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| Title: |
SP 2516 on work train |
| Description: |
Tom Gildersleeve set |
| Photo Date: |
8/9/1948 Upload Date: 5/6/2024 8:53:04 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Tom Gildersleeve |
| Categories: |
Steam,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
SP 2516(2-8-0) |
| Views: |
586 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP GP9 5704 |
| Description: |
Taken by an unknown photographer. |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1961 Upload Date: 9/18/2022 12:59:20 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 5704(GP9) |
| Views: |
607 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 725 West at the loop |
| Description: |
Tom Gildersleeve set |
| Photo Date: |
5/22/1965 Upload Date: 7/29/2025 5:44:29 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Tom Gildersleeve |
| Categories: |
Tunnel,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 725(GP9) ATSF 720(GP7) |
| Views: |
384 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Daylight Obs Car |
| Description: |
San Joaquin Daylight Train #52 on the way to L.A. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1971 Upload Date: 4/7/2009 2:08:29 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Drew Jacksich |
| Categories: |
Winter,Passenger,Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
1315 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 5004 near Walong |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
1/14/1973 Upload Date: 3/11/2023 2:55:41 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
674 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Santa Fe eastbound on Loop Approach |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/18/1973 Upload Date: 6/11/2006 12:21:57 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Steve Schmollinger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 4514(SD24) ATSF 5555(SD45) |
| Views: |
4326 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 5947 East on the approach |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/21/1973 Upload Date: 6/7/2006 1:16:35 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Steve Schmollinger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5947(FP45) |
| Views: |
1360 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SD24s help Santa eastbound |
| Description: |
SP MofW crews burn off weeds from the side of the fill at Walong as this Santa Fe
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| Photo Date: |
6/21/1973 Upload Date: 6/10/2006 7:27:27 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Steve Schmollinger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 4566(SD24) |
| Views: |
1611 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Santa Fe 8734 West at tunnel 9 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
6/23/1973 Upload Date: 6/7/2006 1:29:21 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Steve Schmollinger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 8734(U36C) |
| Views: |
1564 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Santa Fe 5565 East meets SP westbound |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
8/20/1973 Upload Date: 5/27/2006 11:42:02 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Steve Schmollinger |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5665(SD45-2) |
| Views: |
1444 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 3362 Pusher |
| Description: |
Tehachapi Loop |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1976 Upload Date: 6/25/2018 8:44:53 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Russell Eslick |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
ATSF 3362(GP35) |
| Views: |
548 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 5604 |
| Description: |
Tehachapi Loop |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1976 Upload Date: 6/25/2018 8:41:19 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Russell Eslick |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5604(SD45) |
| Views: |
789 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 5608 |
| Description: |
Tehachapi Loop. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1976 Upload Date: 6/25/2018 8:41:25 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Russell Eslick |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5608(SD45) ATSF 8706(U36C) ATSF 8799(U36C) |
| Views: |
1080 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 8714 Tehachapi Loop |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
8/15/1976 Upload Date: 11/2/2018 6:06:48 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Russell Eslick |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 8714(U33C) |
| Views: |
614 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SP 8432 East |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
10/9/1976 Upload Date: 8/20/2025 9:42:21 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8432(SD40) SP 4352(SD9E) |
| Views: |
365 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 5909 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/1/1977 Upload Date: 6/25/2018 8:19:20 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Russell Eslick |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5909(F45) |
| Views: |
750 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 8724 Tehachapi Loop |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/15/1977 Upload Date: 11/2/2018 6:07:10 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Russell Eslick |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 8724(U33C) SP 6926(SD35) |
| Views: |
835 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
SP 9317 9386 Tehachapi Loop |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/15/1977 Upload Date: 11/2/2018 2:08:02 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Russell Eslick |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 9317(SD45T-2) SP 9386(SD45T-2) |
| Views: |
763 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
ATSF Bicentennial 5704 |
| Description: |
WB on Tehachapi Loop |
| Photo Date: |
4/7/1977 Upload Date: 1/23/2011 3:22:24 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Doug Harrop |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5704(SD45-2) |
| Views: |
1984 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SSW Bicentennial 9389 |
| Description: |
Another grainy pic from my instamatic days; praise God for Photoshop, you should have seen it before! |
| Photo Date: |
6/7/1977 Upload Date: 8/11/2008 3:29:24 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SSW 9389(SD45T-2) |
| Views: |
1708 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9209 East |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/1977 Upload Date: 8/19/2025 8:28:51 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9209(SD45T-2) SSW 9386(SD45T-2) |
| Views: |
452 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP Eastbound |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/1977 Upload Date: 8/19/2025 8:07:43 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
188 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9015 East |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/1977 Upload Date: 8/24/2025 10:09:25 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9015(SD45) SP 8891(SD45) |
| Views: |
337 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 8713 at Walong |
| Description: |
Not bad for a 38 year old instamatic transparency; taken before the block occupancy signals were removed. |
| Photo Date: |
10/10/1977 Upload Date: 3/3/2009 4:11:04 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8713(U33C) |
