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Viewing Album:  SP Truckee area pics from the 1980s
 
By:Bruce Flaws
Dates:1/1/1980 - 6/30/1989
Album Info:Truckee and environs, mostly 1980s.
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SP 9180
Title:  SP 9180
Description:  EB at Truckee yard near the Depot. Note the different size SP font on nose.
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 6:11:28 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9180(SD45T-2)
Views:  345   Comments: 0
SP (Cotton Belt) 9300
Title:  SP (Cotton Belt) 9300
Description:  One of 2 units added to an EB at Truckee. Note no SSW logo on locomotive nose. The silver painted track occupancy indicator to right of switch stand displays a red semaphore in the proper position..
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 6:24:57 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9300(SD45T-2)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
SP (Cotton Belt) 9300 & SP 9210 EB
Title:  SP (Cotton Belt) 9300 & SP 9210 EB
Description:  2 units to be added to an EB at Truckee. No SSW logo on nose of 9300, a Cotton Belt unit. Both track occupancy indicators visible adjacent the units.
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 6:38:26 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9300(SD45T-2) SP 9210(SD45T-2)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
SP (Cotton Belt) 9300 & SP 9210
Title:  SP (Cotton Belt) 9300 & SP 9210
Description:  Backing to a waiting EB freight at Truckee
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 6:50:25 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9300(SD45T-2) SP 9210(SD45T-2)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
SP EB freight at Truckee
Title:  SP EB freight at Truckee
Description:  SP 9300 (Cotton Belt), SP 9210, SP 9387 (Cotton Belt), SP 9382 (Cotton Belt). First picture of SP (Cotton Belt) 9382 on this site. 3 of 4 units were SSW. Silver track occupancy indicators showed a red semaphore in the appropriate position.
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 6:59:07 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9300(SD45T-2) SP 9210(SD45T-2) SP 9387(SD45T-2) SP 9382(SD45T-2) SP 9347(SD45T-2)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
SP WB freight
Title:  SP WB freight
Description:  WB approaches crossing w/o headlights. Crossing gate down, peeps and traffic waiting, EB waits to depart from EB siding.
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 7:19:18 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  163   Comments: 0
WB SP freight
Title:  WB SP freight
Description:  Midtrain helpers
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 8:49:52 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9383(SD45T-2) UP 3690(SD40-2)
Views:  344   Comments: 0
WB enters CTC
Title:  WB enters CTC
Description:  WB freight with 2 cabooses enters Norden-controlled CTC territory.
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 9:23:06 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  138   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  En route to CSRM and Railfair '81. Will stop in Truckee for viewing by the locals.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/15/2020 7:56:56 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  Passing under signal bridge 2092 at East Truckee en route to the CSRM and Railfair 81. Train will stop at Truckee for about an hour.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/15/2020 8:06:09 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  782   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  Approaching the east switch of the WB siding and a stop at Truckee en route to the CSRM and Railfair 81.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/15/2020 8:15:47 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  528   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985 arriving.
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985 arriving.
Description:  En route to the newly opened CSRM and Railfair 81. The spreaders (right) are still in town.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 2:43:28 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  420   Comments: 0
UP 8444
Title:  UP 8444
Description:  At Truckee. En route to the newly opened CSRM at Sacramento and Railfair 81. I asked the blonde kneeling to take a picture for a date.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 3:12:53 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
UP 8444 and 3985 leaving WB for Norden.
Title:  UP 8444 and 3985 leaving WB for Norden.
