RailPictures.Net Photo: SP 6450 Southern Pacific Railroad EMD FP7 at Sierra Blanca, Texas by Joe Blackwell

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

» SP main east of El Paso at Sierra Blanca
» Sierra Blanca, Texas, USA (more..)
» August, 1973

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» SP 6450 (more..)
» Unknown

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Amtrak train number one, the "Sunset Limited" was passing through Sierra Blanca, TX.

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