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Southern Pacific (SP) GP9 3600 was heading west around the wye on the east side of Roseville, CA on a warm Sunday, June 28, 1973. This was two months after the explosions that caused so much damage to the Antelope end of that yard.
SP 3600 was an EMD GP9, SP Class EF418-7. Reportedly: it was built in 1957 by EMD, builders number 22941, as SP 5759, SP Class DF-607.
In 1965 it was renumbered and reclassed to SP 3600 as shown.
This locomotive was upgraded and reclassed in 1975 emerging as SP 3803 EMD GP9R, SP Class EF418E-3.
The disposition of this locomotive is: Retired in 1991, sold in 1992, it became Yolo Shortline 131.
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Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide 2.5-981, Hand Scan 2011.3.5.1.2-ph
Steve Sloan Photographer
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