Western Railroad Discussion > Old SP (SSW) War Horse

Former Cotton Belt GP60 9652, branded as UP 1005 at home on San Francisco, Ca. peninsula rails today (2-20-21)
I really wanted a pic of the engineer's side, but I didn't want to trespass... 
Built in 1989 for the dammed old SP, ok, SSW, I'm sure she saw plenty of mainline freight work.
Now, 32-some years later, I'd like to think the old girl is enjoying shuffling cars around the area as a good place to semi-retire. Hard to say how long before the borg cuts her up, I suppose.
Been a long time to still be scarlet and gray...

Enjoy. another, well, memory of "the good ol' days".

Walter



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 02/20/21 12:44 by drumwrencher.

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Damn i'm old. I remember when she was brand new. The pride of the espee intermodal fleet.

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Here's sister UP 1089 switching with other GP 40s at Ozol Yard, Martinez in May 2019.



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I think these are three sister units in better days.  Taken somewhere in San Timoteo Canyon in April 1996.

JBWX

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Yes, a great shot of three SP GP60s!

Here are two patch photos of mine,

UP1053 at Guadalupe, January 1st 2020

UP1053 doing track speed south through MP251 at track speed, Sometime in March of 2020



 

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Here are two more patches:
1. UP 1076 Ex-SSW 9660 at Albina Yard NE Portland, OR 9/10/17.
2. UP 1124 Ex-SP 9721 at Lake Yard NW Portland, OR 8/5/17.
John Bargert



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It's natural to equate appearance with physical wellbeing, since with people it's usually pretty accurate unless they've had "work done."  With a locomotive, though, give a tired old war horse a fresh coat of paint and it'll look like it's ready to take on the world again, even it if isn't.  Conversely, I'm guessing 1005 has had more "work done" on its insides than its outsides since that layer of scarlet and gray was applied.

Last October, I found old and weary UP 1004 working with its young and spritely older sister 1003 at Tracy, CA:

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Here's a view of 9654 when new.   Carson (Dolores), CA  12/30/89

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masterphots Wrote:

> Here's a view of 9654 when new.  

Don't often see a shot of one of those plow pilots with the doors for the MU cables shut.  UP 1005 still has one of those pilots, but the door is missing on the fireman's side.

Here's 1005 inside the Port of Redwood City switching out one of the customers back in December. Wish some of those speed lettered SP units would get sent to the Bay Area!

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