DUNSMUIR NIGHT PHOTOS SP E-UNIT IN SNOW

SOUTHERN PACIFIC E9 6051 WAS BROUGHT UP FROM SACRAMENTO FOR DUNSMUIRS "WINTERAIL FAIR" AND PARKED ON THE TURNTABLE. THE UNIT WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE FAIR FOR TOURS OF THE CAB AND ALSO SPINS ON THE TURNTABLE

A COLD FEBRUARY NIGHT FINDS THE 6051 SITTING OUT IN THE ELEMENTS FAR FROM ITS USUAL WARM ENCLOSURE AT THE STATE MUSEUM

A LINEUP OF VARIOUS SD STYLE UNITS IDLE BESIDE THE E-UNIT. THESE SECOND GENERATION DIESELS WERE BUILT WELL AFTER THE E-UNIT WAS RETIRED

SD9 4354 IS ONLY A YEAR YOUNGER THEN THE 6051 WHICH WAS BUILT IN DECEMBER OF 1954. THE 4354 IS WEARING THE PAINT SCHEME OF THE ILL FATED MERGER WITH THE SANTA FE

AMTRAKS "COAST STARLIGHT" MAKES ITS 12:30AM ARRIVAL. THE E9 ONCE RAN ON THE POINT OF MANY OF SP'S FAMOUS STREAMLINERS INCLUDING THE "COAST DAYLIGHT", "LARK" AND "SUNSET LIMITED". THE AFTERNOON WILL FIND THE STARLIGHT RUNNING ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST WHICH WAS ONCE THE E-UNITS HOME GROUNDS

(Return to Dunsmuir Night Photo Page)