1937

SP 4038
Southern Pacific (SP) MC-6 (2-8-8-2 Mallet Consolidation) 4038 at what looks like Sacramento, CA, circa 1937.
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Railfan notes from 1937

Steve Sloan's Trains : Train Photo Notes : 1930s : 1937

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1937

Thursday, April 15, 1937

SP 3677, Baldwin, SP Class F-4 2-10-2

SP 2-10-2 3677 in Sacramento
Southern Pacific (SP) Class F-4, 3677, an SP 2-10-2 reportedly in Sacramento, CA on Thursday, April 15, 1937. Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Jack Darrough Collection. Used with permission. 616 format negative.

Thursday, June 10, 1937

SP 4330, SP Built, SP Class MT-3

SP 4330 in San Francisco, CA
The notes with the collection say: on Thursday, June 10, 1937, Southern Pacific (SP) 4330 is in San Francisco, CA. Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Darrough Collection. Since negatives were extensively traded it's possible Bill was not the photographer. Photos from this collection have been shared with permission from Jack Darrough, obtained before he died.

Friday, August 6, 1937

SP 4203, Baldwin 4-6-6-2, SP Class AM-2

SP AM-2 4203 in Portland, OR?
The notes with the collection say this is Southern Pacific (SP) 4203 in Portland, OR on Friday, August 6, 1937. Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Darrough Collection. Since negatives were extensively traded it's possible Bill was not the photographer. Photos from this collection have been shared with permission from Jack Darrough, obtained before he died.

Specific date not known

Photos in, or thought to be in, 1937. Specific date not known.

June 1937, Specific date unknown

SP 3737, Baldwin, SP Class F-5 2-10-2

SP 2-10-2 3737 in Dunsmuir
Southern Pacific (SP) Class F-5 3737, a 2-10-2, in Dunsmuir in June 1937. Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Jack Darrough Collection. Used with permission.

SP 4038, Baldwin 2-8-8-2, SP Class MC-6

SP 4038 in Sacramento
Southern Pacific (SP) MC-6 (2-8-8-2 Mallet Consolidation) 4038 at what looks like Sacramento, CA. This photo may have been taken in Sacramento as the locomotive was being converted to simple, in July 1937, class AC-3. The cab was cut away in the process. It was built by Baldwin in October 1912 and retired and scrapped in 1948. Any more information appreciated. Photographer unknown.
According to Joe Strapac, "Looks like Sacramento to me, Steve. One of the last three to be converted to simple, in 1937. Evidence of wreck damage, suggesting that SP would have had to budget more $ than just the usual for one of this class. Nice picture! Keep them coming..." Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Jack Darrough Collection. Used with permission.

SP 4046, Baldwin 2-8-8-2, SP Class AC-3

SP 4046 in Dunsmuir
Southern Pacific (SP) 4046, SP Class AC-3, in Dunsmuir, CA. The date is unknown but I am guessing this is circa 1937..

August 1937, Specific date unknown

SP 17, Narrow Gauge Baldwin 4-6-0

SPNG SP 17 at Mina, NV
Southern Pacific (SP) Narrow Gauge 17 is leading 4-6-0 SP 9 at Mina Nevada in August 1937. From the Jack Darrough Collection. Potographer likely Bill Darrough used with permission.

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