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Western Railroad Discussion > Plow equipped GP9Date: 09/11/02 23:29 Plow equipped GP9 Author: photobob I just came on this shot I took of a westbound coming off the Martinez Bridge. It is the only photo I have of snowplow mounted on a GP9.
How many other SP geeps had snowplows ? I know a large number of the SD's had them.  Date: 09/12/02 06:12 Re: Plow equipped GP9 Author: sp3773 3773 had one. I think 3777 and 3771 had one also.
sp 3773 out. Date: 09/12/02 08:06 Re: Plow equipped GP9 Author: WAF I know some of the low nose 3700 series geeps had them.
Date: 09/12/02 09:07 Re: Plow equipped GP9 Author: kstevens I seem to remember having a photo of 3750 somewhere in my collection taken in the 1980's that shows it fitted with a larger road unit type plow. After a little research, I found the following photo that verified my memory since I was too lazy to dig through all of my slides (link below).
http://espee.railfan.net/jpgs/mike_clark/mike_clark_sp-gp9e-3750.jpg Date: 09/12/02 11:22 Re: Plow equipped GP9 Author: samreeves The geeps that had to work the mountain locals were probably outfitted with them.
Date: 09/12/02 12:40 Re: Plow equipped GP9 Author: lone star Greetings,
SP 3602 was another of the geeps so equipped. The 3750 mentioned above was equipped with a larger plow than the one shown in Bob's photo. This unit (3750) was dedicated power for the Lakeview Branch for a long time and likely used its plow for snow, while the others likely saw more Fords and Chevys than any natural phenomenon... Date: 09/12/02 14:30 Re: Plow equipped GP9 Author: supt The Yolo Shortline GP9 131 ex 3803 has a snowplow
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