Nostalgia & History > Tunnel Motor Tuesday . . .

.   .   .    in SEPT '94, a, fresh from MK rebuild T motor, was leading an SP train west out of Ilmon, CA, on SP's Mojave Sub.
JB

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Superb!
Bob

Excelent!  94-96 was a great time to see the SP with all their crazy consists.   Question, is the top of the nose painted anti glare matte black?   

Those SP tunnel motors always look nice in fresh paint!

Nice to see a clean SP T-motor on the point for a change.  Thanks JB.

Kent in CArmel Valley

Outstanding!Bill Webb

Very nice shot!

RC Lundgren

I know some loathe the speed letters, but to me, this sure looks better than a cinder block.  A beauty!!

Very sharp, clean composition. Interesting how the lines suggest where the track goes between all those hills, no idea if it really does though.

The red and grey with speed lettering in the 5300 series are the shockers. Found one of those in my stack of slides, took a while to realize what had happened.
t4p.

That is fresh! Are those SP units behind it? :>)

JG

Posted from Android

Yes, more typical than the leader.
JB

Sure miss that, thanks for posting!

Very very nice scene!   Lead unit does indeed look classy!
A couple of things to add, MK never rebuilt or deliver any SP tunnel motors.   Around the same time, they delivered rebuilt SD40M-2's, which were fully reworked and came in SD45, SD40, and SDP45 bodies.
The unit in the photo was "resealed" at SP's (DRGW)  Burnham shop, which handled some common engine work and the paint.  East Saint Louis also did similar work for SP at the time, but the units were not considered rebuilt in the traditional sense.
Thanks for sharing.