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Two locomotives, one Southern Pacific and one Louisville and Nashville, pull a line of freight cars through a yard with mountains in the distance. — Download original ↓

c. 1966 to 1970 · Colton, CA

Two EMD GP40 diesel locomotives, one from Southern Pacific and one from Louisville and Nashville, lead a freight train through a yard with snow-capped mountains in the background.

Date: c. 1966 to 1970Estimated from the photograph; no date was written on the print.
Location: Colton, CAApproximate location, placed at the center of the town.
Vehicle: Diesel locomotive, Freight car
Operator: Southern Pacific, Louisville and Nashville, Cotton Belt
Equipment: EMD GP40
Fleet numbers: Southern Pacific 6564

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1960s 1970s Winter Colton

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