SP 5618

Bob Dengler photo - Roseville, CA - May 1972

 

This loco was built in 2/1955 with EMD construction number 20143. She was built as a freight engine. She was painted in standard for the time black widow colors and featured a full 5 light headlight arrangement on each end.

She was assigned number SP 3455 in the 1965 system renumbering.

She entered the GRIP program and emerged as SP 3378 in 4/1973.

After leaving the SP, she was sold to Progress Rail; to Foster Farms #3378 (Turlock, CA) then WRIX #3378. Thanks to Tony Johnson for the disposition information.

 

SP 3455:

SP 3455

Bob Dengler

Roseville, CA; 05/1972

SP 3455

Steve Sloan

San Jose, CA; fall 1972

 

SP 3378:

SP 3378

William Harmon

El Centro, CA; 01/27/1981

SP 3378

Richard Barnes

ca. 1985-86

SP 3378

Richard Barnes

ca. 1987-91

SP 3378

Tony Johnson

Watsonville, CA; 05/20/1987

SP 3378

Tony Johnson

Salinas, CA; 11/28/1990

SP 3378

Tony Johnson

Salinas, CA; 01/22/1991

SP 3378

Tony Johnson

Suisan-Fairfield, CA; 02/22/1993

 

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