ca.

[NJW1973]

Damn, that new Scheme looks very nice on that '45-2.

[kodachrome9319]

Pop me off an e-mail whenever you want to... I know some good spots in Franklin Canyon. :)

[cchan006]

I did read it, but I haven't had a chance to make it up there yet. 2141 Local might be a fun train to chase someday.

[kodachrome9319]

Charles... Not sure if you read the e-mail on 'headsupnorcal', but there are two of these SD45-2 H3 beasts on the 2141 Local which runs Richmond-Riverbank-Richmond. It usually leaves RIC around 3-5AM Mon-Sat and comes back around 9-noon. :)

[burakelitez]

The cars ( in Turkish , we call them vagon) are huger than the locomotives.

[fordroad]

well done great to see.

[cchan006]

I'm scheduled to work, so no Donner chase of the 844 for me. Hoping for a last minute schedule change.

[cchan006]

Danny's being OK with me, his turning on the lights probably made my video better. :-) The conductor and the brakeman are cool. They've waved at me before.

[masonclan]

nice catch