SP Passenger Train at Niles

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On Friday, December 26, 2025, at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad club in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA, my HO scale Rapido Southern Pacific (SP) passenger engines 6046 and 6044 were pulling a passenger train.
The real SP 6045 was an EMD E9A. Reportedly: It was built in 1954, serial number 20095, SP Class DF-12. In 1965 it was reclassified to SP Class EP624A-1. It was retired in 1970.
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HO PA at Niles

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On Friday, December 26, 2025, at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad club in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA, my HO scale Rapido Southern Pacific (SP) PA-2 6044 was resting at Livermore Station.
The real SP 6044 was an ALCo PA-2. Reportedly: It was built in 1953, serial number 80844, SP class DF-11. In 1965 it was reclassified to SP Class AP620A-5. It was retired in 1967.
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UP Huntinton Sub Stack Train

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A Union Pacific (UP) all EMD powered 5+0 stack train (4567, 4797, 8544, 4528, and 5215) is headed east after a meet at Sago along the Antelope Creek Valley towards North Powder, Oregon on June 10, 2007. This is east of LaGrande, OR.
UP 4567 is an EMD SD70M. Reportedly: it was built in 2001 serial number 996168-37.

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Westbound at Boca

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Southern Pacific (SP) 9320 was at Boca, CA, climbing westbound toward Truckee, CA with SD45 8920, an SD40 and another SD45T-2 on Sunday, July 20, 1975.
JS said, "That shot on Donner is the old station site of Boca, CA." WAF said, "(The) one at Boca on Donner is the RGRVY. The block of coiled steel on the head end is the giveaway."
SP 9320 was an EMD SD45T-2, SP Class EF636-12. Reportedly: SP 9320 was built in 1974, builders number 73630-06. It upgraded in 1988 emerging as SP 6836 SP Class EF636R-8. The disposition of this locomotive is, renumbered out of original SP sequence; rebuilt to 3000 hp SD40-2T by VMV in 1998-1999; renumbered to UP 4820, then UP 2852. Retired by UP in 2008.
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Meet at Sago, OR

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Union Pacific (UP) 4567 led an eastbound 4+0 stack train meeting a westbound 3+1 manifest (with 5626, 3212 4213 + 5631) at Sago, OR, on Sunday, June 10, 2007. UP 5631 was shoving hard on the back.
UP 5626 is a GE AC4400CW. Reportedly it is UP Designation C44ACCTE, built in 2004, builders number 55219.
UP 5631 is a GE AC4400CW, UP Designation C44ACCTE, built in 2004, builders number 55224.
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MNCR FL9 2003

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Metro North Commuter Railroad (MNCR) 2003 was approaching Peekskill, NY, on Friday, June 30, 1995, with a commute train bound for New York City.
MNCR 2003, was an EMD FL9. Reportedly, it was built as NH 2017 in 1957, Serial Number 21963. Reporting marks and numbers said to be associated with this locomotive include MNCR 2003, MNCR 506, MNCR 5017, CR 5017, PC 5017, and NH 2017. Reportedly, after being retired this locomotive was scrapped.
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ALCo C-415 at Mouse Creek

 

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On Saturday, December 13, 2025, my Bowser HO Model of Southern Pacific (SP) 2400 crossing Mouse Creek on the California Central Model Railroad Club (CCMRC) in the historic Agnew depot in Santa Clara, CA.
The real SP 2400 was an ALCo C-415, SP Class AS415-1. Reportedly: it was built in 1966 builder's number 3458-1. Sold in 1977 to Fundidora Monterrey a steel mill in Monterrey, Mexico with some other C-415s.
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