SP GP60 page:

 

Photo by: Tony Johnson

 

This page is dedicated to SP's fleet of GP60 locomotives. The SP was the original owner of 195 GP60 units in several groups from 1988 to 1994 to both the SP and the SSW. I have decided to also cover several groups of GP60's that are very much associated with the SP on this page. I am talking about the three EMD demonstrator GP60 units built to SP specifications including full front mounted gyralights numbered EMD 5-7. These units operated heavily on the SP form a long time, but were never purchased by the SP and eventually became CSXT units. Also covered here are the three Rio Grande GP60's numbered D&RGW 3154-3156. These units came to the Rio Grande as compensation for three wrecked GP40's if I recall correctly and were tacked onto an SP/SSW order, hence the similarity.

 

Original orders:

SP/SSW:

SP 9600-9605 866185-1 thru 866185-6 12/1987
SP 9606-9619 866185-7 thru 866185-20 2-3/1988
SSW 9620-9634 876054-1 thru 876054-15 8-10/1988
SSW 9635-9664 886024-1 thru 886024-30 8-10/1989
SSW 9665-9714 896003-1 thru 896003-50 3-5/1990
SP 9715-9769 907137-1 thru 907137-55 4-7/1991
SP 9770-9794 936428-1 thru 936428-25 11/1993-1/1994

 

D&RGW:

D&RGW 3154-3156 896043-1 thru 896043-3 5/1990

 

The 3 EMDX demonstrator units were never purchased by the SP, but were on long-term lease. They were eventually sold to the CSXT.

 

EMD Demonstrators:

EMD 5-7 836061-1 thru 836061-3 10/1985

 

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