I'm considering buying a GP-9 in the SP "black widow" paint scheme, but the model has a number that is in the series that was allocated to locos supplied to the St Louis South Western circa 1955.
Can anyone tell me whether these locos stayed in their own "territory", or did they stray off the SLSW and on to the parent SP system occasionally or regularly?
Cheers,
Ed Dyball,
siestaman wrote:I'm considering buying a GP-9 in the SP "black widow" paint scheme, but the model has a number that is in the series that was allocated to locos supplied to the St Louis South Western circa 1955.Can anyone tell me whether these locos stayed in their own "territory", or did they stray off the SLSW and on to the parent SP system occasionally or regularly? Cheers,Ed Dyball,
The first order #820 - 825 were the only ones painted in the "Black Widow" paint scheme. The book "Cotton Belt Locomotives" by Joe Strapac says that they stayed in Cotton Belt territory in the '50s, but were regular visitors to Los Angeles in the '60s.
John Beaulieu
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