Re: Heard they were retained for Business Passenger Trains
Author: WAF
Date: 03-09-2020 - 20:40
Mistertower Wrote:
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> I was told that SP4450 and SP4451 were retained in
> the 1970s originally for pulling SP Business
> Passenger trains. I saw a couple of pictures
> taken by rail fan and retired Railroader Paul C
> Kohler of the SP4450 on the point of a bunch of
> Business Cars in California back then.
> This thread clarifys why I always saw them
> together just pulling 3 SP BiLevels in the 1980s
Yes, they made a few trips between 1973 and 1977. After that, they were used strictly on freights and commutes