1978 Various Dates

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1978 - Sacramento Area, Unknown Date

Steve Sloan's Trains : Trip Notes : 1978 : Various dates : Sacramento Area

Photos taken in and around Sacramento and Roseville on unknown dates in 1978.

1978 | Unknown Date

Roseville, CA

All the yards in Roseville and Antelope, CA

Power Pool

NW 1319 EMD GP35

Frame Number: 5679-12 Built: 1/1965
HH GP35 in Roseville
In May of 1978 Norfolk and Western Power started making the rounds in the Sacramento area of the SP.

NW 8496 GE U30B

Serial Number: 37471 Built: 11/1970
HH U30B in Roseville
In May of 1978 Norfolk and Western Power started making the rounds in the Sacramento area of the SP.

SP 1423 EMD SD7

1423 in Roseville
Southern Pacific SD7 1423 still appears to have its steam generator in Roseville in March 1978 on an unknown date.
  • Photo of 1423
    Please note, this negative was made on a funky Eastern European film and had a problem in development. I tried to compensate as best I could in Photoshop.
    Film Efke KB17, Neg 1.0.3.97.13 , Scan 2010030701.13

SP 2665 EMD SW1500, SP Class ES415-5

SP 2665 in Roseville
Southern Pacific (SP) SW1500 2665 is sitting in Roseville, CA on an unrecorded date in or about 1978.

SP 2896 EMD GP9, SP Class ES418-7

SP 2896 in Roseville
Southern Pacific (SP) GP9 2896 is sitting in Roseville, CA on an unrecorded date in or about 1978.

SP 3858 EMD SD9R, SP Class EF418R-4

SP 3858 at Walerga
Southern Pacific GP9R 3858 leads an SD9 eastbound near Milepost 99.5 at Walerga approaching Antelope on SP’s Martinez Subdivision on an unknown date in Feb. 1978.

SP 4700, EMD SD35E, SP Class EF620E-1

SP 4700 in Roseville
Southern Pacific (SP) SD35 (SD35E) 4700 is sitting in Roseville, CA on an unrecorded day in May 1978.

SP 5010 EMD GP30, SP Class EF423-1

SP 5010 in Roseville
Southern Pacific (SP) GP30 5010 makes a relatively rare appearance in Roseville on an unknown date in 1978.

SP 5011 EMD GP30, SP Class EF423-1

SP 5011 in Roseville
Southern Pacific (SP) GP30 5011 is with the 3855 in Roseville, CA, on an unrecorded date in 1978.

SP 5017 EMD GP30, SP Class EF423-1

SP 5017 in Roseville in 1978
Southern Pacific (SP) GP30 5017 sits in Roseville on an unknown date in May 1978.
  • Photo of SP 5017 in Roseville in 1978
    Film Tri-X, Neg 1.1.3.9.8A, 2010.3.8.1.11-ph

SP 6554 EMD GP35, SP Class EF425-1

SP 6554 at Roseville
Southern Pacific GP35 6554 leads GP20 4084, GP9E 3840 and SD9E 4437 west of Antelope near Roseville on an unknown date in 1978.

SP 6666 EMD GP35, SP Class EF425-4

SP 6666 in Roseville
Southern Pacific GP35 6666 sits with SD35 4703 in Roseville on an unknown date in May 1978.

SP 6677 EMD GP35, SP Class EF425-4

SP GP35 6677 in Roseville
On an unknown date in May 1978 Southern Pacific GP35 6677 is sitting in Roseville, CA. Tri-X Film

SP 6754 GE U25B, SP Class GF425-3

SP 6754 in Roseville
Southern Pacific U25B 6754 is in Roseville on an unknown date in 1978 sitting waiting for work. According to "John," The 6754 was one of very few U25Bs to sport "stacked" lettering for the road name.

SP 7030 TE70-4s GE/MK, SP Class SF428-1

SP 7030 in Roseville
On an unrecorded date in March 1978 in Roseville Southern Pacific TE70-4s 7030 sat near the shops with a BN RCC car.