Description:  En route to CSRM and Railfair 81. Taken from signal bridge at the west end of the crossovers. Getting ready for the smoke.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 3:25:28 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  518   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  Leaving for Norden. Engineer shut off, saving me a smokeout.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 3:51:17 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  592   Comments: 0
UP 8444
Title:  UP 8444
Description:  Leaving for Norden and a quick stop there.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 4:00:56 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
UP 8444 WB
Title:  UP 8444 WB
Description:  Leaving Truckee for a quick stop at Norden on the way to the CSRM and Railfair 81.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 4:15:20 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4)
Views:  159   Comments: 0
UP 3985
Title:  UP 3985
Description:  Passing WB under signal bridge. Unit was still a coal fired locomotive.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 12/22/2020 4:28:08 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  538   Comments: 0
SP SD40s shoving UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  SP SD40s shoving UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  En route over Donner Summit to the CSRM and Railfair 81. Taken from the west signal bridge at the crossovers at Truckee.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 5:48:12 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  136   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985 leaving for Norden
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985 leaving for Norden
Description:  En route to the opening of the CSRM and Railfair 81 in Sacramento, CA.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 6:06:35 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  134   Comments: 0
WB to Norden
Title:  WB to Norden
Description:  UP 8444 & 3985
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 6:51:12 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985
Description:  On the old Transcontinental Track heading to Norden.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 7:02:21 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
UP 8444 & 3985 WB toward Norden
Title:  UP 8444 & 3985 WB toward Norden
Description:  In between snowsheds on the old transcontinental line.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 7:19:50 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4) UP 3985(4-6-6-4)
Views:  400   Comments: 0
UP 8444 at west Norden signal bridge
Title:  UP 8444 at west Norden signal bridge
Description:  Stopped for inspection. Note that the "village" of bunkhouses and the beanery are still standing in the left background. Sure miss them. Also, see the bottom unlit TO (Train Order signal. Rule 221 Train Order Office locations Sacramento Division Timetable 15 of 1981) signal on the left signal bridge leg above the orange chevron for EB movement on No. 2 track. Above that are two signals, presumably for movement in the Norden shed, although I can find no reference to them in my collection of SP timetables from that era.
Photo Date:  5/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/11/2021 7:32:15 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  UP 8444(4-8-4)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
EB empty steel train.
Title:  EB empty steel train.
Description:  At East Truckee. Signal maintainer gives rollby.
Photo Date:  5/16/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 9:35:50 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9260(SD45T-2)
Views:  213   Comments: 0
EB empty steel train
Title:  EB empty steel train
Description:  East Truckee. Still lots of snow in the mountains. The first few cars held damaged coils returning to the mill in Utah.
Photo Date:  5/16/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 9:44:02 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  148   Comments: 0
SP 1800 caboose
Title:  SP 1800 caboose
Description:  On EB steel empties at East Truckee. Back when RR grafitti was done with a piece of chalk...
Photo Date:  5/16/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 9:51:40 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  157   Comments: 0
EB PFE derailment
Title:  EB PFE derailment
Description:  EB in Truckee. Almost landed in the Roadmaster's office.
Photo Date:  11/3/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 10:00:16 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Wreck,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  149   Comments: 0
SP wreck train at PFE derailment
Title:  SP wreck train at PFE derailment
Description:  EB at Truckee
Photo Date:  11/3/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 10:16:23 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives: 
Views:  171   Comments: 0
SP PFE wreck cleanup
Title:  SP PFE wreck cleanup
Description:  EB at Truckee.Wreck cleanup of PFE train. I worked for 6 hours as a "lumper" on a crew unloading a carload of butter. Don't remember the pay, but sucks to work on a reefer on it's side with a jumbled load inside. We had a human chain that swapped ends every half hour. There was only one conveyor on the wreck site and we didn't have it for our car.
Photo Date:  11/3/1981  Upload Date: 12/9/2020 10:25:16 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Wreck
Locomotives:  SP 9392(SD45T-2)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
A flanger parked in the yard after many flips to Emigrant Gap
Title:  A flanger parked in the yard after many flips to Emigrant Gap
Description:  Turned on the balloon track and facing WB. Taken about 0100 after I finished my shift plowing snow for Caltrans.
Photo Date:  1/22/1982  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:41:44 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  262   Comments: 0
Frosty Flangers at the Truckee Freight House
Title:  Frosty Flangers at the Truckee Freight House
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/23/1984  Upload Date: 5/7/2018 2:03:09 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  255   Comments: 0
Sun's out after the storm
Title:  Sun's out after the storm
Description:  Icicle breaker up and headlights are still on.
Photo Date:  1/30/1984  Upload Date: 5/7/2018 2:22:47 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4317(SD9E) SP 4340(SD9E)
Views:  502   Comments: 0
First WB train over Donner
Title:  First WB train over Donner
Description:  After the storm, a hot TOFC leaves town.
