SP 7661

Tony Johnson photo - Mecca, CA - June 18, 1990

 

This loco was built in 3/1980 with EMD construction number 786266-4. She was built as a freight engine. She was painted in standard for the time bloody nose colors and featured large front plow, anticlimber, cab-roof air conditioner and a full 5 light headlight arrangement on both the front and rear end.

She was one of 20 SP/SSW GP40-2's known to have been repainted into the speed lettering scheme of the merged SP/D&RGW. She also featured the rare slanted SP on her nose.

 

SP 7661:

SP 7661

Tony Johnson

Mecca, CA; 06/18/1990

 

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