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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 7, 2006 7:49 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp

Post your sightings of Southern Pacific, Cotton Belt, and Rio Grande locomotives here. SP, SSW, and DRGW fans be sure to bookmark this.

On 07/25/2005 I saw SP 8594 and SP 8681.


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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 13, 2006 12:22 AM
did anyone see my thread on the unpatched DRGW GP40/ GP40-2 i dont know what it is but i know its there and ive been hunting for its number so i can see a the beauty roll thru on the caltrain line at night
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Posted by ericsp on Monday, February 6, 2006 9:02 PM
I saw SP 154 yesterday and SP 343 today.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 11, 2006 5:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp

QUOTE: Originally posted by uspscsx

QUOTE: Originally posted by smalling_60626

...but the espees I've seen there have a distinct "anvil" quality in the perpendicular arrangement of their (one per side) exhaust fans. I don't think it's a Jeep 38, but what would it be? It's definitely older, smaller and differently configured than Uncle Pete's latest showboats.


This is probably a stupid guess, but I'd say a GP40X? Maybe?[X-)]

Unless UP brought back a SP GP40X or two, there are no more SP GP40X.

The only four axle SP locomotive around are GP38-2 (although they may all be patched by now), GP40-2, and GP60.

When you say "have a distinct "anvil" quality in the perpendicular arrangement of their (one per side) exhaust fan" are you refering to the dynamic brake housing? If so, maybe it was a GP60. Remember, just because a SP unit looks old does not mean it is old.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 11, 2006 5:05 PM
On an irregular basis SP power can be seen passing through Springfield, IL on the old GMO/IC/CMW/SPCSL now UP tracks. Most have UP numbering, but some of the old ones still pass through occassionally. An once in a while a new UP can been seen on the N&S lines passing through town ... .
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Posted by ericsp on Thursday, February 16, 2006 11:48 PM
I saw SP 8674 yesterfay and today. Unfortunately, the left side has been repainted and no longer has Southern Pacific on it. At least the right side still does.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 17, 2006 10:48 AM
To my knowledge there is only one unpatched Rio Grande loco still roaming around. The numbers of the other merged roads are also dwendling. [:(]

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Posted by chad thomas on Friday, February 17, 2006 11:01 AM
Well I didn't get numbers or anything, but I swung by Dolores yard last weekend and there were at least a half dozen SP / SSW locos around. I think a couple were even unpatched (AC4400s).
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 13, 2006 3:43 PM
SP 7117 @ El Paso 2/27, SP 9752/SSW 9669 @ San Marcos,TX 2/28, SSW 7286/SP 7133 @ Ft.Worth 2/28. I miss the old Cotton Belt across KS!!!!!
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Posted by broncoman on Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:43 AM
Saw 8674 working a local this morning. No patch or sublettering (ie CEFX), still in speed lettering.
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Posted by silicon212 on Friday, April 14, 2006 9:06 PM
SP 7135 Morrison/Knudsen Rail rebuilt GP40-2 running locals out of Phoenix on 04/07/06 and on 04/13/06. Both times coupled to 'patched' GP60 1919 (early SP phase-1 dynamic brake hatch).
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Posted by spbed on Saturday, April 15, 2006 8:05 AM
Just look on my web site & you will find unpatched DRGW/SPRR & SSW/CNW unpatched units. [:)]


QUOTE: Originally posted by ericsp

Post your sightings of Southern Pacific, Cotton Belt, and Rio Grande locomotives here. SP, SSW, and DRGW fans be sure to bookmark this.

On 07/25/2005 I saw SP 8594 and SP 8681.

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Posted by NscaleMike on Sunday, April 16, 2006 2:33 AM
Here is one of SP's AC's at the Vegas Depot...about 2 weeks ago

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Posted by spbed on Sunday, April 16, 2006 7:01 AM
I have been there also [:)]

QUOTE: Originally posted by NscaleMike

Here is one of SP's AC's at the Vegas Depot...about 2 weeks ago


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Posted by ericsp on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 11:32 PM
I saw SP 204 today.

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Posted by samfp1943 on Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:42 PM

 ericsp wrote:
I saw SP 204 today.

I don't if you are still keeping track or not, but this evening on a S.a. coal train  here in Parsons was an unpatched, speed lettered Southern Pacific unit #324;it was the second unit behind a UP #8034, according to the UPRR roster the lead was an SD9043AC, and the SP#324 was a GEC44AC.

 

 


 

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Posted by ericsp on Sunday, December 31, 2006 3:43 AM
I saw SP 8674 yesterday. I suspect that it was on a WCEUM, but may have been a WCRVM.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 1, 2007 1:38 PM

 jhhtrainsplanes wrote:
To my knowledge there is only one unpatched Rio Grande loco still roaming around. The numbers of the other merged roads are also dwendling. Sad [:(]

This is DRGW 5371 an SD40T-2. UP is keeping it in Utah.

