Black Widow in Antelope

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Southern Pacific Black Widow Geep 3611 on the Rock Pile lead at Antelope, Roseville, CA Yard on Thursday, June 28, 1973. This was two months to the day after the explosions that caused so much damage to the Antelope end of that yard.
According to OPRRMS, "By then, the 3611 was the last Pacific Lines GP9 to retain this paint scheme, although there were a number of Cotton Belt units and a couple of ex-T&NO units that lasted longer. Not long after Steve's photo, Roseville applied scarlet and grey paint to various areas of the unit, covering up the silver and orange areas and the red frame stripe, but leaving the black areas black."
SP 3611 was an EMD GP9, SP Class EF418-7. Reportedly: it was built in 1957, builders number 22952 as SP 5770, SP Class DF-611. In 1965 it was renumbered to SP 3611. It was upgraded in 1977 emerging as SP 3800 EMD GP9R, SP Class EF418R-3. Retired 1991. Sold 1997. Presumed scrapped.
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Photo by: Steve Sloan
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Kodachrome Slide 2.5-997, Scan 2011.3.5.1.4-ph

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Widow's Nose

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Southern Pacific (SP) Black Widow GP9 3611 was one of the last black and silver units in service. It spent awhile working the East Pleasanton job, laying over in perfect light, on an unrecorded date in 1973.
SP 3611 was an EMD GP9, SP Class EF418-7. Reportedly: it was built in 1957, builders number 22952 as SP 5770, SP Class DF-611. In 1965 it was renumbered to SP 3611. It was upgraded in 1977 emerging as SP 3800 EMD GP9R, SP Class EF418R-3. Retired 1991. Sold 1997. Presumed scrapped.
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Photo by: Steve Sloan
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Plus X neg: 1.1.1.6.18, Scan 2009.11.6.1.4-ph

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Half-Widow

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Half repainted Southern Pacific (SP) "half-widow" 3611 at Roseville, CA, with GP9 3694 on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 1974.
SP 3611 was an EMD GP9, SP Class EF418-7. Reportedly: it was built in 1957, builders number 22952 as SP 5770, SP Class DF-611. In 1965 it was renumbered to SP 3611. It was upgraded in 1977 emerging as SP 3800 EMD GP9R, SP Class EF418R-3. Retired 1991. Sold 1997. Presumed scrapped.
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Photo by: Steve Sloan
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Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide 2.5-999, Scan 2011.3.9.2.1-ph 

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SSW GP9 in Watsonville

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Cotton Belt (SSW) GP9 3648 in Watsonville Junction, CA on an unrecorded day in December 1974. The GP9 in front of it was the SP 3401.
SSW 3648 was an EMD GP9, SP Class EF418C-2. Reportedly: it was built in 1959, builders number 25017, as SSW 827, SSW Class Z-17. In 1965 it was renumbered to SSW 3648. It was not upgraded, retired in 1987, it was sold to Wilson Rail Services, chopnosed in 1988 and became Farmrail 3648.
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Photo by: Steve Sloan
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Kodachrome Slide 2.5-1013, Scan 2014.5.25.1.9-ph 

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SSW 3644 in Indio

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Southern Pacific subsidiary Cotton Belt (SSW) 3644 was in Indio, CA with an SP GP30 on an unknown date in May 1972.
SSW 3644 was an EMD GP9, SP Class EF418C-1. Reportedly: it was built in 1957 builders number 24078, as SSW 823, SSW Class Z-17. In 1965 it was renumbered to SSW 3644.
This locomotive was upgraded in 1978 as GP9R SSW 3813 SP Class EF418CR-3. It was reportedly retired and sold in 1993. It became Yolo Shortline 132, then SERA 132.
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Analog Image, Wards Film Slide
Slide 2.5-1011, scan: 2011.3.9.2.4-ph

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SP DD35 in Colton

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Southern Pacific (SP) 9902 heads west under Pepper Avenue in West Colton, CA on Friday, December 29, 1973.
SP 9902 is an EMD DD35 "DD35B", SP Class EF850B-1. It was built in 1964, builders number 28905, as SP 8402, SP Class DF-700. In 1965 it was renumbered to SP 9502, SP Class EF850B-1. In 1969 it was renumbered again to SP 9902. It was retired in 1976, scrapped 1978.
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Kodachome Slide 2.5-2866, Scan 2008.3.27.1.3-ph

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Grain at Irvin

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On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., at Irvin, WA, in The Funnel a.k.a the BNSF Spokane Subdivision, was a westbound 2+2 grain train. Power on the train was 9274, 5166 + 7154, 6616.
BNSF 9274 is an EMD SD70ACe. Reportedly: it was built in 2008, serial number 20066862-145.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens,
Image: 2025.9.20.3.5-ph.dng 

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