Richard Curts caught this shot, unfortunately the date is unknown. Right about the time Amtrak was getting caught up on their own power orders, they returned the F7's to the SP.
Slide says "Delores, CA"
LA 13½ catches a U50 and a DD35 out in his front yard at Industry Yard, near the 27 X-Overs.
SP 9900 on the ready tracks at the west end of the yard
SP 9900 moves through the yard near the former PFE repair tracks
SP 9900 is coupled to U50 9951
SP 9900 is joined by SP 9951 as they await their next assignment
A westbound Hauler leaves SPs West Colton Yard heading for Los Angeles headed by a rare U50 / DD35 lashup. By the middle of the next year, the SPs U50s were gone...
Just out of High School, knew nothing about decent cameras, but I knew what I liked. This was a 126 film slide.