Espee's first rebuilt SD45T-2 is dead as a doornail at Dunsmuir. Before it departs on a train for Medford, the Roundhouse Foreman has stopped by to try and breathe some life into the motor.
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.