The Atlas Product Spotlight - O SD45 Locomotives

Like the Pontiac GTO, the SD45 was a mid-60s General Motors muscle car. Stuffed under its brick-like hood was the largest diesel motor made up to that time, a turbo-charged, 20-cylinder, Electro-Motive Division model 645E. The Great Northern took delivery of the first SD45 in May of 1966 and promptly painted the nickname “Hustle Muscle” on its flanks. The name said it all: the SD45 was heavy freight power, intended for long trains and high speeds. And it had the muscular looks to match, with flared radiators capping a long body that filled every inch of its frame - as opposed to its baby brother, the SD40, which had an open “porch” at each end of the engine.

With the SD45 and its contemporaries, railroads began favoring the six-axle engine as a way to get more power on the rails for heavier mainline trains. Despite initial crankshaft problems, many SD45s served their original owners for decades, as well as successor railroads like Conrail and the BNSF, and later went on to new lives at smaller, secondary roads.

Learn all about the SD45 Locomotives from the York 2023 Live Stream

The guaranteed order deadline is December 6, 2023. Click here to find an Authorized Atlas Dealer near you.

Features Include:

Intricately Detailed ABS Body
Die-Cast Truck Sides, Pilots and Fuel Tank
Metal Chassis
Metal Handrails and Decorative Horn
Moveable Roof Fans
Metal Body Side Grilles
Detachable Snow Plow
(2) Engineer Cab Figures
Authentic Paint Scheme
Metal Wheels, Axles and Gears
(2) Remote Controlled Proto-Couplers
Kadee Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads
Prototypical Rule 17 Lighting
Directionally Controlled Constant Voltage LED Headlight

Lighted Cab Interior
Illuminated Number Boards
Lighted Marker Lights
2 Rail models have fixed pilots
(2) Precision Flywheel Equipped Motors
Operating Smoke Unit
Onboard DCC Receiver
Locomotive Speed Control In Scale MPH Increments
1:48 Scale Proportions
Proto-Sound 3.0 With The Digital Command System Featuring: Freight Yard Proto-Effects
Unit Measures:17 1/4” x 3 3/4” x 2 3/4”
3-Rail: Operates On O-36 Curves
2-Rail: 36” Minimum Radius

	NORFOLK & WESTERN
	3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
	30138257 30138258	30138269 30138270
	GUILFORD/SPRINGFIELD TERMINAL
	3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
	30138259 30138260	30138271 30138272
	CP RAIL "DUAL FLAGS"
	3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
	30138261 30138262	30138273 30138274
	CSX
	3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
	30138263 30138264	30138275 30138276
	SOUTHERN PACIFIC "SPEED LETTERING"
	3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
	30138265 30138266	30138277 30138278
	UNION PACIFIC "WE CAN HANDLE IT"
	3-Rail Item #:	2-Rail Item#
	30138267 30138268	30138279 30138280