RailPictures.Net Photo: SP 8816 Southern Pacific Railroad EMD SD45 at Alta, California by Steve Schmollinger

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» Southern Pacific Railroad (more..)
» EMD SD45 (more..)

» Donner Pass
» Alta, California, USA (more..)
» November, 1974

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» SP 8816 (more..)
» Unknown

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Early in the morning at Alta, CA, four big SD45s are cut into an SP eastbound to help lift this big manifest up the western slope of Donner Pass.

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Make	NORITSU KOKI
Model	EZ Controller