The Espee Archive
1853 - 1996

formerly Richard Percy's Espee Modeler's Archive

Southern Pacific Diesel Locomotive Paint Schemes


Southern Pacific had ten paint schemes on its diesel locomotives.
Richard Percy created the original pages, and the pages have been revised with more accurate information.

Freight Schemes

  • 1939 - 1944
  • Early Tiger Stripe
  • Yard-Switcher Tiger Stripe
  • Road-Switcher Tiger Stripe
  • Black Widow
  • Halloween
  • Bloody Nose
  • Speed Lettering

    Passenger Schemes

  • Passenger Daylight
  • Passenger Golden State

    Unique Paint Schemes

  • Southern Pacific Uncommon Locomotive Paint Schemes - pre-1965
  • The Bicentennial Units
  • The 1984 Olympics locomotive

    You will find there are variations to the paint schemes.

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