SP 7418

This loco was built in 1/1964 with EMD construction number 28472. She was built as a freight engine. She was painted in standard for the time bloody nose colors and featured a full 5 light headlight arrangement on the front end. The rear featured a dual sealed beam light only.

She was assigned number SP 6530 in the 1965 system renumbering.

She entered the GRIP program and emerged as SP 6325 in 01/15/1979. She was rebuilt by outside contractor Canadian National shops at Pointe Ste. Charles Shops in Montreal. She retained her turbocharger, and received a full 5-light rear gyralight package.

This unit was one of three GP35's (all rebuilt units) repainted into the "Speed Lettering" paint scheme at a point after the SP was bought by Rio Grande Industries in October 1988. It is interesting to note this this is one of the very few SP locomotives to be repainted into the Speed Lettering scheme AND retain its gyralight package.

SP 6530:

SP 6325:

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