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SP C630 3147 in Roseville
Author: Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA
Date: 05-12-2014 - 08:37
Now for a new class, SP C630s.
SP C630 3147 sits in the PFE facility at Roseville, in what later became the RAMAC shop, on May 27, 1973. - Black and White.
Reportedly (sources), according to Strapac's great SP Compendium series, SP 3147 was built in March 1966 as SP 7805, SP Class AF630-1, construction number 3439-06. It was downgraded to switcher status, becoming SP 3147, SP Class AS630-1, in April 1973. It was sold in June 1979 and scrapped.
Color
Less than a month before this photo, according to Wikipedia:
On April 28, 1973, 18 boxcars loaded with bombs en route to the Concord Naval Weapons Station began detonating in the Roseville Southern Pacific Railroad yard after one of the cars caught fire. More than 6000 bombs detonated, injuring more than 350 people. The explosions caused damage to buildings up to 6,800 feet away. The cause of the initial car fire has never been determined.
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 C630 3147 sits in the PFE facility at Roseville, in what later became the RAMAC shop, on May 27, 1973. - Black and White.
Reportedly (sources), according to Strapac's great SP Compendium series, SP 3147 was built in March 1966 as SP 7805, SP Class AF630-1, construction number 3439-06. It was downgraded to switcher status, becoming SP 3147, SP Class AS630-1, in April 1973. It was sold in June 1979 and scrapped.
Color
Less than a month before this photo, according to Wikipedia:
On April 28, 1973, 18 boxcars loaded with bombs en route to the Concord Naval Weapons Station began detonating in the Roseville Southern Pacific Railroad yard after one of the cars caught fire. More than 6000 bombs detonated, injuring more than 350 people. The explosions caused damage to buildings up to 6,800 feet away. The cause of the initial car fire has never been determined.
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 C630 3147 in Roseville |
Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA | 05-12-2014 - 08:37 |
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Re: SP C630 3147 in Roseville
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Rich Hunn | 05-12-2014 - 10:39 |
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Re: SP C630 3147 in Roseville
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Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA | 05-12-2014 - 13:38 |