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5/3/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Southern Pacific
Model:EMD SD40T-2Built As:SP 8493 (SD40T-2)
Serial Number:776068-5Order No:776068
Frame Number:776068-5Built:2/1978
Other locos with this serial:  GECX 2878(SD40T-2) ALL 9510(SD40T-2) SP 8493(SD40T-2) RUMO 9510(SD40T-2)
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Piece of the Rock
Title:  Piece of the Rock
Description:  Just before the Rock Island went under in 1980, SP acquired the Golden State Route east of Santa Rosa NM, where ownership had changed from SP to Rock island. Along with that, they got RI's trackage rights into Kansas City over UP from Topeka. Heres one of the SPs trains on Rock Island trackage rights on the last leg into KC behind a trio of tunnel motors.
Photo Date:  2/19/1986  Upload Date: 11/10/2014 2:35:02 AM
Location:  Bonner Springs, KS
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8493(SD40T-2)
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