SSW F7 969

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Jim Satterwhite	General	I heard that there were still "F" roaming the system in 1966 but never saw them in and around Greenville, TX.	7/4/2009 10:04:11 PM

Mike Woodruff	General	Nice, two of my favorite paint schemes in one shot -thanks for sharing the pic. The SP/SSW roster in X2200S #55 listed the disposition for SSW 969 as retired/traded in to EMD on a GP40 1-3/66 (I'm assuming 1/66 for the retirement date and 3/66 for the trade-in date, but we know what happens when one "assumes" things!)	11/30/2010 12:12:04 PM

Ed Cooper	General	Cotton Belt Locomotives states this unit was sold to EMD in January 1966. Cotton Belt sold seven F7s to EMD between January and March 1966.	5/24/2015 7:57:45 AM

Ed Cooper	General	The train is eastbound and the 969 is going in to EMD on its last ride. Track orientation through Eola is east-west. The sun is always south in the northern hemisphere, especially in January. This photo is well lit so the sun is behind the photographer.	7/18/2015 12:09:43 PM

Ed Cooper	General	It also appears that this unit has a blown engine as evidenced by the oil on the side. It is 13 years old and not fully depreciated.	7/18/2015 12:13:05 PM

Chuck Zeiler	General	Thanks for the corrections Ed. I've adjusted the description above to reflect your observations.	1/7/2018 4:58:03 PM

SSW F7 969
SSW F7 969 at Eola, Illinois on January 1, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in September 1952 ( c/n 17424 ) on EMD Order 6440. It is seen here in an eastbound ( see comments below ) CB&Q freight at Eola. Although the locomotive appears to be MUed to the CB&Q power, it was traded to EMD in January 1966.
Date: 1/1/1966	Location: Eola, IL	Views: 2905	Collection Of: Chuck Zeiler
Locomotives: SSW 969(F7A)			Author: Chuck Zeiler

Picture Categories: Roster		This picture is part of album: Southern Pacific

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