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SP SD7 1408's fanny
Author: Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA
Date: 06-13-2014 - 08:29
Rear end detail of Southern Pacific SD7 1408 at Tracy, CA on an unknown day in November 1976.
According to good sources, SP SD7 1408 was ordered in Apr. 1952 in EMD order 5157, frame 5157-09 ,construcion number 17152 and built with low 65:12 gears as a road frieght locomotive, SP Class DF-114 SP 5287. In the early 60s this class was given more normal 62:15 gearing and in the 1965 renumbering the class was recategorized as switchers, SP 2708, class ES615-1. In January 1974 it was renumbered as SP 1408 to clear the 2700 number block for MP15AC switchers. In May 1980 1408 was upgraded to SD7R SP 1536, Class ES615R-1. In September 1991 the 1536 burned at Pomona and was retired.
Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide
Information, stories, suggestions, comments and/or constructive corrections are appreciated.
~Steve Sloan
San Jose, CA
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Steve Sloan E-mail: steve@ssloan.net
These photos, and many others, are on my train photo website here.
Copyright information: All photos are copyright the photographer unless otherwise stated. Unless otherwise specified, all of the text and images that are work of mine, that are presented here, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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According to good sources, SP SD7 1408 was ordered in Apr. 1952 in EMD order 5157, frame 5157-09 ,construcion number 17152 and built with low 65:12 gears as a road frieght locomotive, SP Class DF-114 SP 5287. In the early 60s this class was given more normal 62:15 gearing and in the 1965 renumbering the class was recategorized as switchers, SP 2708, class ES615-1. In January 1974 it was renumbered as SP 1408 to clear the 2700 number block for MP15AC switchers. In May 1980 1408 was upgraded to SD7R SP 1536, Class ES615R-1. In September 1991 the 1536 burned at Pomona and was retired.
Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide
Information, stories, suggestions, comments and/or constructive corrections are appreciated.
~Steve Sloan
San Jose, CA
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Steve Sloan E-mail: steve@ssloan.net
These photos, and many others, are on my train photo website here.
Copyright information: All photos are copyright the photographer unless otherwise stated. Unless otherwise specified, all of the text and images that are work of mine, that are presented here, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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 SP SD7 1408's fanny |
Steve Sloan, San Jose, CA | 06-13-2014 - 08:29 |
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BN Oly | 06-13-2014 - 17:05 |
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OPRRMS | 06-13-2014 - 18:06 |
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BN Oly | 06-13-2014 - 21:51 |