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SP 7406
Title:  SP 7406
Description:  An eastbound SP manifest at the west end of Regina siding between Niland and Yuma on the Sunset Route. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1987  Upload Date: 6/22/2010 7:58:16 PM
Location:  Regina, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7406(SD45R)
Views:  307   Comments: 2
SP 7409
Title:  SP 7409
Description:  Westbound manifest at East Ferrum. SP 7409 was later rebuilt to SD40-2 CEFX 3125. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1989  Upload Date: 8/20/2010 12:27:24 PM
Location:  Ferrum, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7409(SD45R)
Views:  510   Comments: 0
SP 7416
Title:  SP 7416
Description:  The railfans are out in force to watch this SP westbound drop downgrade around the Loop with eight units, including three SD9s. SP 7416 was later rebuilt at Boise Locomotive to SD40-2 CEFX 3136. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/25/2010 9:33:28 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7416(SD45R)
Views:  703   Comments: 4
SP 7417
Title:  SP 7417
Description:  An SP lumber drag grinds past the west end of Bray siding. The caboose of a work train can be seen at the far end of the siding. Good thing this is a fairly short train, as the third unit, a Cotton Belt GP40, is NOT the equivalent of an SD40 when dragging full tonnage up 20 miles of 1% grade at 15 mph! Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/19/2010 8:51:49 PM
Location:  Bray, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7417(SD45R)
Views:  372   Comments: 1
SP 7417
Title:  SP 7417
Description:  Having attained the summit of the Black Butte sub at Grass Lake, this westbound lumber drag must now descend 46 miles of 1.4% to 2.1% grade down to Dunsmuir. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/19/2010 9:07:28 PM
Location:  Cougar, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7417(SD45R)
Views:  353   Comments: 2
SP 7417
Title:  SP 7417
Description:  An SP eastbound lumber drag waits in the siding at Woodford for a higher priority westbound to come down from The Loop. Note the former Southern high hood SD45 in the consist.
Photo Date:  12/27/1987  Upload Date: 7/4/2010 8:34:23 PM
Location:  Woodford, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7417(SD45R)
Views:  333   Comments: 1
SP 7418
Title:  SP 7418
Description:  Four SP EMD SDs sandwich three D&RGW GP40-2s on an eastbound stack train at West Palm Springs. SP 7418 was later HLCX 6404, MEC 613. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1989  Upload Date: 8/20/2010 2:28:25 PM
Location:  West Palm Springs, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7418(SD45R)
Views:  573   Comments: 1
SP 7425
Title:  SP 7425
Description:  Unfortunately, this is way most younger railfans remember the SP - dirty, lobotomized locos. Two SP SDs handle CSX train K877, sulfur empties, northbound on the S-line at Anthony.
Photo Date:  6/15/1996  Upload Date: 4/14/2009 9:49:43 PM
Location:  Anthony, FL
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7425(SD45R)
Views:  626   Comments: 0
SP 7427
Title:  SP 7427
Description:  From the department of overkill department, SP decided to assign a helper to the 4449 for dynamic braking on the descent from Tehachapi to Bakersfield. SP 7427 was later LTEX 7427. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/12/2010 5:02:42 PM
Location:  Woodford, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7427(SD45R)
Views:  865   Comments: 3
SP 7427
Title:  SP 7427
Description:  Looks like there is plenty of dynamic braking for the 4449 and her train! Date approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/13/2010 10:09:21 PM
Location:  Caliente, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7427(SD45R)
Views:  704   Comments: 0
SP 7429
Title:  SP 7429
Description:  SP manifest descends from Tehachapi Loop at East Woodford. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 8:10:33 PM
Location:  Woodford, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7429(SD45R)
Views:  331   Comments: 1
SP 7433
Title:  SP 7433
Description:  An SP eastbound manifest heavy with Oregon lumber heads upgrade at Tunnel 2. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1987  Upload Date: 6/23/2010 5:11:45 PM
Location:  Bealville, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7433(SD45R)
Views:  363   Comments: 2
SP 7438
Title:  SP 7438
