Craig Tambo Wrote:
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> There were financial advantages to having
> equipment purchased/leased by SSW vs. SP, due to
> their relative debt loads. I think the last units
> specifically meant for SSW use were the eight
> GP40s in the mid-60s. A major reason the SSW
> remained separate (at least on paper) was that it
> was not 100% owned by SP (I think it was 96-98%);
> the other owners were finally bought out by UP
> after the merger.
>
> It made sense to have SSW own the same types of
> units as the SP, since they roamed over the entire
> SP system. In an odd twist, when the SD45T-2s were
> rebuilt, some SSW ones came out lettered SP and
> some SP ones ended up lettered SSW. BTW, during
> the gray/red era, Cotton Belt locomotives carried
> small "SSW" lettering in the pilot face long
> before the large nose initials came along.

Not just on red and gray units.

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