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ALCo S6 in Tracy

Author: Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA

Date: 05-16-2014 - 20:20

Here's another small ALCo

http://www.ssloan.net/trains/sp/sp1204_0001.jpg

Southern Pacific 1204, an Alco S6 at Tracy, CA on an unknown date in 1975.

Reportedly (sources) S6 SP 1204 was built by ALCo in May 1955 as SP 1037, SP Class DS-9, construction number 80927, order number S-3230. It became SP 1204, SP Class AS409-1 in the 1965 renumbering. It was sold to Chrome Crankshaft in 1980. According to Ken Rattenne "The unit became Berry Feed & Seed (in Keyes, CA) then AL Gilbert 1204. The unit was remote controlled and in 2001 or 2002 there was a serious mishap and the unit was sold for scrap in late 2002."

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

~Steve Sloan

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Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA Wrote:
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> Here's another small ALCo
> 
> http://www.ssloan.net/trains/sp/sp1204_0001.jpg
> 
> Southern Pacific 1204, an Alco S6 at Tracy, CA on
> an unknown date in 1975. 
> 
> Reportedly (sources) S6 SP 1204 was built by ALCo
> in May 1955 as SP 1037, SP Class DS-9,
> construction number 80927, order number S-3230. It
> became SP 1204, SP Class AS409-1 in the 1965
> renumbering. It was sold to Chrome Crankshaft in
> 1980. According to Ken Rattenne "The unit became
> Berry Feed & Seed (in Keyes, CA) then AL Gilbert
> 1204. The unit was remote controlled and in 2001
> or 2002 there was a serious mishap and the unit
> was sold for scrap in late 2002."
> 
> 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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