#3607

Built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors for $284,000.00, SD-45 heavy freight locomotive number 3607 has a model V-20 turbo charged engine. This model has 20 cylinders and was the first V-20 engine ever made, the largest ever used on a locomotive until recently. Its design faced two major problems: making a very long crankshaft tough enough to take the torque, and determining the firing sequence for the 20 cylinders. Number 3607 is 65 feet 8 inches long, weighs 391,000 pounds, and has a 4,000 gallon capacity fuel tank. It was donated in 1986 by the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail).

Valley Park, Missouri · United States