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Viewing Album:  SP Truckee area pics from the 1980s
 
By:Bruce Flaws
Dates:1/1/1980 - 6/30/1989
Album Info:Truckee and environs, mostly 1980s.
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SP 4365 at Truckee
Title:  SP 4365 at Truckee
Description:  Lead unit on a work train tied down at Truckee.
Photo Date:  4/10/1985  Upload Date: 3/17/2020 2:28:02 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SP 4365(SD9E)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
SP 4341 at Truckee
Title:  SP 4341 at Truckee
Description:  Work train turned on the balloon track and tied down for the night.
Photo Date:  4/10/1985  Upload Date: 3/17/2020 4:03:41 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SP 4341(SD9E)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
SP 4365 leads work train at Truckee
Title:  SP 4365 leads work train at Truckee
Description:  Tied down for the night.
Photo Date:  4/10/1985  Upload Date: 3/17/2020 4:14:05 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4365(SD9E) SP 4341(SD9E)
Views:  179   Comments: 1
DRGW 3042
Title:  DRGW 3042
Description:  With lead units at Truckee WB.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 3/26/2020 6:31:36 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  DRGW 3042(GP35)
Views:  225   Comments: 0
WB freight, run 8
Title:  WB freight, run 8
Description:  No messing around for this engineer, run 8 reached in short order. Photo taken alongside the LP molding mill.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 3/26/2020 6:43:01 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  72   Comments: 0
Helpers on WB freight
Title:  Helpers on WB freight
Description:  Pushing hard.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 3/26/2020 6:44:31 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 7525(SD45R)
Views:  101   Comments: 0
SP Extra 7399 West
Title:  SP Extra 7399 West
Description:  Just east of Boca along the Truckee River.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 3/27/2020 4:44:51 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7399(SD44R)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
SP Extra 7399 West
Title:  SP Extra 7399 West
Description:  Approaching Boca in the Truckee River Canyon
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 3/27/2020 4:49:22 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7314(SD40R) SP 8309(SD40T-2) SP 7399(SD44R)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
SP Extra 7399 West
Title:  SP Extra 7399 West
Description:  Approaching Boca with many mid-train helpers
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 3/27/2020 5:21:14 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7364(SD40R) UP 3664(SD40-2)
Views:  222   Comments: 0
SP Extra 7399 West
Title:  SP Extra 7399 West
Description:  Many helpers. Nearing Boca, CA.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 3/27/2020 6:02:18 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 3656(SD40-2) SSW 9269(SD45T-2)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
SP Extra 7399 West
Title:  SP Extra 7399 West
Description:  Many more helpers nearing Boca, CA.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 3/27/2020 6:29:02 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 4312(SD9E) SP 4332(SD9E)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
SP 9358 & 8328
Title:  SP 9358 & 8328
Description:  Picking up chip cars from L-P Mill for WB freight. Nine total units.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 3/27/2020 7:36:44 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9358(SD45T-2) SP 8328(SD40T-2) DRGW 3150(GP40) SP 8379(SD40T-2)
Views:  308   Comments: 0
SP 9358
Title:  SP 9358
Description:  Head end brakeman about to hook up the wienies. I offered to close and latch the door under the cab window (being 6'10"), but he declined.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 3/30/2020 5:25:48 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9358(SD45T-2)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
DRGW 3150
Title:  DRGW 3150
Description:  In a string of 9 units at Truckee, CA.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 4/1/2020 6:24:36 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  DRGW 3150(GP40)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
SP 8379
Title:  SP 8379
Description:  In with the rest of 9 on a WB freight making a chip car pickup at the L-P Mill. A Los Angeles unit with A/C.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 4/1/2020 6:34:17 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 8379(SD40T-2)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
SP 9396
Title:  SP 9396
Description:  In a string of 9 units on a WB freight. A Roseville unit with A/C.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 4/1/2020 6:47:34 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 9396(SD45T-2)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
SP 7377
Title:  SP 7377
Description:  In a string of 9 units on a WB freight.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 4/1/2020 6:54:54 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 7377(SD40R)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
SP 8352
Title:  SP 8352
Description:  One of 9 units on a WB freight making a pickup at the L-P Mill.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 4/16/2020 12:24:43 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 8352(SD40T-2)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
SP 9243
Title:  SP 9243
Description:  One of 9 units on a WB freight making a pickup at the L-P Mill.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 4/16/2020 12:30:09 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 9243(SD45T-2)
Views:  197   Comments: 0
SP 8524
Title:  SP 8524
Description:  One of 9 units at Truckee Yard making a pickup of chip cars at the L-P Mill.
