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Date: 05/08/06 17:42
SP E3
Author: SP2778

SP 6017, Colton 1949 after being renumbered but before being rebuilt to an E7.

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Date: 05/08/06 18:22
Re: SP E3
Author: Westbound

The SP 6017 was a very classy locomotive. Would like to have seen her in person. More photos are in the book "Southern Pacific Historic Diesels" Vol. 3, pages 9 & 10. She went through several appearance changes. This early one somehow reminds me of an early 1950s Buick...

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Date: 05/08/06 20:34
Re: SP E3
Author: john1082

From the cluster of folks at the nose, something may be wrong.

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Date: 05/08/06 21:13
Re: SP E3
Author: espeeboy

john1082 Wrote:
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> From the cluster of folks at the nose, something
> may be wrong.


something is wrong. they're wondering why EMD made that nose ahead of the cab so long! Sure, a nice front view was a step up from the normal steam cab viewpoint. But the first E-units were a definite step back from what the SP hoggs had been spoiled with in their fancy-schmancy cab-forwards...

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Date: 05/08/06 21:19
Re: SP E3
Author: mwbridgwater

May be a typpo, but it was a model E2 (then rebuilt to E7 specs.)

Mark

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Date: 05/09/06 03:58
Re: SP E3
Author: danf

That unit was known as the "Queen Mary" (AKA Madame Queen). It was later rebuilt as an E7.

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