Saturday, June 8, 2024

SP SDP45s at Bahia

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Southern Pacific (SP) 3204 on the point of a westbound at Bahia (near Benicia, CA) on an unknown date in 1975. WAF said, "The photo was typical power on Oakland bound trains in the 70s on Sunday afternoons. On Sundays SDP45s would be returning from Donner helper service and road service to Sparks. They would be back to San Jose that evening or early Monday morning. SDP45s used on UPSFF/UPSFT/OASFY trains to the City would work back to SJ on the late Sunday evening commutes."
SP 3204 is an EMD SDP45, SP Class EP636-1. Reportedly: SP 3204 was built in 1967 by EMD as a model SDP45, builders number 32853, SP 3204, SP Class EP636-1. These were later reassigned to freight service and reclassified in 1985 to SP Class EF636-13.
This locomotive was retired in 1990, sold in 1991 and scrapped.
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