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Southern Pacific #5623
Technical Data
Builder
GM EMD, La Grange, IL
Number
19978
Date
April 1955
Type
GP9
Wheel Arrangement
B-B
Power
Diesel-Electric
Gross Weight
130 tons
Tractive Effort
1750
History
1955, built new as Southern Pacific Railroad No. 5623;
1966 (June), renumbered SP No. 3005
1977, General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program, Sacramento, CA; renumbered SP No. 3189
1991, retired by Southern Pacific
1991, purchased by Sims Metals, scrap dealer, Richmond, CA
1991, purchased by Mr. Errol Ohman & Mr. Howard Wise, private owners
1992 (December), on loan to the PLA by Mr. Ohman & Mr. Wise
1993, on loan to the Oakland Terminal Railway, Oakland CA
2005 (January), in service, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA
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