Worthy replacements for Southern Pacific's huge fleet of freight F-Units, were the carrier's fleet of flared radiator SD-45s. Below is gallery from the days before the GRIP rebuilds.
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| "Proto Tunnel Motor" 8834 at West Oakland |
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| In storage at Sacramento Shops for the GRIP program. |
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| In helper service, Dunsmuir, 1972 |
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| Eugene, 1973 |
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| EB, Albany, Oregon 1970 |
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| Eugene, Oregon 1970, last unit of the first order. |
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| Train 706 E. crests the hill between Corvallis and Philomath, Oregon. Summer 1973. The 9099 was featured on one of Espee's single sheet monthly calendars with a train of brand new Gunderson boxcars, taken at Alford, Oregon in the rain. |
Thanks for the flare 45s, my all time favorite.
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