Santa Fe EMD Cowl Spotter's Guide

Santa Fe EMD Cowl Spotter's Guide

F45

F45 Spotting Features:
No steam generator section at rear of carbody. Flexicoil trucks (widely spaced holes in sideframes) Access doors with porthole windows Pointed nose door Flat, sloping pilot (a few did have plow pilots added in the late 80's/early 90's) Road Numbers: 1900-1939 (from 1968-70) 5900-5939 (from 1969-83) 5950-5989 (from 1982-98) BNSF 6550-6552 (from 1998-99) Paint Schemes: blue with yellow details (1968-ca.1979) blue and yellow warbonnet (1972-99), shown SPSF red and yellow warbonnet (some units 1986-90) blue and yellow warbonnet minus Santa Fe lettering (most units sold to MK, 1995-99) blue and yellow warbonnet with BNSF number and sublettering (former ATSF 5953, 5970, and 5975, to BNSF 6550-6552)

F45 Spotting Features:

No steam generator section at rear of carbody.
Flexicoil trucks (widely spaced holes in sideframes)
Access doors with porthole windows
Pointed nose door
Flat, sloping pilot (a few did have plow pilots added in the late 80's/early 90's)
Road Numbers:
- 1900-1939 (from 1968-70)
- 5900-5939 (from 1969-83)
- 5950-5989 (from 1982-98)
- BNSF 6550-6552 (from 1998-99)
Paint Schemes:
- blue with yellow details (1968-ca.1979)
- blue and yellow warbonnet (1972-99), shown
- SPSF red and yellow warbonnet (some units 1986-90)
- blue and yellow warbonnet minus Santa Fe lettering (most units sold to MK, 1995-99)
- blue and yellow warbonnet with BNSF number and sublettering (former ATSF 5953, 5970, and 5975, to BNSF 6550-6552)

FP45

FP45 Spotting Features:
Small steam generator section at rear of carbody with horizontal ribs. Flexicoil trucks (widely spaced holes in sideframes) Access doors with porthole windows Pointed nose door Flat, sloping pilot (98 had a plow pilot added in the early 90's) Road Numbers: 100-108 (from 1968-70) 5940-5948 (from 1969-83) 5990-5998 (from 1982-90) 100-107 (from 1989-90) 5990-5998 (mid 1990) 90-98 (from 1990-99) Paint Schemes: passenger red and silver warbonnet (1967-73) blue with yellow details (1972-ca.1975) blue and yellow warbonnet (1972-90), shown SPSF red and yellow warbonnet (some units 1986-ca.1989) Superfleet red and silver warbonnet (1989-99)

SDF40-2 (SDP40F)

SDF40-2 Spotting Features:
Large steam generator section at rear of carbody, with plated over access doors and vents. HT-C trucks (groups of three holes in sideframes) Access doors without porthole windows Flat nose door Silencer housing around exhaust stack (high profile on 5251 and 5255, lower profile on the others) Plow pilot Notches in nose around front stepwells (post 1989 only). Road Numbers: Amtrak 643, 511, 615, 630, 635, 526, 640, 622, 628, 633, 638, 634, 629, 639, 632, 649, 644, 645 (1984) 5250-5267 (from 1985-99) BNSF 6960-6977 (from 1998-?) Paint Schemes: Amtrak red/white/blue/silver (1984) blue and yellow warbonnet (1985-99), shown

Large steam generator section at rear of carbody, with plated over access doors and vents.
HT-C trucks (groups of three holes in sideframes)
Access doors without porthole windows
Flat nose door
Silencer housing around exhaust stack (high profile on 5251 and 5255, lower profile on the others)
Plow pilot
Notches in nose around front stepwells (post 1989 only).
Road Numbers:
- Amtrak 643, 511, 615, 630, 635, 526, 640, 622, 628,
  633, 638, 634, 629, 639, 632, 649, 644, 645 (1984)
- 5250-5267 (from 1985-99)
- BNSF 6960-6977 (from 1998-?)
Paint Schemes:
- Amtrak red/white/blue/silver (1984)
- blue and yellow warbonnet (1985-99), shown