1974

ATSF 9838

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Tuesday, October 22, 1974

Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 1974 : October 22, 1974

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Various photos taken, or thought to be taken, on this date.

Colton, CA

West Colton Yard

SP Yard

SP 2976 EMD SD38-2, SP Class ES620-1

SP 2976 at West Colton
October 22, 1974 was foggy in West Colton, CA where Southern Pacific (SP) SD38-2 2976 is waiting to shove a cut of cars.

SP 3028 FM H-24-66 Train Master, SP Class FP624-2

SP 3028 in Colton
Southern Pacific Train Master 3028 sits at West Colton, CA on a foggy October 22, 1974 while being tested for work as a yard sled.
  • Photo of SP 3028
    Analog Image, Kodachrome Slide 5.646, Scan 2010111301.6

SP 3153 Alco C630, SP Class AS630-1

SP 3153
October 22, 1974 was foggy in West Colton, CA where Southern Pacific C630 3153 is waiting to work.

San Bernadino, CA

ATSF Yard

B-yard

ATSF 9838, ALCo RSD15

Gators in San Berdoo
Yellow bonnet Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (ATSF) DL600Bs were like bookends for seven pinstripe sisters in between. On this end were ATSF 9838 and 9804. Tuesday, October 22, 1974, was foggy in San Bernardino B-yard. On the other end was 9841.

ATSF 9841, ALCo RSD15

ATSF 9841 in San Bernardino
Tuesday, October 22, 1974, was foggy in San Bernardino, California. On this day I found nine Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF) RSD15s in a dead line in the B-yard. ATSF 9841 is one of two yellow bonnet DL600Bs that were like bookends for seven pinstripe sisters in between.

On this end were 9841, 9812 and 9842. Steven D. Johnson said:

I think these may have been spotted up at the top end of the 'B' Yard. There was an area near the North Main Track, RR west of the sweeping curve, and I think it was close to where Rialto Avenue crossed, where power was sometimes seen. This was before my time, and I'm judging this by other pix I've seen. Also, the high-tension power lines- the towers in the back of your second posting- ran roughly parallel to the B Yard, but at a slight angle. They are still there, and can be seen crossing through the Autoveyor that is between the Short Way (MT4) and Mains One through Three.

As a side note, the Ice plant was at the top end of the B Yard, on the west side of the tracks. Jack Delano took many pix of this area and others, along the AT&SF Coast Lines during WWII for the Gov. Look up his poorly scanned negatives at the Library of Congress website. Now, having said all that, it would not surprise me one bit to find that deadline was indeed in the A Yard, but I'm pretty confident the power lines are a significant landmark. There weren't any other around to my knowledge. 'A' Yard is the yard that was directly in front of the Shops, between them and the Division Offices (depot).

It is still called A and B yards, albeit sans large shop complex. Another good source to check this info. would be Mr. Glen Icanberry. San Bernardino is spelled like this (I corrected my errors.) It's where I grew up and have some great foamin' memories and now some good Kodachromes and B&W from the mid to late 60's through the late 70's from my dad.

Los Angeles, CA

SP Yard

SP 1218 Alco S6

1218 in LA
Southern Pacific Alco S6 1218 in Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 22, 1974.

Street Running

Alameda St.

SP 1210 Alco S6

SP 1210 Street Running
Southern Pacific Alco S6 1210 is on the streets of LA. Location: Alameda Street, near Union Station. The Hollywood Freeway (the 101) is on the left of this photo. Photo was taken on October 22, 1974. This was shot through my windshield.

Taylor Yard

Power Pool

SP 3135 Alco C628, SP Class AS628-1

SP 3135
Southern Pacific C628 3135 is in Taylor Yard, Los Angeles, CA on October 22, 1974.

SSW 3645 EMD GP9, SP Class EF418C-1

SSW 3645 in Taylor Yard.
Southern Pacific subsidiary Cotton Belt GP9 3645 is in LA’s Taylor Yard on October 22, 1974.

SP 5016 EMD GP30, SP Class EF423-1

SP 5016 in Los Angeles
On Tuesday, October 22, 1974, Southern Pacific GP30 5016 is sitting in the power pool at Taylor Yard in Los Angeles, CA.

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