RE: (erielack) December calendar photo

[Blue Moon Network Administrator <root_@_net.bluemoon.net>]

On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Fred Hyde wrote:

> No, they were not. The SDP45s were EL originals. 
> 
> Also- there were earlier SDP45s...those for Great Nothern and SP. I
> can't recall offhand if the GN/SP units pre-dated EL's first order or
> not...the SPs were for Bay-area commute service and long-haul passenger
> traffic and the GNs were for long-distance passenger trains such as the
> Empire Builder. 

GN's were delivered June-Aug 67, SP's were May-July of 67.

EL's were in '69 and '70.

I believe SP's units were used in LD service before they went to the Bay Area
commute jobs to retire the H24-66's.

Henry

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