my ESPEE MODELERS ARCHIVE
California's Railroad to the U.S. 1861 - 1996
my ESPEE MODELERS ARCHIVECalifornia's Railroad to the U.S. 1861 - 1996 |
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Southern Pacific/Texas & New Orleans
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| 1959 | ||
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| SP 4816 | SP 4817 | SP 4818 |
| 1960 | ||
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| T&NO 250 | T&NO 251 | T&NO 252 |
| 1965 | ||
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| SP 5160 | SP 5161 | SP 5162 |
| SP 5161 | ||
| SP 5161 | ||
| 1973 | ||
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| SP 3100 | SP 3101 | SP 3102 |
see also SSW RSD15's
The 3 RSD15's ordered by Southern Pacific, were delivered with much fanfare. The 3 units numbered 4816 - 4818 and dynamometer car #137 appear on the cover of the 1977 SP Review, as well as in the 1980 SP Review.
Not successful in SP road service, they were tranferred to the T&NO Lines, and renumbered 250 - 252.
During the 1965 systemwide renumbering, they received 5160 - 5162.
1969 found them on the Hump at Eugene, Oregon.
Finally in 1972/73 they were rebuilt, although text hints not as extensively as other ALCO's. Renumbered 3100 - 3102, they were sent back to the Eugene Hump, this suggests to me they were downgraded to (heavy) switcher status, .
On the SP these units gained the nickname "Alligator", not hard to figure why, looking at the length of the nose in the photos...
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