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SP ALCo C628's part 2
Author: Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA
Date: 04-24-2014 - 08:10
A slight step back one number this morning.
SP Alco C628 3114 in Colton Yard, West Colton, California, USA, December 29, 1973.
Reportedly (sources), according to Strapac, SP 3114 was shipped in April 1965 as SP 4857, construction number 3401-13, SP Class DF-504. In 1965 it was renumbered SP 7116, SP Class AF628-2. In Sept. 1973 it was downgraded to switcher status and became 3114, SP Class AS628-1.
According to Adam Twiss on Facebook (April 23, 2014) "It was downgraded to switcher status. The Centuries had their transition switches deactivated so they were limited to 25 MPH as a result of this as their last assignment was at West Colton. The units handled the east end of the yard while the new SD38-2s handled the west end of the yard as well as the hump as they were equipped with pacesetter controls."
3114 was retired in April 1979 and scrapped the following summer.
Information, stories, suggestions, comments and/or constructive corrections are appreciated.
~Steve Sloan
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Steve Sloan E-mail: steve@ssloan.net
These photos, and many others, are on my train photo website here.
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SP Alco C628 3114 in Colton Yard, West Colton, California, USA, December 29, 1973.
Reportedly (sources), according to Strapac, SP 3114 was shipped in April 1965 as SP 4857, construction number 3401-13, SP Class DF-504. In 1965 it was renumbered SP 7116, SP Class AF628-2. In Sept. 1973 it was downgraded to switcher status and became 3114, SP Class AS628-1.
According to Adam Twiss on Facebook (April 23, 2014) "It was downgraded to switcher status. The Centuries had their transition switches deactivated so they were limited to 25 MPH as a result of this as their last assignment was at West Colton. The units handled the east end of the yard while the new SD38-2s handled the west end of the yard as well as the hump as they were equipped with pacesetter controls."
3114 was retired in April 1979 and scrapped the following summer.
Information, stories, suggestions, comments and/or constructive corrections are appreciated.
~Steve Sloan
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Steve Sloan E-mail: steve@ssloan.net
These photos, and many others, are on my train photo website here.
Sharing and copyright Info
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
SP ALCo C628's part 2