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Date: 09/06/14 01:33
switcher Saturday; some SP SW1500's in the Bay Area
Author: railwayman69

Some photos of SP SW1500's that use to be all over the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990's.

1). SP 2601 at South San Francisco, CA. - August 22, 1990.

2). SP 2671 eastbound on the Carquinez Strait bridge on the "Benicia Flyer" switcher. - May 1991

3). SP 2631 and 2604 at Warm Springs, CA. - February 27, 1993.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/14 01:33 by railwayman69.



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Date: 09/06/14 03:40
Re: switcher Saturday; some SP SW1500's in the Bay Area
Author: TonyJ

Strange how time now makes looking back at SP SW1500s as nostalgic.

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Date: 09/06/14 09:04
Re: switcher Saturday; some SP SW1500's in the Bay Area
Author: J.Ferris

Crudus Americanus in its native habitat. :)

J.

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Date: 09/06/14 09:57
Re: switcher Saturday; some SP SW1500's in the Bay Area
Author: sliderslider

wow great shots. Love the one at South City.

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Date: 09/06/14 20:21
Re: switcher Saturday; some SP SW1500's in the Bay Area
Author: 1019X

Why were the SP's Sw1500s called "Cruds"?

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Date: 09/06/14 21:06
Re: switcher Saturday; some SP SW1500's in the Bay Area
Author: lwilton

1019X Wrote:
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> Why were the SP's Sw1500s called "Cruds"?

"Ah crud! Another ^&*()*& SW1500! When am I going to get something worth burning some film on?"

Had absolutely nothing whatever to do with how they ran or how useful they were.

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Date: 09/06/14 21:22
Re: switcher Saturday; some SP SW1500's in the Bay Area
Author: ChrisCampi

Really, really, cool.

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Date: 09/06/14 21:32
Re: switcher Saturday; some SP SW1500's in the Bay Area
Author: atsf121

Love the picture of the Benicia Flyer, I followed it many a time in the early to mid 90's.

Nathan

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Date: 09/09/14 11:03
Re: switcher Saturday; some SP SW1500's in the Bay Area
Author: EtoinShrdlu

>Had absolutely nothing whatever to do with how they ran or how useful they were.

Best type of switch engine I ever ran.

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