RailPictures.Net Photo: SP 5704 Southern Pacific Railroad EMD GP9 at Walong, California by Roger Lalonde

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» Southern Pacific Railroad (more..)
» EMD GP9 (more..)

» SP Mojave Sub.,
» Walong, California, USA (more..)
» March, 1961

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Three Southern Pacific GP9 helpers in Black Widow paint scheme at Walong, California in March 1961. Photo from my slide collection, photographer Robert C. Madsen.

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