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SP ALCo C628 3128 in Colton in the 70s
Author: Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA
Date: 05-06-2014 - 12:16
Two photoshop treatments of this image, years apart...
On November 16, 1974 Southern Pacific C628 3128, former ALCo Demonstrator 628-4, waits at the east end of the yard at West Colton, CA for an EMD powered eastbound to pass by.
Shot in a funky mix of twilight, smog, haze (remember "smaze"?) mercury vapor and tungsten light. Color and black and white versions. Analog image Kodachrome slide.
Which do you like better?
Reportedly (sources) , according to Strapac's great SP Compendium series, SP 3128 Alco C628, SP Class AS628-1 was built as ALCo demonstrator 628-4, builder's number 3376-04. It was purchased in Nov. 1964 and became SP 4873 SP Class DF-505. In the 1965 renumbering it became SP 7103 SP Class AF628-1 In November 1973 it was downgraded to switcher status becoming SP 3128 Alco C628, SP Class AS628-1.
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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On November 16, 1974 Southern Pacific C628 3128, former ALCo Demonstrator 628-4, waits at the east end of the yard at West Colton, CA for an EMD powered eastbound to pass by.
Shot in a funky mix of twilight, smog, haze (remember "smaze"?) mercury vapor and tungsten light. Color and black and white versions. Analog image Kodachrome slide.
Which do you like better?
Reportedly (sources) , according to Strapac's great SP Compendium series, SP 3128 Alco C628, SP Class AS628-1 was built as ALCo demonstrator 628-4, builder's number 3376-04. It was purchased in Nov. 1964 and became SP 4873 SP Class DF-505. In the 1965 renumbering it became SP 7103 SP Class AF628-1 In November 1973 it was downgraded to switcher status becoming SP 3128 Alco C628, SP Class AS628-1.
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.
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 SP ALCo C628 3128 in Colton in the 70s |
Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA | 05-06-2014 - 12:16 |
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Re: SP ALCo C628 3128 in Colton in the 70s
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Rich Hunn | 05-06-2014 - 14:09 |
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Re: SP ALCo C628 3128 in Colton in the 70s
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Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA | 05-06-2014 - 20:47 |