Description:  Rebuilt SD45 leads a nine-unit consist on this westbound passing the water tower at Black Butte. SP 7428 was originally SP 8801, retired by UP 12/29/99. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1983  Upload Date: 1/12/2010 2:03:48 PM
Location:  Black Butte, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7438(SD45R)
Views:  911   Comments: 4
SP 7438
Title:  SP 7438
Description:  Westbound pigs behind a ten-unit lash up descend through the siding at Bealville. SP 7438 was retired by UP 12/29/99. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/22/2010 6:14:19 PM
Location:  Bealville, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7438(SD45R)
Views:  590   Comments: 5
SP 7439
Title:  SP 7439
Description:  The removal of light packages from the SP locomotive fleet was already pretty far along by mid-1990. Eastbound manifest works up the 2.1% grade at Bealville. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1990  Upload Date: 8/22/2010 4:39:55 PM
Location:  Bealville, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7439(SD45R)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
SP 7411
Title:  SP 7411
Description:  Santa Fe's hot 991 train is held at Caliente for a set of SP light helpers descending to Bakersfield. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/6/2010 8:54:01 PM
Location:  Caliente, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7441(SD45R) ATSF 3844(GP50) ATSF 3847(GP50)
Views:  899   Comments: 2
SP 7441
Title:  SP 7441
Description:  Eastbound SP tonnage on the Cascade sub descends the 1.6% grade and crosses a continual slide area on a fill which has had to be replaced several times over the years. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  6/15/1986  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 10:29:20 AM
Location:  Fields, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7441(SD45R)
Views:  829   Comments: 3
SP 7446
Title:  SP 7446
Description:  Eastbound SP tonnage on the Cascade sub descends the 1.6% grade and heads into Tunnel 17. Date approximate.
Photo Date:  6/15/1986  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 10:18:26 AM
Location:  Fields, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7446(SD45R)
Views:  678   Comments: 1
SP 7446
Title:  SP 7446
Description:  An eastbound SP manifest works upgrade toward Beaumont near the El Casco crossovers. SP 7446 was later rebuilt to SD40-2 CEFX 3140. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  2/1/1988  Upload Date: 7/3/2010 4:12:36 PM
Location:  El Casco, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7446(SD45R)
Views:  381   Comments: 4
SP 7446
Title:  SP 7446
Description:  An eastbound manifest descending from Beaumont passes through the "sag" at West Palm Springs were the grade briefly eases from 1.9% to 0.4%. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  2/1/1988  Upload Date: 7/3/2010 8:09:42 PM
Location:  West Palm Springs, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7446(SD45R)
Views:  467   Comments: 2
SP 7450
Title:  SP 7450
Description:  Westbound SP manifest drops downgrade, passing an eastbound Santa Fe baretable train in the siding at Woodford. SP 7450 was later HLCX 6403. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/22/2010 7:22:20 AM
Location:  Woodford, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7450(SD45R)
Views:  682   Comments: 4
SP 7455
Title:  SP 7455
Description:  Where those raisins come from! We're at MP 224 on the Bakersfield sub, east end of Sun Maid siding. SP 7455 was later rebuilt to SD40-2 CEFX 3129. Date of photo approximate.l
Photo Date:  2/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/2/2010 11:15:09 AM
Location:  Sun Maid, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7455(SD45R)
Views:  400   Comments: 2
SP 7456
Title:  SP 7456
Description:  Another westbound train of "Eugene empties" has descended from Tehachapi and now passes the crossover at Sandcut headed for Bakersfield yard. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/13/2010 11:10:59 AM
Location:  Sandcut, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7456(SD45R)
Views:  379   Comments: 1
SP 7457
Title:  SP 7457
Description:  A typically heavy SP eastbound grinds up the 2.2% grade into Caliente. Worthy of your attention is SP 7457, rebuilt 9/82 from SP 8800, the very first of SP's eventual 357 unit fleet of SD45s, the largest of any railroad. She's now at the Utah State Railroad Museum in Odgen. Date of this photo approximate.