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 5/6/2020 4:52:49 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 8524(SD40T-2)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
SP 8524
Title:  SP 8524
Description:  SP 8524 and 8 other units on a WB freight making a pickup at the L-P Mill. EB siding closed for MOW work east of the Balloon Track switch (ties on track and sign in ballast).
Photo Date:  4/12/1985  Upload Date: 5/6/2020 5:10:33 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 8524(SD40T-2)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
EB towards Sparks
Title:  EB towards Sparks
Description:  Overnight stay at the Nugget ahead.
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/7/2018 1:49:46 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  128   Comments: 0
WB action
Title:  WB action
Description:  Work train in WB siding, WB freight holds the main at the "W" (wait) signal, and the pickup to be made waits in the EB siding. Brakeman on the ground (EB main) heads back to make the cut.
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 2:22:37 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SP 4417(SD9E)
Views:  276   Comments: 0
SP WB
Title:  SP WB
Description:  Work train waits in WB siding for a WB freight to make a pickup.
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 10:36:07 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 4417(SD9E)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
Amtrak passes a helper set
Title:  Amtrak passes a helper set
Description:  WB helpers typically waited on the No. 2 (EB) siding. The speeder track from the section house is visible in the foreground.
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/7/2018 2:05:32 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 313(F40PHR) UP 3543(SD40-2) SP 7405(SD45R) SP 9350(SD45T-2)
Views:  532   Comments: 0
Section house for speeder
Title:  Section house for speeder
Description:  Venerable.
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/7/2018 2:15:11 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  137   Comments: 0
EB drops off cars
Title:  EB drops off cars
Description:  Leaving a chunk for a following train. Sparks Yard was plugged. At the east switch of the EB siding at Truckee.
Photo Date:  4/17/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 2:18:10 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  99   Comments: 0
EB freight
Title:  EB freight
Description:  After the bulk of the train was cut off, the caboose pickup is next.
Photo Date:  4/17/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 2:29:06 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  110   Comments: 0
EB freight makes a dropoff
Title:  EB freight makes a dropoff
Description:  The rear brakeman said there wasn't enough room at Sparks for the whole train, so they were leaving a chunk here. Heading back to the caboose next to the L-P Mill in Truckee. Note the derail is open at the east end of the westbound siding, lower left frame.
Photo Date:  4/17/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 2:05:29 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  108   Comments: 0
WB makes a pickup
Title:  WB makes a pickup
Description:  At the L-P Mill in Truckee. GPs are heading to Roseville for service and inspection.
Photo Date:  4/17/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 2:14:50 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 2890(GP9R) SP 3831(GP9R)
Views:  379   Comments: 0
Extra 9404 West charges out of town.
Title:  Extra 9404 West charges out of town.
Description:  About to cross over to the No. 1 track
Photo Date:  4/19/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 11:00:54 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  257   Comments: 0
SP MW speeder & shed.
Title:  SP MW speeder & shed.
Description:  Truckee Yard
Photo Date:  4/20/1985  Upload Date: 3/26/2020 6:47:53 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives: 
Views:  50   Comments: 0
SP Extra 8518 West
Title:  SP Extra 8518 West
Description:  Westbound from Norden, CA.
Photo Date:  4/20/1985  Upload Date: 3/26/2020 6:56:15 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8518(SD40T-2)
Views:  108   Comments: 0
SP 8518 West helper set.
Title:  SP 8518 West helper set.
Description:  WB from Norden, CA.
Photo Date:  4/20/1985  Upload Date: 3/26/2020 6:58:45 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9239(SD45T-2) SP 8351(SD40T-2)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
SP Extra 8341 East
Title:  SP Extra 8341 East
Description:  Nearing Norden, CA eastbound.
