Nostalgia & History > few SP from the "boxes" . .

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top: the first SP photo train that ran up to Hiland (Summit) for company photographers was headed east down Cajon Pass at Canyon siding with a Santa Fe westbound descending the south track in the distance 2-76. They ran another one a week later without the GE which made the cover of the annual report.
middle: westbound empty oil cans running along the LA river on UP rails near downtown LA 9-85.
bottom: a badly overexposed eastbound Monolith local rounding the curve at Sand Cut, CA 8-79.
JB



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/09/12 06:19 by 3rdswitch.

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pic #2 is awesome.....

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DAMN! I sure hope you continue to find gems like these in those boxes! Beats GEVOs and trash-9s anyday!

Strange spot for the M. U. Cable in #3! I sure wish my reject shots looked as well as your pics from the "boxes":}



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/08/12 22:22 by SP8595.

Damm... I really do miss the SP and I agree to all the above posts.

I would guess that cement covered hopper is headed to Empire, CA. The other 3 cars appear to have 3 unloading gates and would not have cement in them.

Jerry

delrio Wrote:
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> I would guess that cement covered hopper is headed
> to Empire, CA. The other 3 cars appear to have 3
> unloading gates and would not have cement in
> them.
>
> Jerry


If that is the Monolith local, I would assume all of them are going to Monolith.

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