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Nostalgia & History > Two flavors of SP Class EF418-8 GP9sDate: 05/28/14 07:08 Two flavors of SP Class EF418-8 GP9s Author: ssloansjca There were two flavors of SP Class EF418-8 GP9s, T&NO & vanilla. here is one of each:
Photo One - SP 3657 leads at least one other GP9 westbound across the WP tracks near Adeline Street in West Oakland Yard on October 12, 1975. Anybody know the symbol and the rest of this consist? Does anybody remember the name of the eatery that was once located at almost the place where I was standing when I took this photo? Reportedly, according to Strapac's great SP Compendium series, SP 3657 was built in Feb. 1959 by EMD as a model GP9, builders number 25149, SP T&NO 453, SP Class DF612. In 1965 it was renumbered to SP 3657, SP Class EF418-8. This locomotive was remanufactured in Dec. 1976 emerging as SP 3842 SP Class EF418E-4 a GP9R. The disposition of this locomotive is, retired March 1997. Sold July 1997 to Power & Fluid Mechanics leased to CatTrain and renumbered 501 in January 2004. Reportedly its frame was bent in an accident and it was used as a parts source. Sold to Motive Power Resources late 2012, left Caltrain on March 8, 2013. Current status not known. Photo Two - SP 3694 is a Southern Pacific GP9, Class EF418-8, waiting for a train on the West Oakland Wye, under the BART tracks in June 1974. Reportedly, according to Strapac's great SP Compendium series, SP 3694 was built in April 1959 by EMD as a model GP9, builders number 25131, SP 5831, SP Class DF-612. In 1965 it was renumbered to SP 3694, SP Class EF418-8. This locomotive was downgraded in Nov. 1976 emerging as SP 2876 SP Class, ES418-8. The disposition of this locomotive is: retired in Jan 1987 and sold in Feb. 1988 Wilson Rail Services, to Alababama & Florida RR to Wiregrass Central 2876. Current status not known. Analog Photos Kodachrome Slides Information, stories, suggestions, comments and/or constructive corrections are appreciated. ~Steve Sloan =========== My work, presented here, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Copyright Info: http://www.ssloan.net/trains/copyright Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/28/14 07:15 by ssloansjca.   |