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Re: WPRM SD9 4450?
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 09-23-2013 - 22:24

Erik H. Wrote:
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> SP4460 Wrote:
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> > Per Wikipedia SP had 150 SD9's out of 515 built
>
> Sadly, very few left. There was a chance to save
> more than a few of them. Unfortunately none of
> the preservation groups in Oregon are interested
> in a locomotive that defined Oregon railroad
> history for over 40 years from the 1950s until the
> 1990s.
>
> P&W will scrap the couple they have, as soon as
> they are worn out (they've already scrapped
> several). POTB got rid of all but one (and two
> ex-BN models, one is chop-nosed.) Willamette
> Valley long got rid of theirs. ORHF has zero
> interest. CORP never had one. That leaves just
> George Lavacot's one in Oregon.

Albeit most of SP's SD-9's were well worn out by the time they went to auction. making a rebuild or restoration costly. Also not having self aligning couplers did not help their cause either. Sad to see them go but it's not like any of us didn't know this was going to happen.

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  WPRM SD9 4450? Robert 09-20-2013 - 15:54
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Tom 09-20-2013 - 15:58
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Robert 09-20-2013 - 16:20
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? PvtParts 09-20-2013 - 17:22
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Tom 09-20-2013 - 23:31
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? SP4460 09-21-2013 - 02:33
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? P. Kepler 09-21-2013 - 10:42
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Erik H. 09-21-2013 - 16:07
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? HUTCH 7.62 09-23-2013 - 22:24
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Erik H. 09-21-2013 - 16:03
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? WP Snobs 09-21-2013 - 16:46
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Tom 09-21-2013 - 20:17
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Tony Johnson 09-21-2013 - 21:37
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Mike Swanson 09-23-2013 - 14:07
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? HUTCH 7.62 09-23-2013 - 22:25
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Mark Gillings 09-22-2013 - 19:22
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? HUTCH 7.62 09-22-2013 - 20:07
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Tom 09-22-2013 - 20:43
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Robert 09-24-2013 - 15:45
  Re: WPRM SD9 4450? Mike Horn 09-26-2013 - 10:37


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