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Pictures of SP 9385
Owner:
Southern Pacific
Model:
EMD SD45T-2
Built As:
SSW 9385 (SD45T-2)
Serial Number:
74696-15
Order No:
74696
Frame Number:
74696-15
Built:
4/1975
Notes:
ex-SSW 9385 - repainted into SP speed lettering
Other locos with this serial:
NREX 9385(SD45T-2)
SP 9385(SD45T-2)
ALL 9455(SD45T-2)
SSW 9385(SD45T-2)
CEFX 9385(SD45T-2)
RUMO 9455(SD45T-2)
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Title:
SP "Tunnel Motors!!!!"
Description:
This Union Pacific train heads south, to connect west, at Joliet, Illinois in May 1998. Both locomotives are still in Southern Pacific colors. Lead locomotive #5368 is former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad SD40T-2 and is sublettered “DRGW.” Second is SP SD45T-2 #9385. These models are nicknamed “Tunnel Motors” and were used originally by only SP and DRGW. They have large radiators allowing for cooling while passing through tunnels, which these railroads had. They were built new by Electo-Motive Division of General Motors in the 1970s. Rio Grande bought Southern Pacific Railroad in 1988 and kept it operating as SP. Union Pacific merged with Southern Pacific on September 11, 1996. After the acquisition UP became North America’s largest railroad totaling 32,200 miles in 23 states. Date approx. (Vivitar "Point-and-shoot" 35mm camera, Kodak PJC 1600 print film)
Photo Date:
5/25/1998
Upload Date:
2/24/2024 7:15:30 PM
Location:
Joliet, IL
Author:
Robert Jackson (father)
Categories:
Station,Action
Locomotives:
SP 5368(SD40T-2)
SP 9385(SD45T-2)
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