At the time, it was the new EMD SD-45s, which had the looks, the horsepower and the railfan attention. SD-40s, whose superstructure did not match their under frame as well, were an acquired taste. They and Dash 2 descendants, however, would come to dominate North American locomotion for almost two decades. Pennsy used burning ties to deter railfan photography.

Photographed by Ken Patton, August, 1966.
Added to the photo archive by Ken Patton, December 30, 2019.
Railroad: Pennsylvania.

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