I know many miss the SP, but Sorry, not me . Having grown up in California, I was exposed to the SP, and to a lessor extent, WP. I do not miss the Dull, Drab, Boring Scarlet and Grey paint ( SP should have kept the Black Widow Scheme ) and the faded , dirty, greasy appearance of the fleet . I had the chance to extensively tour both the Sacramento and Roseville shops in the late 70's and personnel from both commented that the SP didn't maintain their Locos very well at all, the only time they got attention, other than barebones Lube and Water checks was when something broke
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