SP 303

Southern Pacific empty coal train; afternoon shot a bit dark and shaded

One of three unpatched SP AC44s I saw on this trip.

Beginning to pull the grade out of the siding with 105 car empty coal drag enroute to Sharon Springs

2nd unit on the CTWWE2 departing the siding at Terra Cotta enroute to Sharon Springs for a crew change

One of the final 74 SP units

A Westbound mty coal bucket

I chased SP 303 Leading UP Train CMSEY9 06 from Poplar Bluff to here. You can see the engineer waving as he gave a couple friendly honks. The engine had alternating ditch lights. I was tickled to see a Big SP GE leading a coal train that does not frequent this line. There are now only 94 Unpatched SP's left. The train was 000 loads 106 empty, 02544 tons, and 05724 feet. The power was SP 303, UP 6874, and DPU UP 6286. It passed Ives at 13:28. This was renumbered to UP 6216 on 10-26-07.

SP power should lead....always

This engine was my "Catch of The Day"

This was the lead engine on a UP's southbound CAICL 21, Coal Pueblo to Colcreek, as it passed through the Saginaw Interlocker on the FW Sub

SP 303 is DPU for this UP empty coal train