Nostalgia & History > A couple of fallen flags

L&N SDP35 #1703 no location or date.
WP GP40-2 #3547 working on a UP local at Rana, Ca. back in 1983.

Adam

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L&N's SDP35's were never equipped with a steam generator.

Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> L&N's SDP35's were never equipped with a steam
> generator.
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> Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

That unit caught my eye immediately. Wow, I thought, an SDP35, and nice clean L&N paint (a scheme I happen to like). I noted the extra space at the rear for the steam generator.

So, why weren't they so equipped? Did the L&N have plans for them in passenger service which never materialized as the train-offs continued? Inherited somehow from another road? Or were they pick-ups the L&N got when another road cancelled an order?

Inquiring minds ask. Thanks in advance for the answer.

MC
Columbia, Missouri

If my memory serves my correctly, the extra space was to be used as an electronics bay for unmanned remotes.

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,2565063

Didn't some roads have them for a longer fuel tank with more capacity?

retcsxcfm Wrote:
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> L&N's SDP35's were never equipped with a steam
> generator.
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> Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

You are refering to L&N 1700 - 1703, later 1221 - 1224? I didn't know they never had SGs. What was the reason for L&N ordering SDP35s, and why did they have the SG compartment side grilles, unlike non-SG equipped EL SDP45s?

UPDATE. I found this message:
"The L&N SDP35s were never used in passenger train service. After the units were ordered from EMD they got a very good deal on used SLSF E units. The SDP35's of the L&N never had steam generators installed. This I learned from Ron Flanary at a summerail in 2010. AS for The units from SAL, I have no clue.
Sneebly"



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/13/14 13:55 by Geodyssey.