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Southern Pacific (SP) GP9 3600 (even) was in Suisun, CA on Sunday, July 14, 1974. OPRRMS said: "The unit is sitting on one of the tracks at the old engine house (note the old sand house in the left background) that was located between the mainlines and the east leg of the wye, about a half-mile west of the depot. The unit is mostly likely the Suisun Local's power, during the time SP stationed a Road Switcher there. Your dad probably worked it when he was on the Extra Board."
SP 3600 was an EMD GP9, SP Class EF418-7. Reportedly: it was built in 1957 by EMD, builders number 22941, as SP 5759, SP Class DF-607.
In 1965 it was renumbered and reclassed to SP 3600 as shown.
This locomotive was upgraded and reclassed in 1975 emerging as SP 3803 EMD GP9R, SP Class EF418E-3.
The disposition of this locomotive is: Retired in 1991, sold in 1992, it became Yolo Shortline 131.
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Analog Image, Ektachrome Slide 2.5-984, Scan 2011.2.21.1.18-ph, Steve Sloan Photographer
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