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Owner: Southern Pacific
Model:GE U30CBuilt As:SP 7903 (U30C)
Serial Number:36623Order No:474-88060
Frame Number:1938-Built:3/1968
Other locos with this serial:  SP 7903(U30C)
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Southern No. 193
Title:  Southern No. 193
Description:  Southern Railway No. 193 – the run-though train with the Southern Pacific between Birmingham and Houston – was cresting the 5-mile-long grade at Richburg Hill, south of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Today’s train was a bit unusual because it had three big Espee General Electric units – U30C 7903 with U33C’s 8669 and 8729 – and they were all running backwards. The Southern was well-known for running its own locomotives long-hood forward, but this was a really rare sight. The sound of those big U-boats working uphill was 120 cars, long before they showed up, was amazing!
Photo Date:  10/12/1974  Upload Date: 11/19/2016 9:30:27 PM
Location:  Richburg, MS
Author:  Robert A. Scorsone photo
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7903(U30C)
Views:  694   Comments: 0
SP 7903
Title:  SP 7903
Description:  Rear view of SP 7903.
Photo Date:  3/28/1976  Upload Date: 5/12/2016 1:49:37 PM
Location:  West Colton, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7903(U30C)
Views:  564   Comments: 1


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