SSW 9283

This loco was built in 3/1973 with EMD construction number 72625-23. 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 rebuilt and renumbered to SP 6844 as part of the SP's GRIP program on 06/xx/1988.
She was one of quite a few of SP's SD45T-2 units known to have been repainted into SP's "Speed Lettering" scheme at a point after the SP was bought by Rio Grande Industries in October 1988.
SSW 9283:
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Charles Lange |
Eugene, OR; early 1980's |