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Various photos taken, or thought to be taken in or around 1974, by location. Precise date not known.

Arkansas

Follow this link to see various photos, taken or thought to be taken, in Arkansas in 1974, by location. Precise date not known.

LA Basin

Los Angeles, CA

Links Yd.

SP 1172 EMD SW900

1172 in LA
Southern Pacific 1172, an SW900, keeps company with TR6A 1102 at the Links Yard in Los Angeles in January 1974.

Martienez, CA

CalPee

Ozol, Yard

SP 1820 ALCo S4, Class AS410-5

1820 in Martienez
Southern Pacific ALCo S4 1820 in Ozol Yard, Martienez, CA, April 1974.

Benicia Bridge

SSW 9301 EMD SD45T-2, SP Class EF636C-8

SSW 9301 on the Benicia Bridge
Cal P action; Southern Pacific subsidiary Cotton Belt 9301, an SD45T-2, leads a mixed set of EMD and Alco, 9301, 8443, 4009 and 4006 power off the Susuin Bay Bridge at Martienez, CA on an unrecorded date in 1975.

Oakland, CA

Follow this link to see various photos, taken or thought to be taken, in Oakland in 1974, by location. Precise date not known.

Port Chicago, CA

AM 429 EMD E9

AMTK 429 at Port Chicago
Amtrak (AMTK) E9A 429 is at Port Chicago, CA leading train 711, the westbound San Joaquin, date unknown, in the mid 1970s likely 1974. The train is on the Santa Fe and will soon cross over to the Southern Pacific.

ATSF 3326, EMD GP35

ATSF 3326 in Port Chicago
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) 3326, an EMD GP35, is all decked out in pinstripes at Port Chicago, CA on in the mid 1970s likely 1974.

USN 65-00547 ALCo MRS1

Navy 65-00547 in Port Chicago
On an unrecorded day in the mid 1970s, likely 1974, US Navy (USN) 65-00547, an ALCo built MRS1 is flying over Port Chicago Highway and SP's Mococo line, just west of Port Chicago, CA.

Sacramento-Roseville Area

Follow this link to see various photos, taken or thought to be taken, in Sacramento-Roseville Area in 1974, by location. Precise date not known.

San Francisco Area

San Francisco, CA

Third and Townsend Depot Area

SP 3020 Fairbanks Morse H-24-66 Train Master, SP Class FP624-1

SP 3020 at 4th St.
Southern Pacific Fairbanks Morse H-24-66 Train Master 3020 leads train 132 past 4th St. Tower in San Francisco (date not recorded, circa 1974.)

SP 3029 FM H-24-66 Train Master, SP Class FP624-2

3029 on SP Commute Train 128
Southern Pacific Trainmaster 3029 on SP Commute Train 128 passing the 4th Street Tower, San Francisco, CA, Date Unknown, about 1974. According to "Jim", "128 was a weekday limited-stop rush hour train leaving SF at 4:55. It wouldn't have any special consists or stops. The "Big Game" special was on a Saturday and had 12 cars in later years. I saw it with 12 galleries, or 1 harriman and 11 galleries. Extra galleries were added to some other weekend trains due to Stanford football games, but train 128 was strictly a weekday rush hour train. There is another set of harrimans on an adjacent track, that look like that last three cars of the first train. Train 128 ran with 6 harrimans from the 1960s until about 1975-76 when it was dropped to 5 harrimans. The longest string of harrimans I recall seeing, was 8, and that was only on certain holiday times when they added a couple to 122 (4:15pm departure) for people getting off work early. Of course, in the pre-late 1960s days there were longer strings of harrimans."

SP 3033 FM H-24-66 Train Master, SP Class FP624-2

SP 3033
Southern Pacific Train Master 3033 leads train 136 out of Third and Townsend station past the SP's 4th Street Tower in San Francisco Circa 1974.

SP 3205 EMD SDP-45, SP Class EP636-1

SP 3205 in San Francisco
The date was not recorded, probably 1974, on this photo of Southern Pacific SDP45 3205 pulling train 130 past Fourth Street Tower in San Francisco, CA.

Mission Bay Yard

SP 2358 FM H-12-44, SP Class FS412-2

2358 in Mission Bay Yd.
Southern Pacific 2358 in Mission Bay Yard in San Francisco on an unknown date in 1974.

Bayshore Yard

SP 3034 FM H-24-66 Train Master, SP Class FP624-2

SP 3034
Notice the trainmaster's white hat on this F-M Train Master's horn. Southern Pacific 3034 is sitting at Bayshore waiting for the end, around 1974.
Former Bayshore yard photo location.

South Bay Area

San Jose, CA

SP 1193 EMD SW900E

1193 in San Jose
Southern Pacific SW9E 1193 is in San Jose, CA in October 1974.

SP 3021 Fairbanks Morse H-24-66, SP Class FP624-1

SP 3021 in San Jose
Southern Pacific (SP) Train Master 3021 is hanging out in San Jose on a date not recorded, likely in early 1974, where most SP Train Masters spent their weekends. The fleet is at the power pool near Lenzen Street.

SP 3029 FM H-24-66 Train Master, SP Class FP624-2

SP 3029 in San Jose
Southern Pacific (SP) Train Master 3029 is hanging out in San Jose on a date not recorded, likely in early 1974, where most SP Train Masters spent their weekends. The fleet is at the power pool near Lenzen Street.
Former San Jose Roundhouse photo location.

Corporal, CA

AMTK 572 EMD SDP40F

AMTK 572 leading the Starlight at Corporal
Amtrak (AMTK) SDP40F 572 leads the starlight through Corporal, near Gilroy, CA in a photo taken by my father Lloyd D. Sloan in the mid 1970s, specific date unknown, likely 1974.

Watsonville, CA

SSW 3648 EMD GP9, SP Class EF418C-2

SSW 3648 in Watsonville Junction
Southern Pacific subsidiary Cotton Belt GP9 3648 in Watsonville Junction, California in December 1974.

SP 3401 EMD GP9R, SP Class EF418E-2

SP 3401 in Watsonville Junction
Southern Pacific GP9R 3401 in Watsonville Junction, California in December 1974. Cotton Belt GP9 3648 is in front of it, and it appears the GP9 behind it is SP 3461.

SP 3526 EMD GP9, SP Class EF418-6

SP 3526 in Watsonville Jct.
Southern Pacific (SP) GP9 3526 hangs out with a bunch of other geeps in Watsonville Jct., CA on an unknown date in December 1974.

SP 9011 EMD SD45, SP Class EF636-4

SP 9011 in Watsonville, CA
Southern Pacific (SP) SD45 9011 leads two GP9s and SW1500 2535 into Watsonville Jct. in the mid 1970s. This is a scan of a print made from a slide shot on bulk Ektachrome 64 film, likely in sometime around 1974.

B&O 3704 EMD GP40

B&O 3074 in Watsonville, CA
Baltimore & Ohio (BO) GP40 3704 in Watsonville, CA on an eastbound train from Oakland to LA around 1974.

Tracy, CA

SP 3568 EMD GP9, SP Class EF418-7

SP 3568 in Tracy
Southern Pacific GP9 3568 and SD45T-2 9253 sit at Tracy California the date was not recorded, presumed 1974.

SSW 5007 EMD GP30, SP Class EF423C-1

SSW 5007 in the power pool in Tracy, CA
Southern Pacific subsidiary Cotton Belt GP30 5007 is in the Roseville Power Pool with SP 3383 on an unrecorded date in January 1974.

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