SP 7446

John Karges photo - west of Marfa, TX - December 17, 1992

 

This loco was built in 2/1964 with EMD serial number 28873. 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. Her rear featured a dual sealed beam light only.

She was assigned number SP 6558 in the 1965 system renumbering.

She entered the GRIP program and emerged as SP 6339 in 06/15/1979. She was rebuilt by outside contractor Morrison-Knudsen shops. She retained her turbocharger, and received a full 5-light rear gyralight package.

 

SP 6339:

SP 6339

John Karges

west of Marfa, TX; 12/17/1992

 

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