Three Montana Rail Link SD45s lead BNSF’s MSPOLAU freight eastbound through Belknap, Montana, on the morning of October 4, 2014. Trailing in the all-EMD consist is BNSF GP39-2, SD70MAC and SD70ACe power, followed by another MRL SD45.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.