Nostalgia & History > SSW 9389 Bicentennial May 1975

1 & 2 - On Sunday, May 18, 1975, the 9389 did it's maiden run into Oakland on the WCOAF with SD45 8943 and an SW1500 2682 trailing. The train went dead on the law at milepost 8, East Oakland, and had to wait for a crew to bring it the rest of the way into Oakland yard. Ed Cooper said, "the unit was built in April 1975. It was the 600th EMD 3600 horsepower unit delivered delivered to Espee/Cotton Belt."
According to good sources, including Strapac's fantastic SP Compendium series, SSW 9389 was built in May 1975 by EMD as a model SD45T-2, builders number 74696-19, SSW 9389 EMD SD45T-2, SP Class EF636C-9.
This locomotive was upgraded in March 1988 emerging as SP 6833 SP Class EF636LR-8.
The disposition of this locomotive is: 6833 wrecked March 24, 1991 in Cody KS, scrapped.

I hope you enjoy these:

Steve Sloan
San José, CA

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Thanks for sharing these photos and unit history because I have a HO model of SSW 9389.  --Kelly

And of Course so much better in Colour  by the late  Jim Aldridge 6-25-75

Collection of 
Tom Hirsch
Cherry Valley, Ca

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