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| Karl Erk, a BNSF Railway fan, has come up with a unique set of EMD F45 locomotives,
decorated in the new Premium Heritage paint scheme. Diesels in the A-B-A lashup
series have been a staple on the old Santa Fe Railway, and now Karl continues
the tradition with the F45 locomotives you see here. The models are made from stock Athearn F45 engines, with the A units powered, and the B unit a dummy. Karl has numbered the A units to continue the numbering scheme from BNSF's own former roster numbers of F45 locomotives, and the B unit continues the numbering scheme from Santa Fe's SD45B/SD45-2B series. Karl adds the B unit contains Head End Power (HEP) to power the model BNSF business trains, which often see the F45 A-B-A locomotive set for power. He has also added the plastic radome to each of the A units, so the engines can be used for Distributed Power along with other BNSF locomotives. Recently, Karl was acclaimed for this fantastic model by being bestowed with the RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award. QStation is proud to congratulate Karl on this monumentous accomplishment.
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| F45 A-B-A Trio | F45 A-B-A Trio |
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| Click for full size Passing the Grain Silo By Karl Erk
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Click for full size Pulling Business Train By Karl Erk
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| F45 A-B-A Trio | F45 A-B-A Trio |
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| Click for full size Thundering into the Darkness By Karl Erk
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Click for full size Crossing the Diamonds By Karl Erk
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| Click for full size Kitbash Article April 2003 Railroad Model Craftsman By Karl Erk
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Click for full size Kitbash Article April 2003 Railroad Model Craftsman By Karl Erk
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| BNSF Trio | BNSF Trio |
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| Click for full size BNSF F45 Trio on Howard Zane's Piermont Division of the Western Maryland Railroad. By Karl Erk
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Click for full size BNSF F45 Trio on Howard Zane's Piermont Division of the Western Maryland Railroad. By Karl Erk
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| Storm in the Air | Running Light |
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| Click for full size BNSF F45 Trio heads into a storm on Al's in-progress Santa Fe layout. By Karl Erk
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Click for full size BNSF F45 Trio rounds a curve on Al Kear's Santa Fe-themed layout. By Karl Erk
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