SP 7445

 

Photo by: Brian Black - Los Angeles, CA - early 1960's

 

This loco was built in 2/1964 with EMD construction number 28872. 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 6557 in the 1965 system renumbering.

She entered the GRIP program and emerged as SP 6319 in 03/13/1979. She was rebuilt by outside contractor Morrison-Knudsen shops. She retained her turbocharger, and received a full 5-light rear gyralight package.

 

SP 7445:

SP 7445

Brian Black

Los Angeles, CA; early 1960's

 

SP 6319:

SP 6319

Gary Perazzo

east of Tuscon, AZ; early 1980s

 

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