SD45 - Units With Engineer Side L-Shaped Front Window - Engineer's Unobstructed Forward View

I have seen a computer generated view of a Frisco SD45 L-shaped window on an older post.

So I thought I would share with you how it looked from SD45 SLSF 915 if you were running a train.

This image is on No 537 on the Oklahoma Subdivision in 1977.

 

I like this.

 

You were one lucky dude Steve.

 

Thanks Steve40cal.

Now that I know how it is supposed to look, I can work in that direction!

Maybe we will get to see if it looks like that on the "High Line".

Hint, hint dricketts!

George Nelson

 

Mike Condren has two photos of Frisco SD45 SLSF 924 on his web site.

One shows the original L-shaped window, and a later photograph with regular windows on the engineer's side.

I am not sure when the unit was wrecked and rebuilt but if you wanted to model a Frisco SD45 without having to replace the cab with one of those L-shaped window kits this would be a good choice.

You know how rivet counters are.

Steve

 

Oops, I just saw a photo of SD45 SLSF 933 with the same treatment on Dr. Condren's web page.

A 1980 photo with L-shaped window replaced with normal windows. I know the large window was expensive even in the 1970s.

So it may have been less expensive to replace the broken larger windows with smaller windows, not just wreck repairs.

Steve.