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Steam & Excursion > E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956Date: 03/27/15 20:41 E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: Evan_Werkema The end of regular SP steam operations was rapidly approaching, and a certain high stepping passenger engine was trying her best to look at home as she dragged a mixed freight through Newark, CA in September 1956. E.K. Muller was trackside to capture the scene, and his photo is now in the Western Railway Museum Archives.
 Date: 03/27/15 21:57 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: Margaret_SP_fan Thanks, Evan, for posting this great photo of
"the old girl"! She sure had been downgraded from her glory days in the 1920s as premier power for the Sparks, Nevada-Ogden,, Utah part of the famed luxury train, the "Overland Limited". (Thanx also for visiting Rio Vista Junction and finding all those great photos! N Please keep 'em coming!) Date: 03/27/15 22:17 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: west Hi,
That Rheem Manufacturing plant has a bit of railroad history too: It was once the Graham Foundry; they cast metal parts for the Carter Brothers wood railroad car building firm. The Carter Bros. plant site was across the street to the left of the photo, next to the site of the SP depot. The Rheem site is now a condo development. Don Date: 03/27/15 22:21 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: Evan_Werkema The 2472's days as a passenger hauler weren't over quite yet. October of 1956 found her straying into Muller's viewfinder yet again, this time on train 147 inbound to San Francisco at Potrero Tower as assorted 4-8-4's look on from the Mission Bay roundhouse.
 Date: 03/27/15 22:23 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: Txhighballer Nice selection of pics...a Pacific hauling piggyback and bilevels!
Date: 03/27/15 23:03 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: Margaret_SP_fan Evan --- VERY VERY nice!! Looks from the
photo that Train #147 was a mail train -- from the 4 baggage cars behind her tender, and just one gallery car -- nicely painted in two-tone grey. Ahhhh.....in some ways, those were the days..... Date: 03/27/15 23:54 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: The_Chief_Way that #147 is a neat looking train ! REA reefers?
Date: 03/28/15 08:03 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: Earlk A Gallery car makes one heck of a "rider coach".
Date: 03/28/15 09:11 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: sagehen So the gallery cars and steam briefly co-existed.
Stan Date: 03/28/15 15:34 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: Auburn_Ed Train #147 was a mail train (primarily) well into the 60's. I watched them almost daily drop/pick-up a mail car in Redwood City.
Ed Date: 03/29/15 07:18 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: DaveL Hey Ed,
Would you have any pics of the drop at RWC ? Dave A resident of RWC from '64 to '02. Date: 03/29/15 17:01 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: Evan_Werkema sagehen Wrote:
> So the gallery cars and steam briefly co-existed. Yes, see also: http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3309457 http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3645942,3646083#3646083 Date: 03/29/15 22:31 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: coach Look at that perfectly ballasted and tamped stick rail!!
Date: 03/31/15 18:25 Re: E.K. Muller: SP 2472, freight hog 1956 Author: agentatascadero Being as #141 was a part of the commute operations, I'd prefer, my opinion only of course, your mileage may vary, to call it a commuter train which carries mail. I'm wondering if 147 carried the peninsula and SF business from SP #91, the Coast Mail? AA
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