Saturday, December 6, 2025

SP U30C in Oakland

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On Thursday, August 8, 1974, SP 7909 sat in the power pool at the West Oakland Diesel Shop in West Oakland, CA. According to Wesley Fox, "the other U30C was 7901. This pair brought in the LAOAT (373) that morning and has been turned to go out on the OALAT (374) that evening." 
SP 7909 is a GE U30C, SP Class GF630-1. Reportedly: it was built in 1968, builders number 36629. It was retired in 1984 and scrapped.
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Scan 2008.5.4.1.7-ph, 35mm Slide 2.5-1780 

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