Photo Date:  1/30/1984  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:18:31 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4340(SD9E) SP 9187(SD45T-2)
Views:  401   Comments: 0
SP 4350
Title:  SP 4350
Description:  Heads up the first train (TOFC) over Donner after the storm. Icicle breakers deployed to clear the way.
Photo Date:  1/30/1984  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:12:23 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4350(SD9E)
Views:  415   Comments: 2
SP 4350
Title:  SP 4350
Description:  After a long night on the hill. Anyone up for uncoupling these?
Photo Date:  1/30/1984  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:21:18 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4350(SD9E)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
Three flangers wait
Title:  Three flangers wait
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/30/1984  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:24:52 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  269   Comments: 0
SP 4317
Title:  SP 4317
Description:  After a long night on the mountain, some sun.
Photo Date:  1/30/1984  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:07:48 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4317(SD9E)
Views:  384   Comments: 0
Flanger set
Title:  Flanger set
Description:  Crewman contemplates his next move near flanger.
Photo Date:  1/31/1984  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:28:35 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4317(SD9E)
Views:  335   Comments: 0
Flanger set
Title:  Flanger set
Description:  Looks like fun to me. Pushing snow in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night.
Photo Date:  1/31/1984  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:37:41 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4307(SD9E)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
Spreader waits for the next call
Title:  Spreader waits for the next call
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/12/1984  Upload Date: 5/7/2018 2:42:41 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4848(GP38-2)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
Late Spring
Title:  Late Spring
Description:  A WB makes a pickup at Truckee. Work train in WB siding. Note track speeder.
Photo Date:  3/13/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 10:49:07 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8307(SD40T-2)
Views:  767   Comments: 2
Springtime
Title:  Springtime
Description:  WB makes a pickup at Truckee
Photo Date:  3/13/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 10:46:58 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8367(SD40T-2)
Views:  424   Comments: 0
Springtime
Title:  Springtime
Description:  A EB UP TOFC freight drifts through Truckee. Washout in the Feather River Canyon. Jordan spreaders, track speeder, and front end loader to left.
Photo Date:  4/4/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:42:10 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3563(SD40-2)
Views:  315   Comments: 0
Springtime
Title:  Springtime
Description:  Flanger power is also used for local freights. The icicle breakers are stowed. A bit of snow left near the tire shop retaining wall. The blue building behind 4840 is the Truckee Hotel. It had a great bar and food. You could watch trains from the bar windows as they pounded the crossing on their way west or east. Susanna Banana was my favorite bartender there. We almost had a thing...
Photo Date:  4/4/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:47:28 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4840(GP38-2)
Views:  389   Comments: 0
SP 4840
Title:  SP 4840
Description:  Windshield protection. Covered air filter intake and spinning windshield insert on engineer's window. Adapted from ships--mostly tugs.
Photo Date:  4/4/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:53:51 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4840(GP38-2)
Views:  438   Comments: 0
UP detour TOFC leaves eastbound
Title:  UP detour TOFC leaves eastbound
Description:  Trouble on the "sidehill pike" meant a few days of detoured trains through Truckee. UP crews with an SP pilot engineer on each.
Photo Date:  4/4/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:58:57 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3563(SD40-2)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
SP 4365 Work Train ties up at Truckee
Title:  SP 4365 Work Train ties up at Truckee
Description:  Late afternoon tie up on the old Hobart Southern lead near the L-P Mill.
Photo Date:  4/10/1985  Upload Date: 3/17/2020 1:43:04 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4365(SD9E)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
SP 4365 at Truckee
Title:  SP 4365 at Truckee
Description:  Work train ties up for the night. Parked on the old Hobart Southern lead at the L-P Mill in Truckee.
Photo Date:  4/10/1985  Upload Date: 3/17/2020 2:14:50 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4365(SD9E)
Views:  266   Comments: 1
SP 4365 at Truckee
Title:  SP 4365 at Truckee
Description:  Lead unit on a work train tied down at Truckee.
Photo Date:  4/10/1985  Upload Date: 3/17/2020 2:28:02 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SP 4365(SD9E)
Views:  189   Comments: 0

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