Photo Date:  2/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/21/2010 10:44:33 AM
Location:  Caliente, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7457(SD45R)
Views:  1414   Comments: 2
SP 7458
Title:  SP 7458
Description:  SP eastbound and Santa Fe westbound manifests meet in the smog at Caliente. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  2/1/1988  Upload Date: 7/7/2010 3:14:08 PM
Location:  Caliente, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7458(SD45R) ATSF 2721(GP30u)
Views:  578   Comments: 1
SP 7458
Title:  SP 7458
Description:  The view from above Tunnel 2 as an SP eastbound manifest slowly works upgrade. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  2/1/1988  Upload Date: 7/7/2010 3:38:52 PM
Location:  Bealville, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7458(SD45R)
Views:  463   Comments: 3
SP 7460
Title:  SP 7460
Description:  An eastbound SP drag works up the 2.1% grade and is about to duck into Tunnel 2 at the west end of Bealville. SP 7460 was scrapped at VMV in 2002. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 9:02:00 PM
Location:  Bealville, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7460(SD45R)
Views:  292   Comments: 2
SP 7460
Title:  SP 7460
Description:  Westbound stacks and racks behind an SP/UP/D&RGW combo at the west end of Glamis siding on the Yuma sub. SP 7460 was scrapped at VMV in 2002. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  11/1/1987  Upload Date: 6/28/2010 5:10:06 PM
Location:  Glamis, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7460(SD45R)
Views:  307   Comments: 2
SP 7461
Title:  SP 7461
Description:  Westbound manifest heads out of K. Falls on the Black Butte sub. This is the junction with the Modoc sub. SP 7461 was retired by UP 2/7/01 and sold for scrap to Larry's Truck Electric. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/16/2010 7:19:37 PM
Location:  Texum, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7461(SD45R)
Views:  412   Comments: 2
SP 7461
Title:  SP 7461
Description:  Westbound SP manifest drops downgrade on the mainline at Woodford. SP 7461 was retired by UP 2/7/01 and sold for scrap to Larry's Truck Electric. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  7/1/1987  Upload Date: 6/23/2010 1:29:24 PM
Location:  Woodford, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7461(SD45R)
Views:  360   Comments: 4
SP 7462
Title:  SP 7462
Description:  A six-unit "swing" helper entrained in an eastbound coal train at Sandcut. SP 7462 was later rebuilt to SD40-2 CEFX 3149. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  12/1/1987  Upload Date: 7/1/2010 10:52:51 PM
Location:  Sandcut, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7462(SD45R)
Views:  577   Comments: 2
SP 7463
Title:  SP 7463
Description:  A lobotomized SP SD45R leads CSX train Q602 out of Baldwin Yard. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1994  Upload Date: 10/11/2010 1:00:32 PM
Location:  Baldwin, FL
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7463(SD45R)
Views:  494   Comments: 1
SP 7469
Title:  SP 7469
Description:  Westbound at Caliente in the last good light of the day. SP 7469 was originally SP 8918, retired by UP 4/30/99 and sold to Boise Locomotive, rebuilt to SD40-2 CEFX 3132. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/22/2010 6:32:47 PM
Location:  Caliente, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7469(SD45R)
Views:  384   Comments: 2
SP 7470
Title:  SP 7470
Description:  Eastbound auto rack train runs along the shore of the Salton Sea between Indio and Niland, CA. At this point the track is about 200 feet below sea level. SP 7470 was retired by UP 1/29/99 and sold to Boise Locomotive. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1987  Upload Date: 6/19/2010 3:08:35 PM
Location:  Bertram, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7470(SD45R)
Views:  339   Comments: 2
SP 7475
Title:  SP 7475
Description:  Eastbound SP manifest descends to Mojave. SP 7475 was retired by UP 1/26/2000. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1988  Upload Date: 7/10/2010 9:06:40 PM
Location:  Mojave, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7475(SD45R)
Views:  317   Comments: 4
SP 7475
Title:  SP 7475
Description:  After picking up a cut of cement hoppers off the Oak Creek branch, SP 7475 heads east out of Mojave. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1988  Upload Date: 7/10/2010 9:23:50 PM
Location:  Mojave, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7475(SD45R)
Views:  416   Comments: 4
SP 7477
Title:  SP 7477
Description:  Eastbound manifest descends from Tehachapi. SP 7477 was retired by UP 4/27/01, scrapped at LTEX 11/04. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  10/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/25/2010 5:04:05 PM
Location:  Mojave, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7477(SD45R)
Views:  445   Comments: 2
SP 7480
Title:  SP 7480
