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Southern Pacific #5472
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Southern Pacific #5472
Technical Data
Builder
GM EMD, La Grange, IL
Number
21297
Date
1956
Type
SD9
Wheel Arrangement
C-C
Power
Diesel-Electric
Gross Weight
180 tons
Tractive Effort
1750
History
1956, built new as Southern Pacific Railroad No. 5472;
1965, renumbered SP No. 3946
1968 (April), leased to Northwestern Pacific
1970 (October) returned to SP service
1977 (May), General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program, Sacramento, CA; renumbered SP No. 4423
1993, purchased by Omnitrax, Loveland, CO
2003, purchased by PLA
2004, Restored to original SP Black Widow paint scheme and number
2005 (January), in service, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA
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