With traffic levels, and tonnage increasing, the Rapid City, Pierre, and Eastern Railroad has leased a handful of former Southern Pacific SD45T-2 tunnel motors from LTEX. However, only two of these units are still in SP paint, and I was fortunate enough to catch a matched pair as the sole power out of Mankato.
We'll start off outside of the Union Pacific Yard as the matched power starts to head west. After that, we'll hear the lead units horn, as it rolls past the former CNW depot in downtown. Lastly, we will see the tunnel motor duo at Judson, and meeting CP 270. Before the meet happens, there are plenty of close ups, and sounds of these unique units idling away in the siding. These still retain their EMD 645 V20s...a very rare feat for these units in 2020.
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Негізгі бет Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары Former SP SD45T-2 Tunnel motors in Minnesota -Ex Southern Pacific on the RCP&E-
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