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Viewing Album:  SP - EMD Switcher Locos (SW1500)
 
By:Ron Hawkins
Dates:11/1/1972 - 12/31/2013
Album Info:Various Southern Pacific SW1500 locomotives.
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SP 2619
Title:  SP 2619
Description:  Still looking mostly factory fresh, SP 2619 has been on the roster for less than six months.
Photo Date:  10/22/1972  Upload Date: 12/27/2022 4:16:49 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  104   Comments: 0
SP 2465
Title:  SP 2465
Description:  SP 2465 waits with a pair of older cabooses for the start of another work week.
Photo Date:  10/28/1972  Upload Date: 10/2/2022 2:13:42 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2465(SW1500)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
SP 2619
Title:  SP 2619
Description:  Another day, another cut of cars to switch...SP 2619 preforms the duty it was purchased for.
Photo Date:  10/28/1972  Upload Date: 12/27/2022 4:17:59 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  91   Comments: 0
SP 2460
Title:  SP 2460
Description:  SP 2460 sits at the west end of the yard coupled to a C415.
Photo Date:  10/29/1972  Upload Date: 9/30/2022 11:20:48 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2460(SW1500)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
SP 2503
Title:  SP 2503
Description:  With footboards and no safety vests in sight SP 2503 works the east end of the yard.
Photo Date:  10/29/1972  Upload Date: 10/30/2022 4:14:43 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  145   Comments: 0
SP 2545
Title:  SP 2545
Description:  SP 2545 is one day short of being in service for exactly three years.
Photo Date:  10/29/1972  Upload Date: 11/16/2022 10:11:51 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2545(SW1500)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
SP 2548
Title:  SP 2548
Description:  SP 2548 is under the bridge at the west end of the yard.
Photo Date:  10/29/1972  Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:41:15 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2548(SW1500)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
SP 2568
Title:  SP 2568
Description:  Two years old SP 2568 waits at the west end of the yard for its next call.
Photo Date:  10/29/1972  Upload Date: 12/9/2022 6:55:49 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  117   Comments: 0
SP 2572
Title:  SP 2572
Description:  SP 2572 was delivered in April 1970.
Photo Date:  10/29/1972  Upload Date: 12/27/2022 12:11:03 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2572(SW1500)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
SP 2573
Title:  SP 2573
Description:  SP 2573 is at the west end of the yard with the mainline in the background.
Photo Date:  10/29/1972  Upload Date: 12/27/2022 12:12:10 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2573(SW1500)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
SP 2543
Title:  SP 2543
Description:  While the sun may be shining on the Broadway department store in the background here at the Espee yard a cloud has darkened the view of SP 2543.
Photo Date:  11/19/1972  Upload Date: 11/16/2022 10:09:18 AM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2543(SW1500)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
SP 2465
Title:  SP 2465
Description:  SP 2465 was delivered in August 1967.
Photo Date:  11/26/1972  Upload Date: 10/2/2022 2:14:09 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2465(SW1500)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
SP 2613
Title:  SP 2613
Description:  SP 2613 was delivered only a few months earlier in April 1972.
Photo Date:  11/26/1972  Upload Date: 12/27/2022 2:08:56 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2613(SW1500)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
SP 2549
Title:  SP 2549
Description:  Tomorrow brings a new year but for SP 2549 it's just another day of local work based out of Anaheim.
Photo Date:  12/31/1972  Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:42:00 AM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2549(SW1500)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
SP 2451
Title:  SP 2451
Description:  SP 2451 passes by the entrance to the small Pacific Fruit Express repair facility which was closed in the mid-1970s.
Photo Date:  2/3/1973  Upload Date: 9/23/2022 10:32:24 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2451(SW1500)
Views:  218   Comments: 0
SP 2466
Title:  SP 2466
Description:  SP 2466 works the small hump located at the east end of the yard.
