FIRST QUARTER 2022: In this issue we begin an in-depth look at Santa Fe’s EMD SD45-2 diesel locomotives. Among the first “Dash 2” additions to the road’s roster, this six-axle saw three orders by the mid-1970s. This issue tackles the first order from 1972. All this and more in the First Quarter 2022 issue of Diesel Era!

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First Quarter 2022

Vol. 32, No. 1

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Royal Blue Return: New Look for CSX F40PHs

Photos by Scott Kaskeski and Scott Nauert

Santa Fe SD45-2: Class of 1972 (5625–5661)

by Tony Cook with photos from the Kevin EuDaly collection

VIA Rail Canada F40PH-2D Part Two: 6430–6458

by Manny Jacob and Diesel Era Staff

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April 28, 2022

CSX cosmetically restores rare C30-7 diesel locomotive for Kentucky Steam Heritage

CSX has repainted a retired General Electric C30-7 into the Louisville & Nashville “Family Lines” livery of the late 1970s for donation to Kentucky Steam Heritage.

March 2, 2022

Santa Fe Bicentennial Unit 5704 Restoration Completed

The restoration of former BNSF 6484 as Santa Fe Bicentennial unit 5704 has been completed by volunteers and contractors at Mid-America Railcar in Kansas City.

March 1, 2022

Illinois Central SW14 Preserved by Monticello Railway Museum

The Monticello Railway Museum has acquired a unique Illinois Central SW14 locomotive, rebuilt from an SW7 in 1977.

February 10, 2022

Last Santa Fe SF30C Saved by Arizona State Railroad Museum

The nation’s last example of Santa Fe’s SF30C rebuild model has been acquired by the Arizona State Railroad Museum, scheduled to open to the public in 2024.