SSW 7264

Tony Johnson photo - West Colton, CA - September 16, 1988

 

This loco was built in xx/1984 with EMD construction number 847046-17. 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 featuring Oscitrol oscilating headlights vs. the previous SP standard Gyralight.

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.

 

SSW 7264:

SSW 7264

Tony Johnson

West Colton, CA; 09/16/1988

SSW 7264

Tony Johnson

West Colton, CA; 09/16/1988

SSW 7264

Earl Hampton

New Orleans, LA

 

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