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Pictures of SP 7956
 
Owner: Southern Pacific
Model:EMD GP40-2Built As:SP 7956 (GP40-2)
Serial Number:796354-17Order No:796354
Frame Number:796354-17Built:5/1980
Other locos with this serial:  SP 7956(GP40-2) UP 1439(GP40-2)
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Unpatched SP
Title:  Unpatched SP
Description:  Never would have thought this would be uncommon.
Photo Date:  7/4/2005  Upload Date: 7/14/2005 9:53:57 PM
Location:  Morehouse, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 215(B30-7A) SP 7956(GP40-2)
Views:  1284   Comments: 1
Southbound UP Local
Title:  Southbound UP Local
Description:  Awesome Prime Manufacturing PM-920 blowing for the crossing as the local scooted past with only 7 cars. I sure miss these units.
Photo Date:  7/4/2005  Upload Date: 1/4/2009 10:36:22 PM
Location:  Grayridge, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 215(B30-7A) SP 7956(GP40-2)
Views:  1009   Comments: 0
Southbound UP Local
Title:  Southbound UP Local
Description:  We left the train heading down the Sikeston Industrial Lead and got on home (we were under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for our county, one county over from this one). They were gettin' it, this was around 4 P.M., at 5:22, they went over the detector at M.P. 157.9, running light.
Photo Date:  7/4/2005  Upload Date: 1/4/2009 10:36:23 PM
Location:  Grayridge, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 215(B30-7A) SP 7956(GP40-2)
Views:  944   Comments: 0
Ex-MP
Title:  Ex-MP
Description:  Here's an old unrenumbered MOP unit.
Photo Date:  7/9/2005  Upload Date: 7/18/2005 2:25:24 AM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 2143(GP38-2) SP 7956(GP40-2)
Views:  872   Comments: 0
Paused
Title:  Paused
Description:  Taking a short break while a cut is made, the SP comes to a stop.
Photo Date:  7/14/2005  Upload Date: 7/18/2005 3:02:09 PM
Location:  Poplar Bluff, MO
Author:  Zach Pumphery
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Locomotives:  UP 2143(GP38-2) SP 7956(GP40-2)
Views:  928   Comments: 0

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