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SP C628 3135 in Taylor Yard

Author: Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA

Date: 05-11-2014 - 09:47

This should be the last of the C628s for awhile, I wrapped up the 1100s yesterday as well.

http://www.ssloan.net/trains/sp/_images0002/sp3135_0001.jpg

Southern Pacific C628 3135 is in Taylor Yard, Los Angeles, CA on October 22, 1974. Photo of SP 3135
Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide

Reportedly (sources), according to Strapac's great SP Compendium series, SP 3135 was built in April 1965 as SP 4868 SP Class DF-504, construction number 3401-24. In the 1965 renumbering it became SP 7127, SP Class AF628-2. In Sept. 1974 it was downgraded to switcher status and became 3135, SP Class AS628-1. Retired in Dec. 1982 it was sold in for scrap in April 1983.
According to Rich Hunn on Altamont Press on May 6, 2014, "3128 and 3135 were frequently used in road service between Taylor (LA) and West Colton and ran at track speed."

Information, stories, suggestions, comments and/or constructive corrections are appreciated.

~Steve Sloan

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SP C628 3135 in Taylor Yard	Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA	05-11-2014 - 09:47
Re: SP C628 3135 in Taylor Yard	BN Oly	05-11-2014 - 11:29
Re: SP C628 3135 in Taylor Yard	Rich Hunn	05-11-2014 - 13:42
Re: SP K Trains-no need for much speed?	BOB2	05-11-2014 - 17:32
Re: SP K Trains-no need for much speed?	Rich Hunn	05-11-2014 - 18:02

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Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA Wrote:
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> This should be the last of the C628s for awhile, I
> wrapped up the 1100s yesterday as well.
> 
> http://www.ssloan.net/trains/sp/_images0002/sp3135
> _0001.jpg
> 
> Southern Pacific C628 3135 is in Taylor Yard, Los
> Angeles, CA on October 22, 1974. Photo of SP 3135
> Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide
> 
> Reportedly (sources), according to Strapac's great
> SP Compendium series, SP 3135 was built in April
> 1965 as SP 4868 SP Class DF-504, construction
> number 3401-24. In the 1965 renumbering it became
> SP 7127, SP Class AF628-2. In Sept. 1974 it was
> downgraded to switcher status and became 3135, SP
> Class AS628-1. Retired in Dec. 1982 it was sold in
> for scrap in April 1983. 
> According to Rich Hunn on Altamont Press on May 6,
> 2014, "3128 and 3135 were frequently used in road
> service between Taylor (LA) and West Colton and
> ran at track speed."
> 
> Information, stories, suggestions, comments and/or
> constructive corrections are appreciated.
> 
> ~Steve Sloan
> 
> -------------------------------
> 
> 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.
> http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/4.0/88x31.
> png

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