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SP-8315r and SP-9500 at SP's Sacramento shops in the new SPSF colors.July 05 1986

Mark

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...and SW900E 1192 on the far left makes three! The 9500 must have been just days away from being renumbered 6767.

dieselman Wrote:
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> SP-8315r and SP-9500 at SP's Sacramento shops in
> the new SPSF colors.July 05 1986
>
> Mark


What part of the Sac shops is this photo showing?

-Alex

> What part of the Sac shops is this photo showing?

> -Alex

The building in this photo is the Firing Line shed located North of the boiler shop at the Sacramento Southern Pacific Shops. It still exists and used by the CSRM.

sp8270 Wrote:

> What part of the Sac shops is this photo showing?

http://binged.it/Z1jzGF

Evan_Werkema Wrote:
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> http://binged.it/Z1jzGF


That's a cool picture but it's old. A bunch of the equipment that they donated to the PLA is still in the picture. I wonder how long ago tht was taken.

wingomann Wrote:

> That's a cool picture but it's old.

Just wanted to show where the shed is in relation to the rest of the shop, is all.

> A bunch of
> the equipment that they donated to the PLA is
> still in the picture. I wonder how long ago tht
> was taken.

I see derrick SPMW 7113 and the KM camera car in there. Those moved to Niles Canyon in 2008. Conversely, the transfer table is in, so the shot is no older than 2003.

Evan_Werkema Wrote:
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> I see derrick SPMW 7113 and the KM camera car in
> there. Those moved to Niles Canyon in 2008.
> Conversely, the transfer table is in, so the shot
> is no older than 2003.

I see the shorty RPO (San Bruno caboose) SP 475 over by the river. They donated that to the PLA in 2006 so it was before that.

Interesting was SP's light removal practices in the beginning of the program. Some units in for work or new paint got reduced while others did not.
Also a rare find, the two unrebuilt SD45's in kodachrome. (hint hint).

Nice shot!

Thank you all for the kind comments,i'll look for some SD45's in SPSF colors.

Mark