SP/SSW A very Southern Pacific Winter

This is my last winter break before finishing Grad school. I decided to check out some old ESPEE friends out there. With a Greyhound 15 day unlimited pass, i was able to travel from coast to coast and saw many old ESPEE locomotives.

Day 2 Albany, OR
1.SP 1530 (5280)


2.SP 4326 (5360)


3.SP 3790 (5738)

4.SP 6322 (6525)

 

Day 4 Loveland, CO
5.SP 4327 (5378)

 

Day 6 Bulter, PA
1.BLE 907 -- build as SP 9305 rebuild as SSW6887)

2.BLE 901 Build as SP 9232

3.BLE 902 build as SP 9189

 

Day 6 Butler
1.BPRR 455 Build as SP 9024, rebuild to SP 7564


2.BPRR 461 build as SP 8825 rebuild as SP 7495

3.454 Build as SSW 9053, rebuild to SP 7563

 

Day 7 Scranton, PA
1.SP 2935 (5870)


2.SP 4002 (7002)

 

Day 9 Jan 16 SHerman, TX
1.CEFX 9486 Build as SP 9055 rebuild to SP 7486 (POWER BY THE MILE UNIT)

 

Day 10 and Day 11 had class, school already started

Day 13 Gadsden, AL
1.SP 5387 (build as DRGW 5387)
2.PRLX 2842 Build as SSW 9399 then rebuild as SP 6860 in 1988

 

Day 15 Beaumont, TX
1.SP 3836 build as SP 5804

this is the last day of my trip. hopefully when i start working, i will be able to squeeze some time and see more ESPEE units.

Thank you for watching, and special thank to JD engineer at ATN!

 

Awesome to see the P&W SD7/9 with original dual pyle's in place!

 

Awesome! Thanks very much for documenting those. Good work!

 

Awesome trip...thanks for sharing!

 

definitely will go for more pics. long live the ESPEE!