Nostalgia & History > SP in the LA Basin, 1989

Here are a few shots of the SP in Southern California 25 years ago.

1. 7200 on the point of a westbound hauler in City of Industry, 4-1-89. Consist was 7200,6537,6652,4335,7230.

2. GP20 4060 on the point of an eastbound hauler in Pomona, 3-4-89. Consist was 4060,4369,4320,3209.

3. ITS (sub. of Intermountain Gas Industries)#179 spent some time in the month of December roaming around Southern California. Here it is the trailing unit on a westbound APL train in City of Industry, 12-22-89. Consist was 9630,8501,9254,ITS 174.

Ron Butts
Lincoln, CA

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4. ITS 174 the following day on an eastbound train in Pomona. Consist was 8581,9254,ITS 174, 8295.

5. 4834 on the point of an eastbound in Pomona, 12-23-89. Consist was 4834,4345,3745,7248.

6. 6811 leading an eastbound stack train through City of Industry yard, 11-26-89. The rest of the consist was 6868,7405,EMD 6046 (ex ICG),and 7440. My notes indicate this was a MXEST, not sure if the symbol was correct for this time period.

Ron Butts
Lincoln, CA

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7. 9623 leading an eastbound through Pomona, 12-2-89. Consist was 9623,9640,6799,EMD 6309 (ex SOO), DRGW 5377.

8. 19 years after it was absorbed into the Burlington Northern, this NP boxcar, still carrying its original reporting marks, was caught being switched at Valla Yard in Santa Fe Springs, 9-9-89.

Ron Butts
Lincoln, CA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/14 10:58 by RonSD70.

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Great bunch Ron. Loved SP's haulers in the eighties. Miss SP, miss the eighties, don't miss CA ;-)
JB



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/14 13:49 by 3rdswitch.

Those scenes of the Haulers are Great! I think that the 4060 was the last unrebuilt GP20 out running then, so nice catch on getting it leading.

Adam just posted another shot of the SP 6811, the same engine as you caught leading at Industry:}
http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3525364

These all look familiar...

Probably do, Chris, since you were there too. :-)

Ron Butts
Lincoln, CA

Is this a sister unit from the 174?? in your images Paint scheme looks the same, can't track down any info on this one. If it is a former ITS unit, it went "north of the border" and froze to death. Doug



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/14 16:04 by hoggerdoug.

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Ron,
In photo one, ID'd as CoI, can you tell me where that was at Industry? It just doesn't look familiar.


V

SLOCONDR

V, my memory is fading, but I am pretty sure this is on the UP main along Crossroads Parkway just east of the 60 freeway.

Ron Butts
Lincoln, CA

RonSD70 Wrote:
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> V, my memory is fading, but I am pretty sure this
> is on the UP main along Crossroads Parkway just
> east of the 60 freeway.


Your memory hasn't faded that much. It is indeed along the UP adjacent to Crossroads Pkwy between COI and Bartolo. Two main tracks there now!

KC

GRNDMND Wrote:
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> RonSD70 Wrote:
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> > V, my memory is fading, but I am pretty sure
> this
> > is on the UP main along Crossroads Parkway just
> > east of the 60 freeway.
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> Your memory hasn't faded that much. It is indeed
> along the UP adjacent to Crossroads Pkwy between
> COI and Bartolo. Two main tracks there now!
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> KC


Thanks Kevin and Ron. I was confused by the description of it being SP at CoI. It is, of course, the UP main and not the SP main and that is where I got confused.


V

SLOCONDR

Great series of shots, Ron. Thanks for sharing,

~Ryan

Those haulers often had an interesting mix of new and older power - SD45s and tunnel motors mixed with SD9s and Geeps. Seemed like if it could turn an axle it was in the consist.

Kit Courter
Menefee, CA
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