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WB freight
Title:  WB freight
Description:  MOW crew visible inside the shed on the old WB main.
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:26:06 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8232(SD40T-2) SP 9249(SD45T-2)
Views:  576   Comments: 0
SP Extra 8240 East at East Truckee
Title:  SP Extra 8240 East at East Truckee
Description:  EB passes under the signal bridge at east Truckee. Round light on bridge is Wait signal ahead lamp.
Photo Date:  2/14/1989  Upload Date: 3/16/2020 10:44:41 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8240(SD40T-2)
Views:  291   Comments: 1
Helpers enter Tunnel 13
Title:  Helpers enter Tunnel 13
Description:  At the head of Coldstream Canyon. My good friend, Charlie Tucker watches from above.
Photo Date:  6/17/1989  Upload Date: 6/17/1989 12:00:00 AM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7465(SD45R) SP 8245(SD40T-2)
Views:  455   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:  411   Comments: 0
Extra 8256 West
Title:  Extra 8256 West
Description:  Under the clear blue of the western skies, Extra 8256 throttles up. Kids, don't try this at home.
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 2:55:58 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8256(SD40T-2)
Views:  438   Comments: 0
SP 8257
Title:  SP 8257
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/21/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 7:48:43 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8257(SD40T-2)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
Fast EB
Title:  Fast EB
Description:  Barely got the camera out before the EB flew past. There's a WB on the main at the WB wait signal seen over the caboose.
Photo Date:  4/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 4:37:35 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8274(SD40T-2)
Views:  267   Comments: 0
EB waits to leave for Ogden
Title:  EB waits to leave for Ogden
Description:  Two Kodachromes, two DGRWs, and some SP power ready to leave Sparks.
Photo Date:  4/23/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 8:34:31 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 8286(SD40T-2) DRGW 3127(GP40-2) DRGW 3095(GP40-2) SP 6768(SD45T-2R)
Views:  1057   Comments: 0
SP 8297
Title:  SP 8297
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 5:33:54 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8297(SD40T-2)
Views:  402   Comments: 0
Manned mid-train helpers enter Tunnel 13
Title:  Manned mid-train helpers enter Tunnel 13
Description:  At the head of Coldstream Canyon. Rudimentary graffitd. I guess Noel tried to paint it over...
Photo Date:  6/17/1989  Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:41:24 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7433(SD45R) SP 8298(SD40T-2)
Views:  475   Comments: 0
Late Spring
Title:  Late Spring
Description:  A WB makes a pickup at Truckee. Work train in WB siding. Note track speeder.
Photo Date:  3/13/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 10:49:07 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8307(SD40T-2)
Views:  956   Comments: 2
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:  790   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:  395   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:  634   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:  877   Comments: 0
Truckee local
Title:  Truckee local
Description:  Loaded woodchip cars. Continuous rail, tie plates, ties, and buckets of spikes await installation.
Photo Date:  7/30/1986  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 2:49:07 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 4362(SD9E) SP 8329(SD40T-2)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
SP 7462 added to the point
Title:  SP 7462 added to the point
Description:  Brakeman signals the joint. Next, he'll hook up the "weenies." Looks like enough power to make the hill today.
Photo Date:  6/30/1987  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 4:05:00 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7462(SD45R) SP 8544(SD40T-2) SP 8340(SD40T-2)
Views:  517   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:  249   Comments: 0
SP 7472 (Coldstream Canyon)
Title:  SP 7472 (Coldstream Canyon)
Description:  Extra 7472 W. Special Instructions for the Northern Region about Rule 24 (Engine Identifying Numbers) from the 1986 EE Timetable adds: Trains will be identified by engine number.
Photo Date:  6/17/1989  Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:31:30 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7472(SD45R) SP 8341(SD40T-2)
Views:  474   Comments: 0
SP 8350
Title:  SP 8350
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 6:47:54 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8350(SD40T-2)
Views:  588   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:  492   Comments: 0
Head end power enters Tunnel 13
Title:  Head end power enters Tunnel 13
Description:  Above Coldstream Canyon. Beers, sandwiches, lots of film, and locomotives in run 8.
Photo Date:  6/17/1989  Upload Date: 5/10/2018 10:00:11 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8358(SD40T-2)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
Springtime
Title:  Springtime
Description:  WB makes a pickup at Truckee
Photo Date:  3/13/1985  Upload Date: 5/3/2018 10:46:58 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8367(SD40T-2)
Views:  578   Comments: 0
SP 8368
Title:  SP 8368
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 5:15:14 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8368(SD40T-2)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
Helper set faces west
Title:  Helper set faces west
Description:  John Ascuaga's Nugget. The Oyster Bar was my favorite place to eat in Sparks. A short walk to the yard, free parking, and a few lucky bets on baseball games in season would pay for film and fuel.
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 6:42:03 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7342(SD40R) SP 8499(SD40T-2)
Views:  762   Comments: 0
The sunny side of SP 7342
Title:  The sunny side of SP 7342
Description:  The crew walks toward their quarters in Sparks to sign out after a run from Roseville. Always friendly in my experiences there.
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 6:50:01 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7342(SD40R) SP 8499(SD40T-2)
Views:  996   Comments: 0
SP 8516
Title:  SP 8516
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 7:12:26 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8516(SD40T-2)
Views:  415   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:  307   Comments: 0
SP 8521 at Truckee
Title:  SP 8521 at Truckee
Description:  The Sierra sky is so clear you can almost see the white of outer space.
Photo Date:  6/30/1989  Upload Date: 3/15/2020 7:54:10 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 8521(SD40T-2)
Views:  288   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:  287   Comments: 0
SP 8526 enter Tunnel 13
Title:  SP 8526 enter Tunnel 13
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/17/1989  Upload Date: 5/10/2018 10:04:53 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8526(SD40T-2)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
Kodachrome 8526 enters Tunnel 13
Title:  Kodachrome 8526 enters Tunnel 13
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/10/2018  Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:49:05 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8526(SD40T-2)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
SP 8527
Title:  SP 8527
Description:  A Los Angeles unit.
Photo Date:  4/22/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 8:07:27 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8527(SD40T-2)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
SP 8536
Title:  SP 8536
Description:  Parked near the sand bunkers.
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 5:12:52 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8536(SD40T-2)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
Rear end of WB
Title:  Rear end of WB
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 7:42:10 PM
Location:  Norden, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8537(SD40T-2)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
Road-switching action
Title:  Road-switching action
Description:  SP 7642 was the helper on the EB in the siding at left. It will add the cars from the WB siding to the EB train, then add the caboose (seen in another pic here), and eventually assume the point of the WB.
Photo Date:  6/30/1987  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 4:19:32 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7462(SD45R) SP 8544(SD40T-2)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
SP 7462
Title:  SP 7462
Description:  Switching action. I never thought those lumber loads looked very stable.
Photo Date:  6/30/1987  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 4:30:19 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7462(SD45R) SP 8544(SD40T-2)
Views:  412   Comments: 0
SP Extra 9262 West coming at east Truckee
Title:  SP Extra 9262 West coming at east Truckee
Description:  WB freight hauling 4 GPs to Roseville for servicing approaches east Truckee.
Photo Date:  6/30/1989  Upload Date: 3/16/2020 9:04:53 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 9262(SD45T-2) SP 9260(SD45T-2) SP 8545(SD40T-2) SP 7443(SD45R)
Views:  776   Comments: 1

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