Nostalgia & History > few March '75 . . .

.   .   .    few along the way during a trip north from So Cal in March '75 to the Portland area;
top: McCloud SD38 working in McCloud, CA.
middle: OPE unit at facility in Cottage Grove, OR.
bottom: UP local Redmond, OR. ** new photo replacing COP photo from decades later.**
JB



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/22/15 13:35 by 3rdswitch.

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I never noticed those McCloud SD38's had such tiny fuel tanks.

Topfuel Wrote:
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> I never noticed those McCloud SD38's had such tiny
> fuel tanks.

No kidding!!! Just noticed that myself........

   Noticed the first time I ever saw one.

The COP photo must have been from another trip about 10 years later as I don't believe they received the former MILW "GP20" until the 80's.  

Yes that SD38 must have had the smalled fuel tank EMD offered.  Funny I don't remember it being that small when the unit was running about on the SP in the late 70's under lease.  

I also missed out on seeing that OP&E unit in service.  All I saw were SW8's during that line's last few years.  

Thanks for sharing the photos with us.

You are correct, COP was WAY out of order, replaced.
JB

The last SD-38 purchased by Mc Cloud #39 was the only one that had the normal sized fuel tank. I might be wrong but I believe the 39 was a dash 2 unit also.