Description:  SP's LABRF at East Walong. SP 7480 was retired by UP 4/30/99 and sold to Boise Locomotive. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  1/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/18/2010 8:17:01 PM
Location:  Walong, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7480(SD45R)
Views:  690   Comments: 2
SP 7482
Title:  SP 7482
Description:  As the three cabooses on the rear of Santa Fe 5057 East pass, we can now see that the lead unit of the westbound is SP 7482, rebuilt from SP SD45 9009. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  12/1/1986  Upload Date: 5/31/2010 6:03:09 PM
Location:  Cameron, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7482(SD45R)
Views:  348   Comments: 1
SP 7483
Title:  SP 7483
Description:  Eastbound stacks and racks race between the salt cedars at the west end of Regina siding, between Niland and Yuma on the Sunset Route. SP 7483 was later rebuilt at Boise to SD40M-2 HLCX 6405. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1987  Upload Date: 6/21/2010 12:50:19 PM
Location:  Regina, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7483(SD45R)
Views:  275   Comments: 3
SP 7495
Title:  SP 7495
Description:  Fresh out of the Sacramento Shops after rebuilding, SP 7495 leads an eastbound near the Allard crossover. She was later HATX 921, HCRY 461. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1984  Upload Date: 1/24/2010 5:51:18 PM
Location:  Bealville, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7495(SD45R)
Views:  425   Comments: 3
SP 7497
Title:  SP 7497
Description:  Light helpers drift downgrade at West Heather. SP 7497 was later HATX 923, HATX 753, AZRC 4004, RCPE 3997. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1986  Upload Date: 4/6/2010 10:30:03 AM
Location:  Heather, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7497(SD45R)
Views:  509   Comments: 2
SP 7498
Title:  SP 7498
Description:  Westbound manifest climbs the 2.1% grade at West Canyon. SP 7498 was later HATX 924, HCRY 463. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  3/1/1989  Upload Date: 8/19/2010 8:44:47 PM
Location:  Canyon, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7498(SD45R)
Views:  366   Comments: 3
SP 7499
Title:  SP 7499
Description:  Westbound unit train with a D&RGW GP30 and an NS GP40X in the consist. SP 7499 was retired by UP 6/18/01. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1989  Upload Date: 8/20/2010 12:12:32 PM
Location:  Thermal, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7499(SD45R)
Views:  448   Comments: 2
SP 7501
Title:  SP 7501
Description:  Eastbound manifest right at the California-Oregon border. Note the old roadbed at right. This is the beginning of a line change between Dorris, CA and Worden, OR which eliminated several sharp curves. SP 7501 was retired by UP 3/29/01.
Photo Date:  9/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/24/2010 3:24:09 PM
Location:  Dorris, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7501(SD45R)
Views:  304   Comments: 0
SP 7502
Title:  SP 7502
Description:  An eastbound loaded coal train works upgrade at Sandcut. Back in the train are a six-unit "swing" helper and a three unit "short" helper. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  12/1/1987  Upload Date: 7/1/2010 10:24:33 PM
Location:  Sandcut, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7502(SD45R)
Views:  935   Comments: 11
SP 7502
Title:  SP 7502
Description:  An eastbound loaded coal train works upgrade at Sandcut. Back in the train are a six-unit "swing" helper and a three unit "short" helper. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  12/1/1987  Upload Date: 7/1/2010 10:39:56 PM
Location:  Sandcut, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7502(SD45R)
Views:  591   Comments: 2
SP 7503
Title:  SP 7503
Description:  An SP westbound freight departs Klamath Falls, running through the siding at Texum. The track diverging to the right is the Modoc Sub. SP 7503 was later rebuilt to SD40-2 CEFX 3134. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1985  Upload Date: 2/16/2010 4:33:21 PM
Location:  Texum, OR
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7503(SD45R)
Views:  493   Comments: 1
SP 7507
Title:  SP 7507
Description:  Eastbound manifest swings off the East Valley line at Tehama. SP 7507 was later rebuilt to SD40-2 CEFX 3130. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  6/1/1986  Upload Date: 3/26/2010 3:37:38 PM
Location:  Tehama, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7507(SD45R)
Views:  429   Comments: 2
SP 7507
Title:  SP 7507
Description:  A heavy SP eastbound works up the main at the east end of the short siding at Woodford. SP 7507 was later rebuilt to SD40-2 CEFX 3130. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  11/1/1986  Upload Date: 5/31/2010 1:37:16 PM
Location:  Woodford, CA
Author:  Mike Woodruff
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Locomotives:  SP 7507(SD45R)
Views:  344   Comments: 2

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