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Re: SW1500 for Portola?
Author: Zephyrus
Date: 10-02-2011 - 20:55

Interesting. I've never heard that WP 1501-1503 were an SP order add-on. There was an order of P&LE SW1500s built between an SP order and the WP order from what I understand. They were optioned similarly, except for SP specific items like the signal lights.

A sidebar to the WP SW1500 story is that the railroad tried 3 previous times to buy SW1500s, but cancelled the first two (in 1967 and 1968) and then converted the third order (1970) into a request for GP40s (WP 3517-3526).

The 1967 order was for 4, to be numbered WP 611-614. The 1968 order was for 7, numbers uncertain but likely WP 611-617. These would have probably been painted solid orange if ordered.

In 1975, the railroad discussed the idea of ordering 5 MP15s, to be numbered WP 1504-1508.

(Info from Strapac "WP Diesel Locomotives")

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  SW1500 for Portola? Jon 10-02-2011 - 13:40
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? Shortline Sammie 10-02-2011 - 19:11
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? George Andrews 10-02-2011 - 20:23
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? Zephyrus 10-02-2011 - 20:55
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? Mark Meoff 10-02-2011 - 21:43
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? Zephyrus 10-03-2011 - 12:14
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? Sam Richards 10-03-2011 - 13:06
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? Mistertower 10-03-2011 - 13:45
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? Robert 10-04-2011 - 16:01
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? Eugene 10-05-2011 - 10:58
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? Curious 10-05-2011 - 14:18
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? njt 10-06-2011 - 11:40
  Re: SW1500 for Portola? Robert 10-06-2011 - 14:59


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