Nostalgia & History > SP 3611 GP9 in Roseville, 1973

Southern Pacific Black Widow GP9 3611 is on the Rock Pile lead at Antelope, Roseville, CA Yard on Sunday, June 28, 1973. This was two months to the day after the explosions that caused so much damage to the Antelope end of that yard. According to OPRRMS, "By then, the 3611 was the last Pacific Lines GP9 to retain this paint scheme, although there were a number of Cotton Belt units and a couple of ex-T&NO units that lasted longer. Not long after Steve's photo, Roseville applied scarlet and grey paint to various areas of the unit, covering up the silver and orange areas and the red frame stripe, but leaving the black areas black."

SP 3611 is an EMD GP9, SP Class EF418-7. Reportedly: SP 3611 was built in 1957 by EMD as a model GP9, builders number 22952, SP 5770, SP Class DF-611.
In 1965 it was renumbered to SP 3611 SP Class EF418-7.
This locomotive was upgraded in 1977 emerging as SP 3800 EMD GP9R, SP Class EF418R-3.
The disposition of this locomotive is: Retred 1991. Sold 1997. Presumed scrapped.

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I hope you enjoy this post:

Steve Sloan
San José, CA


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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/19/22 17:22 by ssloansjca.

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Steve, that first shot is a beaut!!

Out 

Helper on the westbound Reno Fun Train in Jan, 1973

callum_out Wrote:
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> Steve, that first shot is a beaut!!
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I'll second that!!

Larry

Black Widow Paint in 1973.  Wow!  Thanks for posting.