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My first wife, Candy Sloan, shot this photo of a friend on the Southern Pacific (SP) between Susuin and Dixon, CA on SP SD9 (SD9E) 4306 on Thursday, July 28, 1983.
SP 4306 EMD is an SD9 (SD9E), SP Class EF618E-1. Reportedly: it was built as in 1954 as SP 5340, SD9, SP Class DF-120, builder's number 19429. In 1965 it was renumbered SP 3801 SP Class EF618-1. This locomotive was upgraded in 1970 emerging as SP 4306 EMD SD9 (SD9E), SP Class EF618E-1.
The disposition of this locomotive is: Retired in 1995, Delivered to Progress Rail, Fresno, Calif., in 1996. It's nose was chopped and it became I&M Rail Link 610.
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Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide 1.30.7.1.1, Scan 2010.10.3.1.3ph
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