Is it just me?

[Philip H]

Or does this "SD45" look suspiciously like an Alco?

http://cgi.ebay.com/N-RSO-vintage-ICG-SD45-low-hood_W0QQitemZ260561128804QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item3caaa74d64

[Puddington]

....why yes; it does bear a passing resemblance to an Alco product....maybe Alco should have looked into suing EMD for intellectual property violations.......imagine hiding an SD 45 in that car body...tisk, tisk tisk...

[SirTainly]

Look at the trucks, blomberg sideframes not the ones usually found on a Mehano RS unit.

[FrankCampagna]

Look at the trucks, blomberg sideframes not the ones usually found on a Mehano RS unit.

Possibly re-powered with someone else's mechanism.

Frank

[GaryHinshaw]

It says vintage SD45.  That's a whole different animal...  

[asciibaron]

a really bad version of an Alco C420 on trade in trucks.  the funny thing about that model, the proto ICG #523 would have been a former GM&O GP-30 riding on AAR B trucks and would have still been in the GM&O paint.  IC/ICG never had Alco diesels.

[Mark5]

Look at the trucks, blomberg sideframes not the ones usually found on a Mehano RS unit.

Trivia - the mehano Blomberg sideframes (GP40) were easily swapped for the AAR-B sideframes (C420). I think I still might have some in my parts bin!

Mark

[sirenwerks]

Maybe it's a GP45 disguised as an Alco? Find the guy who's selling the SD30 and ask him...

[cv_acr]

IC/ICG never had Alco diesels.

Really? That's odd because we have a photo at my club of a couple of IC C636s leased by Canadian Pacific in the early 1970s. Even had the same number as this one here...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=297366

[asciibaron]

IC/ICG never had Alco diesels.

Really? That's odd because we have a photo at my club of a couple of IC C636s leased by Canadian Pacific in the early 1970s. Even had the same number as this one here...
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=297366

i meant "these diesels"  the C420's.  sorry.  i'm well aware of the big Century's they had.  they had 5 or so of them and they all went to Precision i think around 1980-81? they also had RS and S models.  just no C420's.

[Puddington]

.....but they looked really cool on the CPR mains......I saw those as a youngin and fell in love with the ICG colours........fortunately I fell out of love soon thereafter............. ;D

[Mark5]

I loved the IC Creamsicle scheme!

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ic/ic16495ajs.jpg

[David Leonard]

It looks like a passable representation to me, and indeed I will pass on it! I hate to be nitpicky about it, but really, it should be numbered 7000.

[asciibaron]

It looks like a passable representation to me, and indeed I will pass on it! I hate to be nitpicky about it, but really, it should be numbered 7000.

well played

[lock4244]

You all need to brush-up on your diesel spotting. It clearly lacks flared radiators making it an SD45-2