RailPictures.Net Photo: SP 6461 Southern Pacific Railroad EMD FP7 at Merced, California by Steve Schmollinger

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» Southern Pacific Railroad (more..)
» EMD FP7 (more..)

» Merced Amtrak Deport
» Merced, California, USA (more..)
» March, 1974

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» SP 6461 (more..)
» AMTK 710 (more..)

» Steve Schmollinger (more..)
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Amtrak train 710 makes a station stop in Merced, CA, under beautiful springtime skies. In the lead are two ex-SP FP7s, one already repainted into Amtrak livery. The train is on the station track, and will soon depart for its next stop in Fresno and terminate in Bakersfield.

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