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DRGW power
Title:  DRGW power
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/30/1988  Upload Date: 5/10/2018 9:02:18 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 5398(SD40T-2) DRGW 5355(SD40T-2)
Views:  1035   Comments: 0
DRGW 5376
Title:  DRGW 5376
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/21/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 7:23:11 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 5376(SD40T-2) SP 9107(SD45)
Views:  1041   Comments: 0
DRGW 5376
Title:  DRGW 5376
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/21/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 7:25:54 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 5376(SD40T-2)
Views:  870   Comments: 0
WB w/ DRGW leader
Title:  WB w/ DRGW leader
Description:  Engineer studies the WB Wait signal. SP 9186 is on a helper set in the EB siding.
Photo Date:  6/30/1989  Upload Date: 5/5/2018 8:45:48 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 5376(SD40T-2) SP 9186(SD45T-2)
Views:  905   Comments: 0
UP 3664
Title:  UP 3664
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/21/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 7:27:42 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3664(SD40-2) DRGW 5385(SD40T-2)
Views:  1065   Comments: 0
DRGW 5385
Title:  DRGW 5385
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/21/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 7:44:30 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 5385(SD40T-2)
Views:  690   Comments: 0
Dirty DRGW
Title:  Dirty DRGW
Description:  Didn't take the unit number down, but it looks like 5388 to me. The life of a tunnel motor...
Photo Date:  4/15/1985  Upload Date: 5/9/2018 6:36:11 PM
Location:  Sparks, NV
Author:  Bruce Flaws
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 5388(SD40T-2)
Views:  1114   Comments: 0
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:  1084   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:  736   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:  934   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:  802   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:  914   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:  734   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:  655   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:  1655   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:  901   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:  966   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:  1470   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:  1396   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:  911   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:  1214   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:  1527   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:  1011   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:  1052   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:  662   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:  1009   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:  1052   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:  1040   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:  831   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:  1047   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:  996   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:  1309   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:  1589   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:  899   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:  749   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:  727   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:  699   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:  901   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:  765   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:  695   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:  672   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:  661   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:  890   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:  905   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:  1385   Comments: 1


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