Original Owners
The Santa Fe ordered two lots of twenty each, for 1968 delivery. Where the FP45s were delivered in Santa Fe's red, yellow and silver warbonnet colors, the forty F45s came in the blue and yellow freight colors. The second lot of F45s were equipped with steam lines so that they could be used as trailing units on passenger consists.
Great Northern (GN) ordered an initial lot of six, for 1969 delivery. These were numbered immediately following a previous lot of SD45s. Another lot of eight was ordered before the first six arrived. All were factory-painted in the GN's blue, white and grey Big Sky Blue colors.
GN ordered twelve more for 1970 delivery - they were to be numbered 441-452 - but the GN merged into the Burlington Northern (BN) prior to delivery, so they arrived with BN numbers and BN's green, white and black Cascade Green colors.
BN followed with a final order for twenty in 1971. Afterwards they returned to ordering SD45s. This final order differed in several small ways from the GN specs.
| Order | Built | Serial Numbers | Quantity | 1st No. | 2nd No. | 3rd No. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7105 | 6/68 | 34036-34055 | 20 | Santa Fe 1900-1919 | Santa Fe 5900-5919 | Santa Fe 5950-5969 | Dispositions vary |
| 7105 | 6/68-7/68 | 34056-34075 | 20 | Santa Fe 1920-1939 | Santa Fe 5920-5939 | Santa Fe 5970-5989 | Built with pass-through steam lines. Dispositions vary |
| 7151 | 5/69-6/69 | 34736-34741 | 6 | GN 427-432 | BN 6600-6605 | All sold to Schnitzer Steel 7/84 for scrap | |
| 5750 | 7/69-8/69 | 35110-35117 | 8 | GN 433-440 | BN 6606-6613 | Dispositions vary | |
| 5762 | 7/70-9/70 | 36341-36352 | 12 | BN 6614-6625 | Ordered by GN prior to merger day, delivered after as BN units. All sold to Pielet Brothers 11/86 for scrap | ||
| 5774 | 4/71 | 37166-37185 | 20 | BN 6626-6645 | Dispositions vary |
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