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Owner: Southern Pacific
Model:EMD GP38-2Built As:SP 4840 (GP38-2)
Serial Number:786272-41Order No:786272
Frame Number:786272-41Built:6/1980
Other locos with this serial:  UP 604(GP38-2) SP 4840(GP38-2)
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Springtime
Title:  Springtime
Description:  Flanger power is also used for local freights. The icicle breakers are stowed. A bit of snow left near the tire shop retaining wall. The blue building behind 4840 is the Truckee Hotel. It had a great bar and food. You could watch trains from the bar windows as they pounded the crossing on their way west or east. Susanna Banana was my favorite bartender there. We almost had a thing...
Photo Date:  4/4/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:47:28 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
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Locomotives:  SP 4840(GP38-2)
Views:  352   Comments: 0
SP 4840
Title:  SP 4840
Description:  Windshield protection. Covered air filter intake and spinning windshield insert on engineer's window. Adapted from ships--mostly tugs.
Photo Date:  4/4/1985  Upload Date: 5/11/2018 3:53:51 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
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Locomotives:  SP 4840(GP38-2)
Views:  391   Comments: 0
SP 4840 idling away with snow flanger
Title:  SP 4840 idling away with snow flanger
Description:  Randy Curlin Collection
Photo Date:  11/29/1985  Upload Date: 10/26/2024 11:40:12 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Randy Curlin Collection
Categories:  Roster,Winter,Night
Locomotives:  SP 4840(GP38-2)
Views:  18   Comments: 3
UP 3503 Detour autos at Truckee.
Title:  UP 3503 Detour autos at Truckee.
Description:  UP detour autos EB at Truckee. Took these pics, then went to the blue bldg (Truckee Hotel) for beers.
Photo Date:  5/8/1989  Upload Date: 3/16/2020 10:06:36 PM
Location:  Truckee, CA
Author:  Bruce Flaws
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Locomotives:  UP 3503(SD40-2) UP 2534(C30-7) SP 4840(GP38-2)
Views:  308   Comments: 3


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