| Views: |
1150 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BN 6806 East on SP Tehachapi |
| Description: |
Bob Gottier photo |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1977 Upload Date: 8/27/2025 4:49:51 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Bob Gottier |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6806(SD40-2) |
| Views: |
206 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BN 6806 East |
| Description: |
Bob Gottier photo |
| Photo Date: |
12/3/1977 Upload Date: 8/27/2025 8:06:09 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Bob Gottier |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6806(SD40-2) SP 8847(SD45) |
| Views: |
304 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
BN 6801 - Walong, Tehachapi Mountains, CA - 3/19/78 |
| Description: |
A Southern Pacific freight, with Burlington Northern SD40-2 6801 in the lead (testing the Locotrol system for the SP), heads west over the famed Tehachapi Loop on March 19, 1978. In moments, the SD40-2 and the SP GP40X will be passing under the rear half of their train. |
| Photo Date: |
3/19/1978 Upload Date: 1/24/2011 12:54:07 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
BN 6801(SD40-2) SP 7201(GP40X) |
| Views: |
2036 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SP 9180 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
4/1/1978 Upload Date: 7/27/2012 4:13:55 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Tunnel,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9180(SD45T-2) |
| Views: |
1317 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Are there enough poles up at Walong? |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/4/1978 Upload Date: 5/24/2008 4:40:23 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
SP 6668(GP35) SP 6594(GP35) SP 6574(GP35) |
| Views: |
1005 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 5680 (SD45-2) is about to duck into the Tehachapi Loop tunnel it is returning to Bakersfield after helping a ATSF freight to the Tehachapi summit. 7/9/1978 |
| Description: |
Photo Date Approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
7/9/1978 Upload Date: 9/16/2018 5:17:15 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John R. Schmeling |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5680(SD45-2) |
| Views: |
1859 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
SP 8636 East approaching Tehachapi loop |
| Description: |
Al Chione set |
| Photo Date: |
8/12/1978 Upload Date: 6/23/2020 4:49:07 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Al Chione |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8636(U33C) SP 8727(U33C) |
| Views: |
606 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 5508 in Tunnel #9 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/17/1978 Upload Date: 8/23/2008 2:58:46 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Tunnel |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5508(SD45) |
| Views: |
1259 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 5709 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/18/1978 Upload Date: 8/23/2008 3:01:07 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5709(SD45-2) |
| Views: |
1170 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
ATSF 5709 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/18/1978 Upload Date: 8/23/2008 3:01:30 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
ATSF 5709(SD45-2) |
| Views: |
1161 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9323 East |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
10/7/1978 Upload Date: 8/24/2025 9:00:35 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9323(SD45T-2) SP 8465(SD40) SP 8356(SD40T-2) |
| Views: |
415 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 8775 |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
3/16/1979 Upload Date: 7/23/2025 5:10:49 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Tunnel,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8775(U33C) |
| Views: |
435 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Mojave Flyer |
| Description: |
I always had a soft spot for those little cement hoppers. |
| Photo Date: |
5/4/1979 Upload Date: 8/5/2008 5:25:03 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
649 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 4349 4328 |
| Description: |
Tehachapi Loop |
| Photo Date: |
5/8/1979 Upload Date: 11/5/2018 6:33:19 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
W Townsend |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 4349(SD9E) SP 4328(SD9E) |
| Views: |
906 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 7801 GE B30-7 |
| Description: |
Tehachapi Loop |
| Photo Date: |
5/9/1979 Upload Date: 11/5/2018 6:34:15 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
W Townsend |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 7801(B30-7) SP 9115(SD45) SP 9168(SD45T-2) |
| Views: |
1018 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SSW 9295 (SD45T-2) along with SSW (SD45) 9057 and two other SSW units at Walong. 9/16/1979 |
| Description: |
A four unit set of light helpers returns to Bakersfield CA after helping a long SP manifest freight to the Tehachapi summit. |
| Photo Date: |
9/16/1979 Upload Date: 11/25/2017 2:01:20 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John R. Schmeling |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SSW 9295(SD45T-2) SSW 9057(SD45) |
| Views: |
1114 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 8310 |
| Description: |
got radio? |
| Photo Date: |
9/18/1979 Upload Date: 5/24/2008 3:48:50 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Scenic |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8310(SD40T-2) SP 8341(SD40T-2) SP 8321(SD40T-2) |
| Views: |
2263 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Untitled |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
1/1/1980 Upload Date: 7/27/2006 8:54:47 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
Brian Theaker |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
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| Views: |
882 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 8803 |
| Description: |
Surprised to see Athearns stock number in person... |
| Photo Date: |
4/14/1980 Upload Date: 8/20/2008 4:33:39 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8803(SD45) SP 9325(SD45T-2) |
| Views: |
1986 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 3834 |
| Description: |
Only SP would use GP9's as helpers on a mountain grade in 1980 behind a pig train. I love it! - Date is approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/1980 Upload Date: 5/22/2008 5:28:48 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3834(GP9R) |
| Views: |
2099 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 3377 and 3853 with the "Mojave Flyer". |
| Description: |
Kerr McGee cars, carbon black hoppers, heading East through Walong; I wonder where they are going? LOL! |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/1980 Upload Date: 9/1/2008 4:17:10 PM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Tunnel |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3377(GP9R) SP 3853(GP9R) |
| Views: |
1641 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 3377 leads later model GP9 3853. |
| Description: |
The differences in roof details are very apparent here. |
| Photo Date: |
5/28/1980 Upload Date: 6/11/2008 2:37:33 AM |
| Location: |
Walong, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Signal |
| Locomotives: |
SP 3377(GP9R) SP 3853(GP9R) |
| Views: |
1297 Comments: 1 |
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