SP 4822

Ron Hawkins Photo - West Colton, CA - April 3, 1976

 

This loco was built in 12/1964 with EMD construction number 29836. She was built as a freight engine. She was painted in standard for the time bloody nose colors and featured a full 5 light headlight arrangement on the front end. The rear featured a dual sealed beam light only.

She was assigned number SP 6906 in the 1965 system renumbering.

She entered the GRIP program and emerged as SP 4701 in 3/24/1977. She was stripped of her turbocharger, and received a full 5-light rear gyralight package.

She was renumbered to SP 2962 on 12/06/1979 and assigned to work the Englewood hump yard in Houston, TX.

 

SP 6906:

SP 6906

Bob Dengler

Los Angeles, CA; 09/1970

SP 6906

Bob Dengler

Los Angeles, CA; 09/1970

SP 6906

Tony Johnson

Oakland, CA; 01/26/1975

SP 6906

Tony Johnson

Oakland, CA; 01/26/1975

SP 6906

Ron Hawkins

Colton, CA; 04/03/1976

 

SP 2962:

SP 2962

Gary Perazzo

Houston, TX; 8/1980

 

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