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Posted by South IL RRer on Monday, January 1, 2007 2:08 PM
I dont have numbers YET, but I have unpatched AC's and Geep-60's regularly...(well once a week maybe)
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 7:25 PM
No numbers, but I have seen a few SP units in the last 2 weeks.  A few dash 9s and a SD45 tunnel motor.  There are 2 SW1500s parked on a storage tracks in the old block SP lettering.  I haven't seen any D&RGW or SSWs.
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Posted by ericsp on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 9:27 PM

 clarkbar04 wrote:
No numbers, but I have seen a few SP units in the last 2 weeks.  A few dash 9s and a SD45 tunnel motor.  There are 2 SW1500s parked on a storage tracks in the old block SP lettering.  I haven't seen any D&RGW or SSWs.

There are no more 9-44CWs or SD45T-2s numbered for SP. It must be AC4400CWs and SD45T-2s owned by leasing companies that have had very little modifications made to the paint scheme.

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Posted by dldance on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 9:49 PM

Unpatched SP 8621 was rattling around the branches out of Brigham City before Christmas but since Christmas the branches are using two units instead of three so no more SP.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 10:27 PM
 ericsp wrote:

 clarkbar04 wrote:
No numbers, but I have seen a few SP units in the last 2 weeks.  A few dash 9s and a SD45 tunnel motor.  There are 2 SW1500s parked on a storage tracks in the old block SP lettering.  I haven't seen any D&RGW or SSWs.

There are no more 9-44CWs or SD45T-2s numbered for SP. It must be AC4400CWs and SD45T-2s owned by leasing companies that have had very little modifications made to the paint scheme.

They were all renumbered for UP.  Are you asking only about non-renumbered units?

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Posted by ericsp on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 10:35 PM
 clarkbar04 wrote:
 ericsp wrote:

 clarkbar04 wrote:
No numbers, but I have seen a few SP units in the last 2 weeks.  A few dash 9s and a SD45 tunnel motor.  There are 2 SW1500s parked on a storage tracks in the old block SP lettering.  I haven't seen any D&RGW or SSWs.

There are no more 9-44CWs or SD45T-2s numbered for SP. It must be AC4400CWs and SD45T-2s owned by leasing companies that have had very little modifications made to the paint scheme.

They were all renumbered for UP.  Are you asking only about non-renumbered units?

Yes, the original intent was for reporting of locomotives that still have their SP, SSW, or DRGW numbers. Reporting sightings of renumbered locomotives would drown the reports of unrenumbered locomotives.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 10:36 PM

Folks, if you want to see old (and I mean OLD) SP and Cotton Belt units go to the San Juaquin valley.  I just got back from there and I must have seen 12 old SP units, plus two old Cotton Belt units pushing cars in the Fresno yard.  I also saw a couple of Rio Grandes' with badly faded paint.  Anywhere from Visalia to Stockton you can find these locos.

 

 

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Posted by ericsp on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 10:40 PM
 Reno Sparky wrote:

Folks, if you want to see old (and I mean OLD) SP and Cotton Belt units go to the San Juaquin valley.  I just got back from there and I must have seen 12 old SP units, plus two old Cotton Belt units pushing cars in the Fresno yard.  I also saw a couple of Rio Grandes' with badly faded paint.  Anywhere from Visalia to Stockton you can find these locos.

 

 

They are all patched though.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 11:33 PM
All of the SP's and Cotton Belts were. The Rio Grandes didn't appear to be---any idea why?
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Posted by Dough on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 12:38 AM

I hope this hasn't already been posted but...

3016 is in Athens, GA near the University of Georgia

3021 I believe is in Lavonia, GA

3044 is in Lavonia, GA in original paint!

Between the Great Walton, Hartwell, and Athens line (all owned by the same guy) there are some DRGW, RF&P, B&LE, Conrail, C&NW, Chessie, South Carolina Central, and the also just got a geep from Florida...

http://www.thedieselshop.us/Hartwell.HTML

http://www.thedieselshop.us/GrtWalton.HTML

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Posted by ericsp on Friday, January 12, 2007 9:05 PM
I saw SP 8621 today.

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Posted by youngengineer on Friday, January 12, 2007 9:34 PM
Had SP 199 in my consist about a week ago, loco data card shows it still as SP 199 not UP 199, dispatcher had trouble entering the number in the computer. NO patches on this locomotive that I could see but it was 3 am and dark, unit was extremely dirty.

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