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Owner: Southern Pacific
Model:EMD SD40T-2Built As:SP 8564 (SD40T-2)
Serial Number:786174-66Order No:786174
Frame Number:786174-66Built:2/1979
Other locos with this serial:  SP 8564(SD40T-2)
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Amtrak No. 1
Title:  Amtrak No. 1
Description:  During the 1980 Christmas Season, Amtrak regularly leased Southern Pacific SD40T-2 units to assist pairs of SDP40F's on very long SUNSETS, and here is SP 8564 - along with Amtrak 511 and 518 - accelerating a westbound train out of Avondale Yard. By this time, most of the other western long-distance trains had been re-equipped with SUPERLINERS; so Amtrak was able to run 15-car SUNSETS, which was still steam heated, using some of the cars released from these other trains. Within a few months, the SUNSET itself would also receive SUPERLINERS, and it would never again operate with this many cars unless something REALLY special was going on!
Photo Date:  12/29/1980  Upload Date: 11/15/2016 10:22:53 PM
Location:  Avondale, LA
Author:  Paul H. Oliver. Jr. Photo
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SP 8564(SD40T-2) AMTK 511(SDP40F)
Views:  820   Comments: 0
SP 8564
Title:  SP 8564
Description:  SP 8564 with mixed power and a string of autoracks is stopped just short of the Santa Fe crossing in Colton.
Photo Date:  2/13/1988  Upload Date: 11/27/2023 8:34:51 AM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8564(SD40T-2)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
SP SD40T-2 8564
Title:  SP SD40T-2 8564
Description:  SP SD40T-2 8564 preparing to pick up orders and cross the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee on May 20, 1988, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in February 1979 (c/n 786174-66), it was retired by the UP November 15, 2001. Note the SR run through power behind the two SP units and the MP train in the background waiting its turn.
Photo Date:  5/20/1988  Upload Date: 9/25/2009 8:41:59 AM
Location:  Memphis, TN
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 8564(SD40T-2)
Views:  427   Comments: 1
SP SD40T-2 8564
Title:  SP SD40T-2 8564
Description:  SP SD40T-2 8564 picking up orders at Memphis, Tennessee, May 20, 1988, photo by Chuck Zeiler. The crossing signals are not warning submarines, they have just been installed and are not yet operational. As I recall, just beyond those trees is the Mississippi River, and a substantial bridge. The following is from this web site: http://condrenrails.com/MRP/Memphis%20Towers%20&%20Junctions/Kentucky-Street

The following is taken from an email written by Steve Forrest who worked with Henry. " It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Henry Gulhstorf, former Kentucky St operator. When I first started hanging around Ky St, Henry was the night (11p-7a) operator. While I had met Benny Jones, Bill Gray, and Jim Bondurant (as well as all the Frisco operators who used to share the building) it was some time before I ever met Henry. Later when I went to work at Ky St on the extra board, I had the pleasure of working with Henry for many years. I would suspect if you interviewed all the crews that ever came across the bridge on the Cotton Belt, Rock Island, or Missouri Pacific, it would be unanimous that Henry was best who ever worked the job. When he worked third shift (by choice) he often could be found working on TV sets in between copying train orders or lining up moves on the CTC board. One of Henry's hobbies was TV repair, and the relative quietness of third shift provided him time to do this. When Benny Jones, first shift operator passed away in the late 70's, Henry decided to take the first shift job, which he worked until he retired. Henry was offered dispatching jobs by the RI, SSW, and MP, but always favored Ky St, altho I think he once came close to going to the Rock Island office in El Reno, OK. Henry began his career on the Frisco in Missouri, working train order offices all up and down the line between Springfield and Memphis. I can't recall if he ever worked the Briark office (altho Benny, Jim and Bill Gray did), but I don't think he did. Henry was alway good for a railroad story, and with his passing went a lot of great railroad stories and history. He was one of those people who you never heard anything bad about. I remember Rudell Wilson, long time MP MofW foreman, goodnaturedly calling Henry "The Alien" because of his German name. Henry would just smile and call Rudell "Redneck." Great memories for sure.

Photo Date:  5/20/1988  Upload Date: 9/25/2009 9:07:51 AM
Location:  Memphis, TN
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 8564(SD40T-2)
Views:  482   Comments: 1
DRGW 5328
Title:  DRGW 5328
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/1989  Upload Date: 10/11/2017 2:39:08 AM
Location:  Wicopee, OR
Author:  Michael Cameron
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DRGW 5328(SD45) SP 8564(SD40T-2)
Views:  361   Comments: 1
SP 8518
Title:  SP 8518
Description:  mid-train helkpers
Photo Date:  9/28/1990  Upload Date: 6/21/2021 2:38:32 AM
Location:  Bealville, CA
Author:  Rick Coles
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7345(SD40R) SP 9323(SD45T-2) SP 8564(SD40T-2) SP 7479(SD45R) SP 8550(SD40T-2) SP 8390(SD40T-2)
Views:  312   Comments: 0
SP 8554
Title:  SP 8554
Description:  An eastbound SP double stack train rolls up the center track.
Photo Date:  6/13/1992  Upload Date: 6/2/2013 6:12:33 PM
Location:  Naperville, IL
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 8554(SD40T-2) SP 8564(SD40T-2) SP 9610(GP60)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
Approaching Tunnel #2 - Tehachapi Pass
Title:  Approaching Tunnel #2 - Tehachapi Pass
Description:  A blend of Rio Grande, Southern Pacific and Union Pacific power leads an eastbound freight at the west end of Bealville in Tehachapi Pass in 1995
Photo Date:  4/11/1995  Upload Date: 6/30/2007 7:27:49 PM
Location:  Bealville, CA
Author:  Herb Iske
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8564(SD40T-2)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
SP 8564
Title:  SP 8564
Description:  A dirty lobotomized SP tunnel motor teams up with a leased ex-Santa Fe C30-7 on CSX train Q601 on the S-line.
Photo Date:  8/24/1996  Upload Date: 12/16/2010 11:02:39 PM
Location:  Wildwood, FL
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 8564(SD40T-2)
Views:  439   Comments: 2
Climbing
Title:  Climbing
Description:  a northbound climbs toward Belden Tunnel at Moottown Rd. This was once the north end of Dyes Siding, as evidenced by the signal mast.
Photo Date:  9/7/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 2:02:44 AM
Location:  Tunnel, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5628(SD40-2) CNW 8642(C44-9W) SP 8564(SD40T-2)
Views:  369   Comments: 0
Unusual power on high
Title:  Unusual power on high
Description:  A northbound CP train with a couple of western visitors rolls over the steel bridge at Harpusrville as my 9 year old son waves.
Photo Date:  9/7/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 2:09:09 AM
Location:  Harpursville, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5628(SD40-2) CNW 8642(C44-9W) SP 8564(SD40T-2)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
Colorful scene
Title:  Colorful scene
Description:  Northbound CP train rolls past some bright flowers, while the power adds some color of its own
Photo Date:  9/7/1998  Upload Date: 3/15/2014 2:07:18 AM
Location:  Sanitaria Springs, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CP 5628(SD40-2) CNW 8642(C44-9W) SP 8564(SD40T-2)
Views:  428   Comments: 0


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