Nostalgia & History > SP F Unit Friday

X-6440 east at Berkeley early 1960's.

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography

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Very NICE!!

Larry

Great look back, Bob!

texchief1

Very nice ! The SP I wish I could have seen....

Roger Durfee
Akron, OH

Don't remember that bldg on the water side--
wonder how long it lasted.

Last time I looked the piers of that signal
bridge are still there.

Interesting that the SP6440 is running as the the X6230. Being an SP guy myself this happened occasionally. I am assuming that the trailing F7 is the SP6230 in the consist. There are a couple of reasons that come to mind such as the power is flipping back at some point (train setting out at Ozol?). My experience with the Union Pacific was that they always wanted the leading unit on the orders. So in a case like this you would contact the dispatcher and change your ordrers to reflect the engine on the point if a move like this was occuring. Great picture of a time in the past!

Great scene and image !
Gary

The trailing F Unit was 6230.

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography

Looks like a Crud behind the trailing F unit.  Thanks for the look back photobob.

Kent in CArmel Valley

DynamicBrake Wrote:
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> Looks like a Crud behind the trailing F unit. 
> Thanks for the look back photobob.
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> Kent in CArmel Valley


Look closer, looks like a gondola between the rear F and the switcher. And that cab profile on the switcher looks like an Alco to me.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/26/24 12:24 by PHall.

Too early for an SW1500 (crud)...

PHall Wrote:
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> DynamicBrake Wrote:
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> > Looks like a Crud behind the trailing F unit. 
> > Thanks for the look back photobob.
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> > Kent in CArmel Valley
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> Look closer, looks like a gondola between the rear
> F and the switcher. And that cab profile on the
> switcher looks like an Alco to me.

"Stand I corrected."

Kent in CArmel Valley

Excellent.
JB

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Love this low angle shot !  Thanks for sharing.