SP 7031 TE70-4s GE/MK, SP Class SF428-1

SP 7031, Roseville in March 1978
On an unknown date in Roseville in March 1978 recently born again Southern Pacific 7031 is waiting for work.
SP 7031, Roseville in May 1978
On an unknown date in Roseville in May 1978 Southern Pacific TE70-4s 7031 and 7030 were the power on an eastbound seen here entering the yard at Antelope, CA. WAF said, "That photo looks like the OARVZ that picked up steel coil empties at Pittsburg." Rob Leachman replied, "In April and May of 78, the MKs were regulars on that train. Later, they moved them up to Oregon, I guess to be closer to the MK mechanics."

SSW 7604 EMD GP40, SP Class EF430C-1

SSW 7604 in Roseville
Cotton Belt (SSW) GP40 7604 sits in the power pool with U33C 8698 in Roseville on an unknown date 1978.

SP 7619 EMD GP40-2, SP Class EF430-1

SP 7619 in Roseville
Southern Pacific GP40-2 7619 is sitting with SP 7935 in Roseville, CA on an unrecorded day in May 1978.

SSW 7604 EMD GP40, SP Class EF430C-1

SSW 7604 in Roseville
Southern Pacific subsidiary Cotton Belt GP40 7604 sits in the power pool in Roseville with U33C 8698 in 1978.

SP 7823 GE B30-7, SP Class GF430-2

SP 7823 in an electrical storm
On an unknown date in 1978 Southern Pacific B30-7 7823 leads an eastbound across the crossing at Antelope, CA during an electrical storm.
Mamiya C33 Camera 80mm f2.8 lens. 45 second exposure on train at f 5.6 to catch motion of lights. Stobonar 780 strobe fired while train was crossing to action and provide ghost train effect. 3 minute subsequent exposure to catch Arcs of gates going up and lightening flashes. Illford Pan F, EI 50, D76 1:1

SP 7935 GE U30C, SP Class GF630-2

According to good sources (including Strapac's fantastic SP Compendium series) SP 7935 was built in 1969 by GE as a model U30C, serial number 37177, SP 7935, SP Class GF630-2.
The disposition of this locomotive is, retired in 1984 after years of dead storage.
SP 7935 in Roseville in 1978
Southern Pacific (SP) U30C 7935 is with GP40-2 7619 in Roseville, CA, on an unrecorded date in 1978.

SP 8588 GE U33C, SP Class GF633-10

SP 8588 in Roseville
Southern Pacific, (SP) U33C 8588 is spliced between SSW 9377 and UP 3033 in Roseville, CA, on an unrecorded date in 1978.

SP 8494 EMD SD40T-2, SP Class EF630-7

8494 is Roseville
On an unknown date in March 1978 Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8494 waits in Roseville Yard.

SSW 9377 EMD SD45T-2, SP Class EF636C-9

SSW 9377 in Roseville
Southern Pacific, Cotton Belt (SSW) SD45T-2 9377 is with U33C 8588 in Roseville, CA, on an unrecorded date in 1978.

Sacramento, CA

East of Davis, west of Roseville...

Planehaven

AMTRAK 586 SDP40F EMD Builder's Number 74611-7 Builder's Date 5/74
SDP40F 586 hustles number 6
Amtrak SDP40F 586 hustles train number 6 past Anderson Lumber, near McClellan AFB along Roseville Road at Planehaven in Sacramento, CA in Feb. 1978.

SP 6586 EMD GP35, SP Class EF425-2

SP 6586 in Sacramento
Southern Pacific GP35 6586 and a sister power a train through Planehaven along Roseville Road, in Sacramento between Sacramento and Roseville, CA on an unknown date in Feb. 1978.

SP 7902 GE U30C, SP Class GF630-1

SP 7902 in Planehaven
Southern Pacific U30C 7902 and SDP45 3201 power a westbound through Planehaven along Roseville Road, between Sacramento and Roseville, CA on an unknown date in Feb. 1978. WAF said that this train, "looks like a reefer drag to Fresno. WJ reefers drags came through Oakland in the AM usually."

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