Southern Pacific (SP) 9612 - EMD GP60
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UP 1154 rests at WC
SP GP60's 9601, 9614, and 9612 lead the westbound APL stack train on the NS New Orleans Terminal at Shrewsbury Road near New Orleans, LA.
SP GP60 9612 leads the westbound APL stack train on the NS New Orleans Terminal at Shrewsbury Road near New Orleans, LA.
The EsPee acquired a fleet of 195 GP60's assigned either SP or SSW reporting marks. Only the first 20, SP 9600-SP 9619 were delivered as SP units with the classic "Railroad Roman" font. The 9620-9714 were delivered as Cotton Belt units and the 9715-9794 would be delivered in variations of the SP Rio Grande inspired "Speed Lettering" paint scheme. Here we see a solid consist of the early SP GP60 variant leading the westbound APL stack train on the NS New Orleans Terminal at Shrewsbury Road near New Orleans, LA.
9612
Eastbound near CP WALL
Westbound manifest climbs out of the Colorado River valley near Araz. SP 9612 was later UP 5715, UP 1915. Date of photo approximate.
Four Southern Pacific GP60's charge wespbound at Thistle,Utah with the daily Denver-Roseville Forwarder.This was a late afternoon,early evening train.
