Nostalgia & History > WP Wednesday

WP GP20 and GP40 meet but I can't remember where this photo was taken in 1968 by Joe Ward.

Regards, Jim Evans



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 11/11/20 19:26 by FiveChime.

---

In the Valley I would guess, between Stockton and Sacramento

That high Crane Cab might provide an exciting ride up there!

James R.(Jim) Baker
Whittier, CA

Awesome picture Jim, but if you look closely its a Geep 20 meeting a Geep 40, 3500 series were GP-40's, the air horn on top of the cab gives it away as a GP-20 as the GP-9's horns were mounted back on the long hood. Awesome pic thanks for sharing.

Neat shot.  

Z

Thanks, I changed it. My confusion but I though only the WP GP35s had those large round lights.
Regards, Jim Evans

FiveChime Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Thanks, I changed it. My confusion but I though
> only the WP GP35s had those large round lights.
> Regards, Jim Evans

First order of GP40's had them too.

Mococo Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Awesome picture Jim, but if you look closely its a
> Geep 20 meeting a Geep 40, 3500 series were
> GP-40's, the air horn on top of the cab gives it
> away as a GP-20 as the GP-9's horns were mounted
> back on the long hood. Awesome pic thanks for
> sharing.

The louvered extended panel behind the cab, and the tapered 48" cooling fan confirms to me it's a GP20.

Arved Grass
Fleming Island, FL

Man, could be Pleasant Grove or Thornton. Hard to tell but somewhere up that way.

I'm going with the east switch of Wyche.

Google Maps view from 2009 looking the opposite direction from the road crossing towards the siding:

https://goo.gl/maps/TfsG1dqhqLvLaMae9