SP 7441

This loco was built in 2/1964 with EMD construction number 28868. It was built as a freight engine. It 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 6553 in the 1965 system renumbering.

She entered the GRIP program and emerged as SP 6300 in 10/28/1977. She was rebuilt as a test bed for the full GP35 program. The work was done by SP shop forces at Sacramento, CA shops. She retained her turbocharger, and received a full 5-light rear gyralight package, as did all rebuilt GP35's.

SP 6300:

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