Nostalgia & History > SP's "Puff and Huff", in Niles Canyon......

The famous Peninsula diesel duo hustles towards Niles Tower through the canyon of the same name, in January, 1976, with an East Pleasanton Turn in tow. If these were any cleaner, you could use them as dinnerware!

Thanks for looking,

Bob

ATSF100WEST......Out

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Boy, I sure miss the sound of a 567 in run 8 going up the hill. Sweet, sweet, sweet.

JDE

Great image Bob, for a minute I thought this was a model photo being how clean the engines were.

That's what I enjoyed about running those work trains over here on Caltrain, pure 567's in the GP9's with that gritty non turbo sound, guess the MP15's had the non turbo 645's. Still nice to have a set of power on a train that you could actually tell was doing something when you cracked the throttle, instead of a loud whine from the turbo equipped power, I've always been the type to run with the window open at all times to hear what the engine was doing performance wise.

That sure was a great image Bob posted, sure wish I was a railroader 20yrs earlier. So how have things been with you these days?

Take care,

Frank

Steamjocky Wrote:
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> Boy, I sure miss the sound of a 567 in run 8 going
> up the hill. Sweet, sweet, sweet.
>
> JDE

Probably coming off of an Officer Special assignment

SP kept the commute fleet engines relatively clean, even in the final years. Check out the roof of 3188 in this shot of mine from 1978

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Steamjocky Wrote:
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> Boy, I sure miss the sound of a 567 in run 8 going
> up the hill. Sweet, sweet, sweet.
>
> JDE


I'm sure you do miss them 567s, but you forgot the mention swaping seats with one from an SD45. MRC has told the many stories of seat swappage.

Axy - Born 30 years too late!

Some great SP commute power photos.
Love the top shot of the geep.
JDE,
I think you need to find a copy of Mr.D's machine. (now on CD)
Some classic SP sounds on that Album.
Dave

dmaffei Wrote:
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> I think you need to find a copy of Mr.D's machine.
> (now on CD)

I used to have that "Sound Effect" record when I was a kid.

Axy_Dent Wrote:
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> I'm sure you do miss them 567s, but you forgot the
> mention swaping seats with one from an SD45. MRC
> has told the many stories of seat swappage.
>
> Axy - Born 30 years too late!


He wasn't supposed to tell you that! <G>

JDE

dmaffei Wrote:
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> Some great SP commute power photos.
> Love the top shot of the geep.
> JDE,
> I think you need to find a copy of Mr.D's machine.
> (now on CD)
> Some classic SP sounds on that Album.
> Dave


I have that, Dave. But it's on a record and not a CD. All I need now is a real record player.

JDE - More antique equipment needed

Where can you get that?

Bryce

busdriver Wrote:
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> Where can you get that?

Scroll down to the bottom of this page:

http://www.railwayshop.com/train-sounds.shtml

Cool...I may have to get First Gen Diesels on CD. I have the record, but having that on the computer would be great!

bryce

There was another album with lots of SP diesel from the Sierras and around the Bay Area in the 70s. Anyone remember?

WAF Wrote:
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> There was another album with lots of SP diesel
> from the Sierras and around the Bay Area in the
> 70s. Anyone remember?

"Diesel super power"???
Got that one as well...Don't make me dig it out!
Dave
Edit> OK, so I dug it out.
It has to be the one your think'n about as it has a BUNCH of SP on it with photos on the back cover
Locomotives recorded are SP: SW1500, Turbo charged GP20, SDP45, Alco DL721 and a SD45T-2
Arkay Records "Diesel Super Power 1960-1974"

Man, when SP kept their units clean, they did, sad they slacked on that by the mid 80s!