RailPictures.Net Photo: SP 9 Southern Pacific Railroad Steam 4-6-0 at Keeler, California by John West

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» Southern Pacific Railroad (more..)
» Steam 4-6-0 (more..)

» Between Owenyo and Keeler
» Keeler, California, USA (more..)
» August 25, 1959

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» SP 9 (more..)
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SP 9 makes the last steam run on the SP narrow gauge, from Owenyo to Keeler and return. It was retained as a backup for the single diesel on the line, and that morning the diesel returned on a (standard gauge) flatcar after repairs at the Bakersfield shops. Fortunately No. 9 would be used one last time while the diesel was set up for service. A few months later, in April 1960, the narrow gauge was abandoned.

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