SP ALCo S-2 1780

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Southern Pacific (SP) 1780 was the last SP ALCo S-2 to work in Oakland, CA. SP 1780 was in Homestead Yard, West Oakland, CA date not recorded, likely 1972.
SP 1780 was an ALCo S-2. Reportedly it was built in 1950, builders number 77047, as SP 1439, SP Class DS-105. In 1965 it was renumbered to SP 1780, SP Class AS410-3.
The disposition of this locomotive is: sold 1973 and scrapped in 1974.
Analog Image, Yashica Mat 124G Medium Format TLR Camera, Ektachrome Professional E3 (120) transparency cropped to 35mm equivalent. 
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Southbound at Walong in 2010

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BNSF 7702 led a southbound train through Walong, around the loop, headed toward Tehachapi, CA at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 30, 2010.
BNSF 7702 is a GE ES44DC. Reportedly: it was built by in 2005 serial number 55762.
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Nikon FM2, Fujichrome Astia, Steve Sloan Photographer 

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Westbound ATSF Approaching Woodford

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) 7449 led a westbound east of Woodford, CA in the Tehachapi Mountains near milepost 350, on Sunday, May 14, 1989.
ATSF 7449 was a GE B40-8. Reportedly it was built in 1989 as ATSF 7449 B40-8 serial number 45950, the last engine of the 7410 class. In 1995 it was wrecked at Tejon, NM and was repaired. It was renumbered BNSF 8639 in 2000 and subsequently became BNSF 597.
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Nikon FM, Nikon 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Zoom-NIKKOR Macro AIS MF Lens, Kodachrome

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ALCos Meet Lima

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On Sunday, September 27, 2026, SP 2400 was with 2409 leading a local freight passing a train lead by SP 4445, a Lima 4-8-4, SP Class GS-4. This is at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad club in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA.
My C-415 models are both English (Bowser) models. The 4445 is my son's BLI model.
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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iPhone 18 Pro Image,
2026.9.28.8.35-ph

Photo by Steve Sloan
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ALCos At The Crossing

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On Sunday, September 27, 2026, SP 2400 was with 2409 leading a local freight leaving "Pleasanton" after being passed by an ACE train. This is at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad club in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA.
My models are both English (Bowser) ALCo C-415s.
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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iPhone 18 Pro Image,
2026.9.28.8.20-ph

Photo by Steve Sloan
Please do not edit, crop, colorize, "correct" or "improve" any of my photos without asking me first.

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ACE meets ALCos

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On Sunday, September 27, 2026, SP 2400 and 2409 were in the siding at "Pleasanton" being passed by an ACE train at the Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (TCSME) model railroad club in the historic Niles depot in Fremont, CA.
My models are both English (Bowser) ALCo C-415s.
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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iPhone 18 Pro Image,
2026.9.28.8.13-ph

Photo by Steve Sloan
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UP Stack Train at Woodford

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At 5:10 p.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2026, a northbound 2+2 UP stack train was at Woodford,  west of Tehachapi, CA. Power on this train was UP 7989, 7821 + 7181, 8138.
UP 7821 is a GE ES44AC. Reportedly: it is called an AC45CCTE by Union Pacific. It was built in 2008, serial number 58967.
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Nikon D750, 24~120mm f4 lens,
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