Santa Fe FP45 #98

Orange Empire Railway Museum has a 20 cylinder Santa Fe EMD FP45 that still runs. I did a quick little chase during my visit to their Rail Festival in May.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Atchison
• Topeka
• Santa
• Fe
• EMD
• FP45
• Warbonnet
• Perris
• Orange
• Empire
• locomotive
• train

[generationll]

Saw it 9 years ago.Did you see the E8/F7 they have there?

[cchan006]

@generationll: The UP E unit was not publicly displayed - it was inside one of the shops, off limits to the public.

[Hightrain12]

@cchan006 Are they restoring it or something?

[cchan006]

@Hightrain12: I was told the museum is going to repaint it to its original as-delivered number 108, and probably go through the mechanicals while they're at it - seems to run fine now.

[mafarnz]

I'm glad to see that one of those units still runs! It needs a new paint job though.

[cchan006]

@mafarnz: The museum is raising money to repaint it back to its as-delivered number, #108. They'll keep it in Warbonnet, of course.

[Barricade360]

@cchan006 so when is that up e unit going to get finished?

[mutanay77]

@cchan006 did it ever raise the money, or are they still offering, i can pitch in

[TRAVAM91]

im glad the unit hasent been ruined by putting ditch lights on the front and rear... good to see someone using this beast still...

[Hightrain12]

@cchan006 I meant the E unit.

[nikosjk1]

@cchan006: I wish they would keep it in the modern Super fleet paint. Sure its not its original paint but the revised warbonnet is a way better scheme.

[railfankasey]

can someone if they can explain the difference in sound between the 16 and 20s, im having a hard time getting the two right

[Barricade360]

98 is the one that still runs i knew it lol