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Southern Pacific Transfer Run
Title:  Southern Pacific Transfer Run
Description:  A trio of Southern Pacific RSD5's – T&NO 155, 159, and 167 – lead an eastbound transfer run up the Huey P. Long Bridge. These 6-axle Alcos were a common sight on the bridge from 1953 until 1968. (approximate date of photo)
Photo Date:  8/1/1957  Upload Date: 4/11/2021 7:12:03 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  J. PARKER LAMB image
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  SP 155(RSD5) SP 159(RSD5) SP 167(RSD5)
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SP RSD5 2865
Title:  SP RSD5 2865
Description:  Southern Pacific Alco RSD5 units 2865, 2859 and 2867 were on an eastbound transfer run on the Southern Railway’s OUTER BELT, between the Elysian Fields Avenue overpass and L&N JUNCTION. The train delivered 39 cars to the L&N at L&N JUNCTION and then continued on to the Southern's OLIVER YARD with 82 cars. The 2865 showed evidence of its recent renumbering from Texas & New Orleans 164. It had been built in October 1953, was retired in July 1969 and was used as trade-in credit to EMD.
Photo Date:  7/2/1966  Upload Date: 3/8/2020 6:02:08 PM
Location:  New Orleans, LA
Author:  J.G. LACHAUSSEE
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 2865(RSD5)
Views:  546   Comments: 0
SP RSD5 5298
Title:  SP RSD5 5298
Description:  SP RSD5 5298, Ogden, Utah, October 3, 1958, photographer unknown, Chuck Zeiler collection. The SP was the largest owner of the RSD5, with the SP proper owning 36 units, and subsidiary T&NO owning 24. Some units, including this one, were traded back to Alco in 1960 on an order of RSD12's, with some of the trade-in components reused on the RSD12 order, notably the trucks. Locomotive #'s 5294-5307 and #'s 5336-5339 were set up long hood forward (front), and #'s 5445-5507 (later #'s 2871-2885) were set up with the short hood as front. On the SP, units set up with the long hood as front indicated their intended service as switchers/branch line locomotives, and those set up with the short hood as front indicated their intended service was as road helpers. This particular RSD5 was built in 1953, SP class DF-115.
Photo Date:  10/3/1958  Upload Date: 6/1/2009 5:15:06 PM
Location:  Ogden, UT
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 5298(RSD5)
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SP 5445
Title:  SP 5445
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Photo Date:  2/4/1960  Upload Date: 1/16/2021 12:48:19 PM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 5445(RSD5)
Views:  250   Comments: 0
SP 5499
Title:  SP 5499
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Photo Date:  3/13/1963  Upload Date: 1/16/2021 1:13:39 PM
Location:  Victoria, TX
Author:  Jeffrey Lawrence Collection
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Locomotives:  SP 5499(RSD5)
Views:  230   Comments: 0


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