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Michael Palmieri's Collection
 
5/8/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Southern Pacific
Model:EMD GP9Built As:SP 5872 (GP9)
Serial Number:25631Order No:5608
Frame Number:5608-1Built:8/1959
Notes:ex-SP 5872
Other locos with this serial:  RLK 4001(GP9) SP 3708(GP9) CWRL 4001(GP9) GEXR 4001(GP9E)
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Transfer Run
Title:  Transfer Run
Description:  Eastbound down the Huey Long Bridge, this was probably the 209 Job that went to the Southern Railway's Oliver Yard. The second unit was one of 20 Espee GP9's built with a low nose.
Photo Date:  10/11/1975  Upload Date: 5/22/2009 10:06:13 PM
Location:  Jefferson, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  SP 2967(RSD12) SP 3708(GP9) SP 3141(C630) SP 3140(C630)
Views:  1574   Comments: 1
Noses
Title:  Noses
Description:  These three locomotives provide a contrast in nose profiles as they lead an eastbound transfer run down the Huey P. Long Bridge. There was another C630 behind the 3141.
Photo Date:  10/11/1975  Upload Date: 2/5/2010 7:31:03 PM
Location:  Jefferson, LA
Author:  Michael Palmieri
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  SP 2967(RSD12) SP 3708(GP9) SP 3141(C630)
Views:  1190   Comments: 2


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