| Posted by CSXNick on October 19, 2016 | |
What a handsome engine!
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I think you got it backwards. The 5300s became 4300s (or 4400s) after rebuilding this this one went back, I'm assuming, to its original number. Great shot. My favorite SP typle.
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Beautiful! Brings back memories from my childhood-watching SD-9s on the tracks between Corvallis and Arlie(sp?) Junction in the late seventies. Love that Black Widow scheme!
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Sid, Yes, my caption is a bit confusing. The locomotive was built as SP 5399, and renumbered 4364 when rebuilt into a SD9E. Then the locomotive got its original number back, probably when it was painted into black widow colors by LLW. I don’t want to even get into the 1965 SP system-wide renumbering which put the SD9s into the 3800 (and up) series. That would make it even more confusing! I’ll correct the caption to read a bit better… Thanks for the heads up, sir!
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