Re: SP switchers at San Diego March, 1978
Author: Gary Hunter
Date: 02-11-2010 - 18:29

Steve, Beautiful pics. I'm just guessing, but these look more like SW-9s to me or maybe TR-6. They appear identical to me of what SP was using in the L.A.-San Berdoo area to service ex-PE trackage in the 60s and early 70s. The stack, bell, number board and horn placement are identical, except of course, they were orange, silver and black. I seem to recall the SW-1200 being nearly identical to the overly ubiquitous SW-1500. When I remember them they had 4600 numbers, and again I'm guessing that as the really old switchers were retired, these got the lower number slots that were held by the oldies. I used to have special instructions that gave me better answers. I'm assuming that this yard is now utilized by Carrizo Gorge Railway or San Diego Northern now.



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  SP switchers at San Diego March, 1978 Steven D. Johnson 02-11-2010 - 18:11
  Re: SP switchers at San Diego March, 1978 Freericks 02-11-2010 - 18:27
  Re: SP switchers at San Diego March, 1978 Gary Hunter 02-11-2010 - 18:29
  Re: SP switchers at San Diego March, 1978 BOB2 02-11-2010 - 20:35
  Re: SP switchers at San Diego March, 1978 Tom Dempsey 02-11-2010 - 21:03
  Re: SP switchers at San Diego March, 1978 Brian 02-11-2010 - 20:41
  Re: SP switchers at San Diego March, 1978 BERG 02-11-2010 - 21:26


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