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Regular poster 413 posts Wendell1976 Regular poster 413 posts
Wendell1976
To all railroad historians and Southern Pacific Railroad(SP) fans: When was the last time the Espee used EMD SW-1200 locomotives(switchers) for duty? When was the last time the Espee used cabooses for duty? Wendell
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jimfitch Prolific poster 5,288 posts
jimfitch

I didn't even know SP used

I didn't even know SP used SW1200's but SP was too big for me to fully comprehend and why despite growing up in SP territory, I switch to D&RGW which did own SW1200's.  Or did SP inherit SW1200's from D&RGW after D&RGW bought the SP systems?

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Jim Fitch
northern VA
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ctxmf74 Super User 15,955 posts
ctxmf74

Last caboose?

  I don't know exactly as a few were kept around for special use but most caboose were retired in the early 1980's . I recall seeing SW1200 or maybe SW1500 engines about that same time. Was a neat era for train watching ...DaveB

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Chuck P Prolific poster 1,012 posts
Chuck P

Rebuilt to SW1200E

You'll find most heading to other pastures around 1985-86. Rochester & Southern got one then. They are sitting in deadlines at rebuilders by then also.

Cabooses are another story. Last ones built in 1980 but within a few years, starting to be phased out. There are still some in 1987, lasting longer than the SW1200s.

 
HO - Western New York - 1987 era

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ludwig49 Regular poster 162 posts
ludwig49

SP Engine Rosters

This link will have the 1986 SP engine roster.

http://espee.railfan.net/1986rost.html

the roster list is:

http://espee.railfan.net/diesel_roster_index.html

also caboose:

http://espee.railfan.net/caboose_index.html

 

bill

 
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redP Frequent poster 567 posts
redP

last caboose

Cabooses pretty much disappeared with Reduced Crew agreement in 1986.

 Modeling Penn Central and early Amtrak in the summer of 1972

 
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Wendell1976 Regular poster 413 posts
Wendell1976

SW-1200 locomotives

To Jim Fitch: The Southern Pacific had their own SW-1200 locomotives before they merged with the Rio Grande according to the http://www.railpictures.net website. The Southern Pacific and Denver & Rio Grande Western railroads merged together in 1988. Wendell
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