RailPictures.Net Photo: SP 7943 Southern Pacific Railroad EMD GP40-2 at Heather, Oregon by Wendel Moran

Community Response

Locomotive Details

Location/Date of Photo


Views: 5,863 Favorited: 24
Since added on August 27, 2022

+ Add to Favorites

+ Subscribe

+ Add to Photo Album

+ Post a Photo Comment

» Southern Pacific Railroad (more..)
» EMD GP40-2 (more..)

» Heather siding
» Heather, Oregon, USA (more..)
» October 23, 1987

Locomotive No./Train ID

Photographer

» SP 7943 (more..)
» Unknown

» Wendel Moran (more..)
» Contact Photographer · Photographer Profile

Remarks & Notes

In October 1987, a pair of slug sets normally found on Southern Pacific's Toledo Hauler are working as helpers in the Cascades. They display the result of ongoing operation in this service as they roll past an eastman at Heather siding on SP's Cascade Subdivision.

Photo Comments (0)

User Photo Albums Containing this Photo (5)

+ Add to Album

Manned Helpers Album created by member Daniel Holmes	Album Views: 1,725
One artifact of the steam era that remains in use to this day; even modern AC traction locomotives need help on the biggest hills.

DreamTrains Album created by member coco13cos	Album Views: 3,010,969
Over 50.000 of RP's most appreciated and beautiful photos.

Southern Pacific Album created by member Rick Erben	Album Views: 7,716
Espee prior to September 11, 1996 including the Rio Grande lines a/o August 09, 1988.

Classic Railroading Album created by member Chessiefan2	Album Views: 534,966
Railroading in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, basically anything but the 2000s.

The Friendly Southern Pacific Railroad Album created by member Benjamin J. Muciek	Album Views: 15,678
A collection of SP photos and associated lines.

Add to Photo Album or Get Your Own Photo Album

EXIF Data for this photo: [What's this?]

This image contains EXIF headers - Click Here to show the data.

Photo Copyright © 2022 Wendel Moran. All Rights Reserved. Photo Usage Policy
This website Copyright © 2002-2024. All Rights Reserved.