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Date: 04/28/17 05:23
Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: valmont

This Alan Miller shot was taken near Pilgrim, KY of what some might conclude to be an ex-Conrail unit. However previous TO posts say it was an x-GN unit or an ex-Frisco unit while another says it was a "rebuilt ex BN/NP SD45".

Can someone confirm it's lineage?

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Date: 04/28/17 05:40
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: refarkas

What a rare flare!
Bob

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Date: 04/28/17 05:40
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: kgmontreal

Where is the air intake behind the cab?

KG

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Date: 04/28/17 05:48
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: valmont

kgmontreal Wrote:
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> Where is the air intake behind the cab?
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> KG

may be why one of the other previous posts I found mentioned a rebuild?

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Date: 04/28/17 06:27
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: march_hare

Seems like a bad choice for shuffling coal hoppers around.  Maybe they got a great deal on it?

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Date: 04/28/17 06:36
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: doge_of_pocopson

kgmontreal Wrote:
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> Where is the air intake behind the cab?
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> KG

Agreed -- how the heck does it breathe?

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Date: 04/28/17 06:45
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: NSTopHat

There are two there, or were there. The other has an L shaped window, which I believe is a ex-Frisco unit.

Russ

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Date: 04/28/17 07:36
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: CPR_4000

Looks like it had a signal light in the nose so Frisco is a possibility. I wonder if it was repowered with a non-EMD engine when the air intake went away? Also looks like it only has two cooling fans.

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Date: 04/28/17 09:02
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: Betsy

The cab clearly shows some steel plate welded over what was likely the "opera windows." That, and the cutout for a Gyralite in the nose would tend to support the idea that this is a former NP engine.

Elizabeth

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Date: 04/28/17 14:11
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: ESPEE5318

X2^ I concur based off of features it is ex NP

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Date: 04/28/17 14:32
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: pal77

If you go by diesel shop web page for NP it says this former NP 3618. I am curious as to the mechanical modifications done as noted above.

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Date: 04/29/17 08:14
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: highgreengraphics

Interesting - I wonder if it is breathing through the dynamic brake blister instead of the usual central air intake, as there would be little use for dynamic brakes in such a small operation, and that seems to be where a lot of exterior coal dust is congregated. Maybe in the photo deturboed and normally aspirated? === === = === JLH

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Date: 04/29/17 12:23
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: SantaFeRuss

valmont Wrote:
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> This Alan Miller shot was taken near Pilgrim, KY
> of what some might conclude to be an ex-Conrail
> unit. However previous TO posts say it was an x-GN
> unit or an ex-Frisco unit while another says it
> was a "rebuilt ex BN/NP SD45".
>
> Can someone confirm it's lineage?

Looks like ex Southern Pacific.

SantaFeRuss

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Date: 04/29/17 13:03
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: Lackawanna484

There was a feature in X2200 south a few decades ago which summarised this unit's history. Along with several other coal country hermits.

(Got rid of my X2200 set a few years ago)

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Date: 04/29/17 18:48
Re: Flare Friday: Pontiki Coal SD45 #60
Author: valmont

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> There was a feature in X2200 south a few decades
> ago which summarised this unit's history. Along
> with several other coal country hermits.
>
> (Got rid of my X2200 set a few years ago)
>
> Posted from Android


I have all the X2200's (starting with Dover era) so when I have a chance I'll check ... thanks for info

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