SP 7429

This loco was built in 1/1964 with EMD construction number 28483. 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 6541 in the 1965 system renumbering.

She entered the GRIP program and emerged as SP 6349 in 10/24/1979. 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.

SP 6349:

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