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The Southern Pacific Class ES615R-1 was a class of 43 EMD SD7 diesel locomotives built by the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) for the Southern Pacific Railroad between 1951 and 1953.

History[]

Between 1951 and 1953, the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) had been built 43 EMD SD7 diesel locomotives for the Southern Pacific Railroad between 1951 and 1953, when these locomotives arrived on the Southern Pacific Railroad after they were constructed by the Electro-Motive Division (EMD), they were first numbered as 5279-5293 and 5308-5335 respectively, but in 1965, they would all be renumbered to 2700-2742 respectively, in 1974, all 43 would be renumbered again this time they were renumbered to 1400-1442.

Between 1979 and 1980, the Southern Pacific Railroad had introduced their General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (G.R.I.P) process following the success of the Illinois Central Railroad's and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe)'s Rebuild programs. This resulted in all 43 SD7s being rebuilt into SD7Rs with the R denoting they were rebuilds.

The entire class was retired from active service during the final days of the Southern Pacific before Southern Pacific along with its parent company Rio Grande Industries would merge to Union Pacific.

Stock list[]

Photograph Unit No. First No. 1965 No. 1974 No. Build date Status Scrapped Notes
Frameless 1500 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1501 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1502 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Southern Pacific 1503 at Roseville in November 1992 1503 - - - - Unknown Unknown
SP 1504 East end Rville Feb 1993xRP - Flickr - drewj1946 1504 5319 2726 1426 August 1953 Unknown Unknown
Southern Pacific SD7 Locomotives 1505 & 1531 at Roseville Yard in 1988 1505 5310 - - - Unknown Unknown
Southern Pacific 1506 on January 1st, 1987 1506 5332 2739 1439 - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1507 5313 - - - Unknown Unknown
Southern Pacific 1508 at Antelope Yard in March 1991 1508 5314 2721 1421 July 1953 Sold to the National Railway Equipment Company on April 28, 1997. Unknown
Frameless 1509 5326 2733 1433 1953 Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1510 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1511 5309 2716 1416 1953 Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1512 5315 2722 1422 July 1953 Unknown Unknown
Southern Pacific 1513 at Colton on May 4th, 1986 1513 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1514 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1515 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1516 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Southern Pacific 1517 (Sunset Route) 1517 - - - - Unknown Unknown
SP 1518 EMD SD7 at IRM 1518 5308 2715 1415 May 1951 Preserved, Operational at the Illinois Railway Museum. Never scrapped EMD SD7 Demonstrator unit #990
Frameless 1519 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1520 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1521 5316 - - - Scrapped Unknown EMD SD7 Demonstrator unit #660
Southern Pacific 1522 at Roseville in November 1992 1522 5320 2727 1427 1953 Scrapped November 2001
Frameless 1523 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1524 5325 - - September 1953 Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1525 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1526 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1527 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Southern Pacific 1528 working the Rockpile at Antelope 1989 1528 5335 2742 1442 1953 Scrapped Unknown
Frameless 1529 - - - - Unknown Unknown EMD SD7E
PNWR 1501 1530 5280 2701 1401 November 1952 Preserved, Operational at the Portland & Western Railroad, now numbered as PNWR #1501 Never scrapped [1]
Frameless 1531 5286 2707 1407 1953 Scrapped 1998
Frameless 1532 5288 2709 1409 January 1953 Scrapped December 2009 [1]
Frameless 1533 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Southern Pacific 1534 hauling Autoracks in 1988 1534 5290 2711 1411 1953 Scrapped Unknown
Dead line in Colton CA (8) 1535 - - - - Scrapped Post-1996 Scrapped at West Colton.
Southern Pacific 1536 in 1987 1536 5287 2708 1408 April 1952 Unknown Unknown Caught fire at Pomona in September 1991.
Southern Pacific 1537 at Roseville in March 1994 1537 - - - - Unknown Unknown Photographed at a scrap-line at West Colton in 1996.
Frameless 1538 - - - - Unknown Unknown
Frameless 1539 5279 2700 1400 1952 Unknown Unknown
Southern Pacific 1540 (Sunset Route) 1540 5316 2723 1423 Aug 1953 Scrapped November 1997 Scrapped by Metro East Industries, East St. Louis, Ill., in November 1997.
Frameless 1541 5334 2741 1441 1953 Still in service by LOCX. Never scrapped Rebuilt as a Low-hood unit after being sold off
Frameless 1542 - - - - Unknown Unknown

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