Photo Date:  2/3/1973  Upload Date: 10/3/2022 11:36:07 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2466(SW1500)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
SP 2623
Title:  SP 2623
Description:  Note the black trust plate under the cab number on SP 2623. The same information is also in white lettering on the red frame stripe.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/28/2022 3:29:30 PM
Location:  Bakersfield, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  110   Comments: 0
SP 2625
Title:  SP 2625
Description:  SP 2625 works a cut of cars not far from the Espee depot.
Photo Date:  3/1/1973  Upload Date: 12/28/2022 3:30:50 PM
Location:  Bakersfield, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  95   Comments: 0
SP 2454
Title:  SP 2454
Description:  Looks like SP 2454 is in for its required 90 day inspection at Taylor yard.
Photo Date:  3/10/1973  Upload Date: 9/23/2022 10:35:11 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2454(SW1500)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
SP 2480
Title:  SP 2480
Description:  SP 2480 sits on now long gone trackage in Taylor yard.
Photo Date:  3/10/1973  Upload Date: 10/24/2022 5:02:12 PM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2480(SW1500)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
SP 2568
Title:  SP 2568
Description:  The blue flag means the Taylor yard shops crew is doing some work on SP 2568.
Photo Date:  3/10/1973  Upload Date: 12/9/2022 6:56:28 PM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  89   Comments: 0
SP 2620
Title:  SP 2620
Description:  Less than a year old SP 2620 is at Taylor shops surrounded by GEs and coupled to a Baldwin.
Photo Date:  3/10/1973  Upload Date: 12/27/2022 4:21:34 PM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  99   Comments: 0
SP 2450
Title:  SP 2450
Description:  While it's the lowest numbered, SP 2450 was not the first SW1500 in service on the Espee. That honor went to SP 2469.
Photo Date:  4/15/1973  Upload Date: 9/23/2022 10:31:58 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2450(SW1500)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
SP 2462
Title:  SP 2462
Description:  SP 2462 was delivered in September 1967.
Photo Date:  4/15/1973  Upload Date: 10/2/2022 11:19:05 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2462(SW1500)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
SP 2473
Title:  SP 2473
Description:  SP 2473 is part of the local power line up at the west end of the yard.
Photo Date:  4/15/1973  Upload Date: 10/20/2022 1:38:58 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2473(SW1500)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
SP 2456
Title:  SP 2456
Description:  While smaller switcher are in Anaheim for now, soon they will be replaced by SW1500s like SP 2456.
Photo Date:  7/8/1973  Upload Date: 9/25/2022 2:07:28 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2456(SW1500)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
SP 2471
Title:  SP 2471
Description:  SP 2471 is parked on a leg of the wye.
Photo Date:  7/8/1973  Upload Date: 10/20/2022 1:37:48 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2471(SW1500)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
SP 2551
Title:  SP 2551
Description:  SP 2551 was delivered in November 1969.
Photo Date:  7/8/1973  Upload Date: 11/27/2022 9:43:26 AM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2551(SW1500)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
SP 2564
Title:  SP 2564
Description:  SP 2564 still looks "as delivered" except for a coat of weathering.
Photo Date:  7/8/1973  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 3:18:07 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  105   Comments: 0
SP 2612
Title:  SP 2612
Description:  SP 2612 will be on the roster long after all of these local cabooses are gone.
Photo Date:  7/8/1973  Upload Date: 12/27/2022 2:07:07 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2612(SW1500)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
SP 2456
Title:  SP 2456
Description:  SP 2456 was delivered in September 1967.
Photo Date:  8/12/1973  Upload Date: 9/25/2022 2:07:54 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2456(SW1500)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
SP 2563
Title:  SP 2563
Description:  SP 2563 bakes on another warm summer day...at least someone left the cab windows open.
Photo Date:  9/15/1973  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 3:16:28 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  100   Comments: 0
SP 2564
Title:  SP 2564
Description:  The end is coming for the lower horsepower switchers as newer SW1500s like SP 2564 will soon become the local power assigned to Anaheim.
Photo Date:  9/18/1973  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 3:18:53 PM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  121   Comments: 0
SP 2565
Title:  SP 2565
Description:  SP 2565 waits to cross the Santa Fe and return to West Colton.
