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Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s
Author: George Andrews
Date: 01-27-2010 - 16:58

Per Joe Strapac's ' Southern Pacific Diesel Locomotive Compendium ' Volume 2, the SD - 39's were ordered for helper service, and featured extended range dynamic brakes, a full rear light package & rear plow. Also according to the book, the SD - 39 was the heaviest 6 axle EMD the Espee owned. In their early years of service they were indeed used in Tehachapi - Bakersfield helper service, as well as on the Kaiser Steel Ore Trains.

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  SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Steve Sloan 01-27-2010 - 06:30
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s d gallagher 01-27-2010 - 06:47
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s d gallagher 01-27-2010 - 07:08
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Bruce Kelly 01-27-2010 - 07:37
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Freericks 01-27-2010 - 08:39
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Virlon 01-27-2010 - 08:59
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s J 01-27-2010 - 11:24
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Jim Fitzgerald 01-27-2010 - 12:51
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Tom Moungovan 01-27-2010 - 14:41
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Reinhard Scheer 01-27-2010 - 15:53
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Mike T. 02-01-2010 - 12:25
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Tom Moungovan 01-27-2010 - 14:38
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s J 01-27-2010 - 15:13
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s John West 01-27-2010 - 16:37
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s George Andrews 01-27-2010 - 16:58
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s & SD-40's Dwight 01-27-2010 - 17:28
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s & SD-40's Captain Underpants 01-28-2010 - 00:28
  Re: SD39 - Low gearing? SP5103 01-28-2010 - 09:55
  Re: SD39 - Low gearing? WAF 01-28-2010 - 12:04
  Re: SD39 - Low gearing? OPRRMS 01-28-2010 - 12:36
  Re: SD39 - Low gearing? Bill C 01-28-2010 - 15:39
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s BERG 01-28-2010 - 09:41
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Bruce Kelly 01-28-2010 - 11:59
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s George Andrews 01-28-2010 - 13:47
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Mike Root 01-28-2010 - 15:02
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s M. L. Waukee 01-30-2010 - 11:09
  Re: SP's pocket battleships - SD39s Captain Underpants 01-30-2010 - 14:44


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