Athearn Union Pacific SD45 #3500

A real Blue Box looker for you today.

Look at that hulking beauty!  

The SD45 was a mainstay of the Athearn locomotive kits line for a long time.  It's a fairly accurate model except that like other 60's Blue-Box locos, the body is wider than prototype to accommodate the standard Blue-box motors used in F7 and PA models. 

The gentleman who owned this previously has done a fine job with some basic upgrades including 3 colors on the railings, number boards,  a beacon and sun shades. Unlike the first runs of Athearn SD45's, this locomotive -which I believe dates to the 70's or 80's- has a number that matches an actual UP SD45.

For those interested, there's a good article on the Athearn SD45 here along with the original schemes from 1966.  http://ho-scaletrains.com/athearn-emd-sd45/

-Karl