Photo Date:  11/25/1973  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 3:20:11 PM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  103   Comments: 0
SP 2620
Title:  SP 2620
Description:  SP 2620 is working the old yard at Colton just east of the new West Colton yard.
Photo Date:  11/25/1973  Upload Date: 12/27/2022 4:23:26 PM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  113   Comments: 0
SP 2621
Title:  SP 2621
Description:  Interesting...after only 19 months on the roster SP 2621 got a new coat of paint.
Photo Date:  11/25/1973  Upload Date: 12/28/2022 3:25:49 PM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  102   Comments: 0
SP 2464
Title:  SP 2464
Description:  SP 2464 is one of only a hand full of Espee SW1500s delivered with an oval EMD builders plate.
Photo Date:  12/2/1973  Upload Date: 10/2/2022 11:21:03 AM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2464(SW1500)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
SP 2467
Title:  SP 2467
Description:  SP 2467 has already been on the roster for over six years.
Photo Date:  12/9/1973  Upload Date: 10/4/2022 5:05:30 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2467(SW1500)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
SP 2566
Title:  SP 2566
Description:  The switch is thrown and it's time for SP 2566 to get back on the move.
Photo Date:  12/9/1973  Upload Date: 11/30/2022 3:22:41 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  92   Comments: 0
SP 2613
Title:  SP 2613
Description:  SP 2613 works knocking cars around the COI yard.
Photo Date:  12/9/1973  Upload Date: 12/27/2022 2:10:50 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2613(SW1500)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
SP 2480
Title:  SP 2480
Description:  This last day of 1973 finds SP 2480 in a string of "cruds" at the west end of the yard.
Photo Date:  12/31/1973  Upload Date: 10/24/2022 5:02:44 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2480(SW1500)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
SP 2501
Title:  SP 2501
Description:  Sometimes cruds did work alone, as seen here with SP 2501 working a cut of cars on New Year's Eve.
Photo Date:  12/31/1973  Upload Date: 10/26/2022 11:06:32 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  102   Comments: 0
SP 2544
Title:  SP 2544
Description:  SP 2544 was delivered in October 1969.
Photo Date:  12/31/1973  Upload Date: 11/16/2022 10:11:11 AM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2544(SW1500)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
SP 2621
Title:  SP 2621
Description:  SP 2621 was delivered in April 1972.
Photo Date:  12/31/1973  Upload Date: 12/28/2022 3:26:30 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  57   Comments: 0
SP 2477
Title:  SP 2477
Description:  SP 2477 sits in the cold rain near the old Colton yard.
Photo Date:  1/6/1974  Upload Date: 10/24/2022 12:16:16 PM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2477(SW1500)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
SP 2457
Title:  SP 2457
Description:  SP 2457 was delivered in September 1967.
Photo Date:  3/3/1974  Upload Date: 9/27/2022 11:46:50 AM
Location:  Carson, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2457(SW1500)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
SP 2466
Title:  SP 2466
Description:  Some of the "tools of the trade" surround SP 2466 as it waits for its next assignment.
Photo Date:  3/3/1974  Upload Date: 10/3/2022 11:36:41 AM
Location:  Carson, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2466(SW1500)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
SP 2503
Title:  SP 2503
Description:  SP 2503 was delivered in July 1968.
Photo Date:  3/3/1974  Upload Date: 10/30/2022 4:15:13 PM
Location:  Carson, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  85   Comments: 0
SP 2619
Title:  SP 2619
Description:  SP 2619 has its as delivered items including full headline package and footboards.
Photo Date:  3/3/1974  Upload Date: 12/27/2022 4:19:39 PM
Location:  Carson, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  52   Comments: 0
SP 2460
Title:  SP 2460
Description:  A seasoned crew goes about its work as SP 2460 shuffles some cars around the small yard.
Photo Date:  5/5/1974  Upload Date: 9/30/2022 11:21:25 AM
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 2460(SW1500)
Views:  93   Comments: 0

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