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More Southern Pacific from the past! Photography by Bernard Levine.

#1 6324 Near Verdi, NV between Truckee and Reno 1967

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#2-3-4 6324 Floriston, CA on Donner Pass between Truckee and Reno 1967

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#5 6324 Stanford Curve on Donner between Truckee and Norden 1967

#6 8930 Roseville 1967

#7 6342 Roseville 1967

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#8 6430 Roseville 1967

#9 7128 Roseville 1967

#10 6324 Roseville 1967

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#11 6392 Roseville 1967 #101

#12 3830 Roseville 1967

#13 3800 Rocklin 1967

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SP6190 Wrote:
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> More Southern Pacific from the past! Photography
> by Bernard Levine.
>
> #1 6324 Location Unknown 1967

John,

Is this perhaps Tehachapi, north end of town?

J.

Except for the fact there seems to be some cactus in photo #1, I would say this appears to near the southern end of the Siskiyou line, say, near Medford or Ashland. AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

SP6190 Wrote:
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> #2-3-4 6324 Location Unknown 1967

John,

This is around Florstan (sp) on the Overland Route, I believe.

J.

OK, I do know the train is westbound out of Sparks. I'm not familiar with that side of the hill.

Number One I would say is around Verdi, NV between Truckee and Reno
Number Two is Floriston, CA on Donner Pass between Truckee and Reno
Number Five is Stanford Curve on Donner between Truckee and Norden.

Number 11, I would say is 1970. The reason being is the consist of the train. If it was 1967, the sleepers would be on the rear. Also the lack of REA express cars, UP and SP mail storage cars etc shows its later than 1967.

Great stuff, John!! Keep it coming.

Corrections made. Thanks.

I'm thinking #1 is a westbound between Reno and Verdi, closer to Verdi.

#2-#4 are a westbound at Floriston, east of Truckee with I-80 behind.

All great shots again John. Ref. pic #13 fo the SP 3800: I never understood why the SP didn't just deal with the U.S. Gov't surplus and locate some large WWII military searchlights and mount them on these locos. These lights always seemed so ungodly large compared to the rest of the form of the unit. Wouln't another seal beam have peformed the same focal effectiveness?

Great photos!   Look at old US 40 / I-80---barely any traffic!  But lots of trains!  On Donner!!  Now it's just the opposite:  few trains on Donner, but tons of traffic.   Those were the days.....