Photo Date:  4/20/1985  Upload Date: 3/26/2020 7:00:36 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8341(SD40T-2)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
SP Extra 8431 East
Title:  SP Extra 8431 East
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/20/1985  Upload Date: 3/26/2020 7:08:49 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7513(SD45R) SP 8326(SD40T-2)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
SP Extra 8341 East
Title:  SP Extra 8341 East
Description:  SP 9237 helper shoving against SP 4653 Caboose. Valley boys in short sleeves.
Photo Date:  4/20/1985  Upload Date: 3/27/2020 4:39:05 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9237(SD45T-2)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
A meet at track speed
Title:  A meet at track speed
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/22/1985  Upload Date: 5/7/2018 2:30:09 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  93   Comments: 0
9 units for WB freight.
Title:  9 units for WB freight.
Description:  Picking up chip cars at L-P. 9 head end units. SP 9358 will tack chips cars on, then the rest will grab on and pull.
Photo Date:  4/22/1985  Upload Date: 3/27/2020 7:01:22 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8328(SD40T-2) SP 9358(SD45T-2) DRGW 3150(GP40) SP 8379(SD40T-2) SP 9396(SD45T-2) SP 7377(SD40R) SP 8352(SD40T-2) SP 9243(SD45T-2) SP 8524(SD40T-2)
Views:  472   Comments: 0
Extra 9139 W (East Truckee)
Title:  Extra 9139 W (East Truckee)
Description:  Run 8 for the hill.
Photo Date:  5/8/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 11:04:14 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 9139(SD45)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
Dead in tow w/o number boards toward Sacramento
Title:  Dead in tow w/o number boards toward Sacramento
Description:  Crew member seen at back of 9000 working his way to the front of the set with his lunch in hand.
Photo Date:  5/13/1985  Upload Date: 5/7/2018 2:18:18 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9000(SD45) UP 3572(SD40-2)
Views:  394   Comments: 0
SP freight action
Title:  SP freight action
Description:  Power swapping and run around action. SP X9250West waits on EB (Main 2) to be run around. SP 9243 will be placed on next WB headend.
Photo Date:  5/14/1985  Upload Date: 3/18/2020 5:11:54 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9250(SD45T-2) SP 9243(SD45T-2)
Views:  179   Comments: 1
SP 9243 waits for next WB
Title:  SP 9243 waits for next WB
Description:  Unit will be added to the point of SP X9288W. SP X9250W holds EB Main 2 waiting to be run around.
Photo Date:  5/14/1985  Upload Date: 3/18/2020 5:27:39 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9243(SD45T-2)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
SP Extra 9288 W coming to pick up power
Title:  SP Extra 9288 W coming to pick up power
Description:  Will stop to put SP 9243 on headend and become SP Extra 9243 W. There's an EB in the WB siding and a WB on the EB Main. Never boring here!
Photo Date:  5/14/1985  Upload Date: 3/18/2020 5:36:50 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9288(SD45T-2)
Views:  83   Comments: 0
SP 9243
Title:  SP 9243
Description:  Engineer (walking), and Head Brakeman (at switch) preparing to add SP 9243 to their train.
Photo Date:  5/14/1985  Upload Date: 3/18/2020 5:50:48 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9243(SD45T-2) SP 9288(SD45T-2)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
SP 9243
Title:  SP 9243
Description:  Engineer looks back at brakeman. Last shot on roll, dammit! This train left, followed by X9250W. The train in the EB siding remained. I left.
Photo Date:  5/14/1985  Upload Date: 3/18/2020 6:00:03 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9243(SD45T-2)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
SP Extra 9319 West
Title:  SP Extra 9319 West
Description:  SP Kodachrome SD45T-2
Photo Date:  6/18/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 10:27:42 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9139(SD45)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
And off they go to Roseville
Title:  And off they go to Roseville
Description:  WB freight leaves Truckee.
Photo Date:  6/21/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 11:15:27 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  129   Comments: 0
WB Freight just west of the EB crossover signal bridge
Title:  WB Freight just west of the EB crossover signal bridge
Description:  A friendly wave from the party wagon.
Photo Date:  6/21/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 11:14:08 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8255(SD40T-2)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
EB freight leaves CTC for No.2 Track
Title:  EB freight leaves CTC for No.2 Track
Description:  Crossing over to EB Track 2 in full dynamic. Quite a sound!
Photo Date:  6/21/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 11:07:56 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  103   Comments: 0

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