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Broadway Limited HO EMD SD45

By Cody Grivno | October 28, 2025

The 2025 release is offered in a colorful array of paint schemes

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Broadway Limited HO EMD SD45

Scale: HO (1:87.1)

Price: Stealth Series without sound, $259.99; with dual-mode Paragon4 sound decoder and GoPack capacitor packs, $389.99

Era: 1967 to present (varies based on paint scheme)

Manufacturer: Broadway Limited Imports, 9 East Tower Circle, Ormond Beach, FL 32174; 386-673-8900; broadway-limited.com

Color photo of HO scale EMD hood unit painted gray, white, and blue on scenicked base with a sky blue backdrop

Broadway Limited HO EMD SD45 features:

  • ABS body
  • Die-cast metal chassis
  • Factory-installed details, including bell, etched-metal grills, grab irons, horn, and windshield wipers
  • Individually controllable cab light, headlight, rear light, Mars light (as appropriate), number boxes, and front and rear classification lights
  • Metal Kadee-compatible knuckle couplers
  • Minimum operating radius, 18”
  • Plastic handrails and stanchions
  • Prototype specific details, including antenna type and location, bell placement, cab window armrest, front pilot, m.u. receptacle arrangements, radiator fans, short hood, and wind deflector/mirror
  • Will operate on codes 70, 83, and 100 rail

Release date: Available now

Road names: Great Northern (Big Sky Blue), Erie Lackawanna (American Revolution Bicentennial scheme), Helm Leasing (maroon and blue), Louisville & Indiana (Honoring Our Veterans), Motive Power International (dark blue and gold), Montana Rail Link (dark blue and black with The Washington Companies logo), Southern Pacific (Daylight scheme), and Wisconsin Central (maroon and gold, standard and Operation Lifesaver schemes). One to two road numbers per paint scheme.

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