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By:John Huey
Dates:1/1/1960 - 12/31/1985
Album Info:Stuff seen out at City of Industry and neighboring locations by the late Richard Curts. RIP 13½.
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ATSF DETOUR
Title:  ATSF DETOUR
Description:  Both exact date and location are uncertain at this point. This is railroad east of the yard.
Photo Date:  5/28/1969  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 4:09:58 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 1423(GP35)
Views:  718   Comments: 1
Santa Fe detoured over the SP
Title:  Santa Fe detoured over the SP
Description:  ATSF had to be the tourists this day.
Photo Date:  5/28/1969  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 4:02:25 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  ATSF 1239(GP30)
Views:  764   Comments: 1
SP 9550 near Industry Yard, back in the day.
Title:  SP 9550 near Industry Yard, back in the day.
Description:  SP 9550 front half, great way to view those details.
Photo Date:  8/7/1969  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 4:40:05 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 9550(U50)
Views:  685   Comments: 0
SP 9550 rear half mostly, details on rear truck.
Title:  SP 9550 rear half mostly, details on rear truck.
Description:  SP 9550's rear section.
Photo Date:  8/7/1969  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 4:46:15 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 9550(U50)
Views:  502   Comments: 0
SP 9550 smoking it up near City of Industry.
Title:  SP 9550 smoking it up near City of Industry.
Description:  Here you can see what was on either side of those detail images seen elsewhere in this album.
Photo Date:  8/7/1969  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 5:51:31 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9550(U50) SP 8607(U33C)
Views:  834   Comments: 0
NP 44405 XM
Title:  NP 44405 XM
Description:  Two years after the BN merger finds this modernized WWII era Northern Pacific car looking quite nice.
Photo Date:  3/15/1972  Upload Date: 11/8/2016 4:17:41 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  334   Comments: 0
SP 1123 on duty at City of Industry.
Title:  SP 1123 on duty at City of Industry.
Description:  SP and their lights were almost as varied as the roster itself.
Photo Date:  8/14/1972  Upload Date: 11/8/2016 4:02:02 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 1123(SW8)
Views:  460   Comments: 0
CO 3525 shows up at City of Industry CA on the SP.
Title:  CO 3525 shows up at City of Industry CA on the SP.
Description:  Two C&O Geeps make an appearance in the LA basin during the spring of 1973; Alco C415's parked under bridge.
Photo Date:  3/17/1973  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 3:34:28 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  CO 3525(GP35)
Views:  711   Comments: 3
SW1500 SP 2642 and cabooses outside the "back door" of LA 13½' place.
Title:  SW1500 SP 2642 and cabooses outside the "back door" of LA 13½' place.
Description:  Local switching jobs.
Photo Date:  3/21/1973  Upload Date: 11/8/2016 4:10:29 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  SP 2642(SW1500)
Views:  451   Comments: 0
Amtrak 119 on the point in Industry CA.
Title:  Amtrak 119 on the point in Industry CA.
Description:  SP had some F's returned by Amtrak once they got caught up on power of their own.
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 3:37:31 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 119(FP7A)
Views:  584   Comments: 2
AMTK 119 FP7A
Title:  AMTK 119 FP7A
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/1/1974  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 3:39:58 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  AMTK 119(FP7A)
Views:  466   Comments: 1
SP FP7A 6461 and C415 2403 seen together in City of Industry.
Title:  SP FP7A 6461 and C415 2403 seen together in City of Industry.
Description:  SP sure could put together some eclectic lash-ups. Whatever it took to "Get em over the road" was the rule someday's.
Photo Date:  7/30/1974  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 4:19:47 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  SP 6461(FP7A) SP 2403(C415)
Views:  890   Comments: 1
SP 2405, 2400, 2401 and 2406 resting on a Sunday afternoon.
Title:  SP 2405, 2400, 2401 and 2406 resting on a Sunday afternoon.
Description:  One thing that was a common sight in the mid 1970's was the Alco C415's in and around Industry Yard. Here are two sets awaiting their next assignment, most likely a hauler to Anaheim.
