Steam & Excursion > Three for "SP Steam Sunday."

Here's three from the Nolan Black collection of some oddball SP steam shots.  Sorry I don't have more backstory information.  Thanks for looking, and as always, comments welcome.

1.  No info whatsoever as to location or date, but we see the third section of #2, the "Sunset Limited."  Wonder what the fourth section looked like.

2.  A photographer named Hardy caught this little ten-wheeler all dolled up for some special occaision at Oakland, California.  Undated.

3.  Shot at Bayshore, California by a photographer named Birney in May of 1937.  Looks like this engine was involved in quite a smashup.  I vaguely remember she was involved in a sideswipe, and there were casulties among the crew.  Anyone else have some good information?

Brian Black
Castle Rock, CO.

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Great stuff...thanks.

JBWX
 

President Harding's trip?

tehachcond Wrote:

> 2.  A photographer named Hardy caught this little ten-wheeler all dolled up for some special occaision at Oakland, California. 

The Western Railway Museum Archives database lists a photo of 2284 "decorated for Victory Bonds at the end of World War One."  Probably explains all those V's among the decorations.

Railroadiana dealer Graham Hardy perhaps?

The photo of #2284 was taken at Fresno on May 8, 1919 during a War Bond Drive.

Martin