SP ALCo Century in Oregon

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Southern Pacific (SP) 3117, a former ALCo C628 demonstrator, and an SD45 sat in Eugene, Oregon on an unknown date in January 1977.
SP 3117 was an ALCo C628, SP Class AS628-1. Reportedly it was built in 1964 as ALCo demonstrator 628-3. It was purchased in 1964 and became SP 4872 SP Class DF-505. In the 1965 renumbering it became SP 7102 SP Class AF628-1. In 1973 it was downgraded to switcher status becoming SP 3117 Alco C628, SP Class AS628-1. In Feb. 1980 it was sold and scrapped.
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