Westbound at Boca

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Southern Pacific (SP) 9320 was at Boca, CA, climbing westbound toward Truckee, CA with SD45 8920, an SD40 and another SD45T-2 on Sunday, July 20, 1975.
JS said, "That shot on Donner is the old station site of Boca, CA." WAF said, "(The) one at Boca on Donner is the RGRVY. The block of coiled steel on the head end is the giveaway."
SP 9320 was an EMD SD45T-2, SP Class EF636-12. Reportedly: SP 9320 was built in 1974, builders number 73630-06. It upgraded in 1988 emerging as SP 6836 SP Class EF636R-8. The disposition of this locomotive is, renumbered out of original SP sequence; rebuilt to 3000 hp SD40-2T by VMV in 1998-1999; renumbered to UP 4820, then UP 2852. Retired by UP in 2008.
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From Photo Album 1001.1.30.1, Scan 2018.2.25.1.4-ph, Negative 1.1.2.32.3

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