RailPictures.Net Photo: SP 8140 Southern Pacific Railroad GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW) at Weed, California by Wendel Moran

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» Southern Pacific Railroad (more..)
» GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW) (more..)

» former Cougar siding
» Weed, California, USA (more..)
» August 12, 1994

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» SP 8140 (more..)
» Unknown

» Wendel Moran (more..)
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Although General Electric power reigns on the Shasta Route today, it was exotic once upon a time. The first freight train I ever saw on the Black Butte Subdivision that had a solid set of GEs climbs away from Mount Shasta.

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