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(erielack) SP SDP45 report (ex-EL unit!)

I received this on the RAILROAD list a few days ago.  =


Duncan Watry <"Duncan_Watry_@_ci.sf.ca.us"> wrote:
> Several people have noted that the SP SDP45 I reported spotting yesterd=
ay
was an ex-Conrail, nee-Erie Lackawanna SDP45 that had been rebuilt and so=
ld to
SP, not an original SP SDP45 from SP's passenger/commute fleet.
> =

> >Original message: =

> >Good news!  At least one SP SDP45 made it past Y2K.  I spotted one on =
an EB
baretable train yesterday (Sun 1/2/00) in Berkeley (CA) at about 2pm.  Th=
e
SDP45 was on the point, leading 2 UP widecabs.  As one who remembers thes=
e on
the Peninsula commutes (and on the Daylight before that), it was good to =
see
one still operating!  Anyone know how many are left?

Gary Kazin
Rockaway, New Jersey

New Jersey Transit - THE WAY TO GO!!!

(I have no affiliation with New Jersey Transit.)

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