HEMAN OK May 15 1978 — ATSF SD45 5613 and three SD26s roll east with what appears to be an empty coal train. Next stop is Waynoka OK. EMD built the unit (s/n 35018) in May 1969, delivered it as an RCE Locotrol lead unit and painted it in Bookends livery consisting of blue body and yellow ends. Sometime after August 26 1972 it was repainted in blue body with yellow warbonnet. The San Bernardino CA shops rebuilt the unit as an SD45u and renumbered it ATSF 5404 in October 1985. On Sept 22 1995 it was transferred to Burlington Northern Santa Fe in yellow warbonnet livery and renumbered to BNSF 6414 with 15-inch BNSF lettering on the cab sides. It was off the BNSF roster by May 2002. A an unknown date it was acquired by National Railway Equipment and renumbered NREX 6414. My photo.
