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Sorry, got to disagree with CBQguy. The answer is: It depends on the era. GN and NP passenger equipment, in addition to SP&S cars, were seen on trains no. 1 & 2, the Streamliner, which connected Portland-bound passengers from the GN and NP at Spokane. SP&S used its own equipment on local passenger trains. During the '60s, it was common to see GN diesels combined with SP&S power heading from Vancouver, Wash., down the Oregon Trunk to Bieber, Calif., and connection with the WP. Otherwise, GN and NP diesels rarely if ever appeared anywhere on the SP&S prior to the merger. GN and NP freight cars were found on the SP&S, but you were just as likely to find SP, ATSF, WP, and others, as the SP&S was primarily a bridge route. If you're modeling steam, the SP&S used ex-GN and NP steamers relettered, in most cases, for SP&S, until the late 1930s when SP&S received its first batch of new steam locomotives in the form of three 4-8-4s and several 4-6-6-4s, all virtually identical to NP Class A-3s and Z-6s.
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