Builder Construction No. Date Type Wheel Arrgmt. Power Gross Weight Horsepower

GM EMD, La Grange, IL 21297 1956 SD-9 B-B Diesel-Electric 180 tons 1750

History

 –  1956, built new as Southern Pacific Railroad No. 5472;
 –  1965, renumbered SP No. 3946
 –  1968 (April), leased to Northwestern Pacific
 –  1970 (October) returned to SP service
 –  1977 (May), GRIP,* Sacramento, CA; renumbered SP No. 4423
 –  1993, purchased by Omnitrax, Loveland, CO
 –  2003, purchased by PLA
 –  2004, Restored to original SP Black Widow paint scheme and number
 –  2005 (January), in service, Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA

                  * General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program

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