SP 5622

This loco was built in 4/1955 with EMD builder's number 19977. It was built as a passenger engine with a boiler in the nose. It was setup with dual control stands for operation in either direction, thus it had wings on the front and rear. It was painted in standard for the time black widow colors and featured Pyle oscilating dish signal lights on both ends and rooftop air resevoirs for increased fuel and water capacity between the trucks.
She was assigned number SP 3004 in the 1965 system renumbering.
She entered the GRIP program and emerged as SP 3196 in bloody nose paint in 2/1979.
SP 3004:
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Bob Dengler |
San Jose, CA; 06/1973 |
SP 3196:
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Bob Dengler |
San Jose, CA; 08/1979 |
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Robert Carter |
San Jose, CA; 04/21/1982 |
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Tony Johnson |
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