Photo Date:  10/20/1974  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 11:54:29 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  SP 2406(C415) SP 2401(C415) SP 2400(C415) SP 2405(C415)
Views:  1173   Comments: 2
SP 2358 and 2357 seen at Industry Yard in So Cal.
Title:  SP 2358 and 2357 seen at Industry Yard in So Cal.
Description:  FMs visit the LA area.
Photo Date:  4/2/1975  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 3:57:18 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 2358(H-12-44) SP 2357(H-12-44) SP 9039(SD45)
Views:  514   Comments: 0
SP 9365 leads 80 645 cylinders east through Walnut CA.
Title:  SP 9365 leads 80 645 cylinders east through Walnut CA.
Description:  4 20 cylinder 645's bring it on in July of 1975.
Photo Date:  7/12/1975  Upload Date: 11/15/2016 11:01:37 PM
Location:  Walnut, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  SP 9365(SD45T-2)
Views:  384   Comments: 0
SP 6800
Title:  SP 6800
Description:  The site does not offer the correct model info for this unit, it is an SP ReBuild and was designated U25BE
Photo Date:  11/27/1975  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 6:00:18 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  739   Comments: 1
SP 6800 Bicentennial U25BE  / nose shot
Title:  SP 6800 Bicentennial U25BE / nose shot
Description:  Pretty close to new. I'm thinking the red and white lights on the nose traded positions at some point in the future, see link in comments for the proof.
Photo Date:  11/27/1975  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 6:05:04 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives: 
Views:  519   Comments: 1
AFT 4449 and SSW 9389 lead the American Freedom Train.
Title:  AFT 4449 and SSW 9389 lead the American Freedom Train.
Description:  Actual date uncertain. tank and wye are still present in this view.
Photo Date:  1/15/1976  Upload Date: 11/9/2016 2:01:35 AM
Location:  Garnet, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Scenic,Steam,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  AFT 4449(4-8-4) SSW 9389(SD45T-2)
Views:  878   Comments: 0
SP 3197 least SSW 9389 and SP 6800 on the Palmdale Cutoff.
Title:  SP 3197 least SSW 9389 and SP 6800 on the Palmdale Cutoff.
Description:  SP runs a special train with all three bicentennials on the point.
Photo Date:  1/31/1976  Upload Date: 11/15/2016 11:10:40 PM
Location:  Highland, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  SP 3197(GP40P-2) SSW 9389(SD45T-2)
Views:  2568   Comments: 0
SSW 9389 at night in LAUPT.
Title:  SSW 9389 at night in LAUPT.
Description:  September of 1976 see Cotton Belt 9389 on the head of a directors special.
Photo Date:  9/18/1976  Upload Date: 11/15/2016 11:09:47 PM
Location:  Los Angeles Union St, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Night,Station,Action
Locomotives:  SSW 9389(SD45T-2)
Views:  557   Comments: 0
SSW 3652, SP 9902 and a U50 on a West Colton turn.
Title:  SSW 3652, SP 9902 and a U50 on a West Colton turn.
Description:  Cotton Belt GP9 on the point leading two big twins at Industry Yard.
Photo Date:  11/11/1976  Upload Date: 11/9/2016 12:32:24 AM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  SSW 3652(GP9) SP 9902(DD35)
Views:  1104   Comments: 0
SP 6544, 9901, and 9902 draw LA-WC duty on a muggy nasty LA basin afternlon.
Title:  SP 6544, 9901, and 9902 draw LA-WC duty on a muggy nasty LA basin afternlon.
Description:  City of Industry was always a place to see some interesting power, this day was no exception.
Photo Date:  9/18/1977  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 11:42:18 PM
Location:  Industry, CA
Author:  Richard Curts - LA 13½
Categories:  Roster,Bridge,Track
Locomotives:  SP 9902(DD35) SP 9901(DD35) SP 6544(GP35)
Views:  1098   Comments: 2


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