Sorry it’s late, slipped some pain meds for my ankle early in the evening and fell asleep in my recliner…
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Old Train Thursday, Southern Pacific
Bustednuckles
Documenting The Death Of America
https://vimeo.com/240878623
That’s great. I’m a history nut who has a lot of connection to Donner Pass. Thank you.
Fun side note: In the early 90’s, when Red Emerson, owner of Sierra Pacific Industries, bought Southern Pacific’s 550,000 acres of timberland in California, he went to his banker and asked for a loan that was for more than the value of his sawmills and timberland holdings at the time. He got the loan.
Thirty years later, that land is still part of his 2.2 million acres of land holdings in America.
Description of Photo #1-
“The historic Southern Pacific locomotive C. P. Huntington, a 4-2-4T type built for predecessor Central Pacific, poses next to a four-unit EMD F unit set. This shows the disparity between 19th century and 20th century railroad equipment. It is preserved at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.”
Southern Pacific photo
Very good set brother
Some beautiful loco’s, CederQ! Great job!!
SP 9010 (5) was a 2000 hp German built diesel- hydraulic unit,one of two or three that SP experimented with but they just could not handle North American railroad tonnage and operating conditions.