SP 5600

Bob Dengler photo - Santa Jose, CA - 04/1973

This loco was built in 6/1954 with EMD builder's number 19558. She was built as a passenger engine with a boiler in the nose. She was setup with dual control stands for operation in either direction, thus it had wings on the front and rear. She was painted in standard for the time black widow colors and featured Pyle oscilating dish signal lights on both ends.

She was assigned number SP 3008 in the 1965 system renumbering.

She entered the GRIP program and emerged as SP 3188 in bloody nose paint in 2/1977.

 

SP 5600:

SP 5600

Don Jewell

San Francisco, CA; 06/1958

 

SP 3008:

SP 3008

Jim Selzer

New Orleans, LA; 07/20/1971

SP 3008

Bob Dengler

Santa Jose, CA   04/1973

 

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