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Southern Pacific No. 7504 was an EMD SD45R diesel locomotive built by the Electro-Motive Division for the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1967.

History[]

Southern Pacific No. 7504 was built in 1967 and entered service on the Southern Pacific Railroad the same year in 1967.

When it was first built, it was first built as SD45 #8930 and given the classification of EF636-2, but due to the massive 20-cylinder engines causing them to have a very bad fuel mileage and coupled with the crankshaft failures, it was rebuilt into an EMD SD45R and renumbered from 8930 to 7504 in 1984, it would be reclassified by the Southern Pacific as EF636LR-1.

It had lasted into the days of Union Pacific when Southern Pacific and its parent company Rio Grande Industries had merged into Union Pacific. It would be retired from service on the Union Pacific in 1999 and it is unknown what happened to it after it was retired in 1999.

Southern Pacific Class EF636-2
First No. 884588468847884888498850885188528853885488558856885788588859886088618862886388648865886688678868886988708871887288738874887588768877887888798880888188828883888488858886888788888889889088918892889388948895889688978898889989008901890289038904890589068907890889098910891189128913891489158916891789188919892089218922892389248925892689278928892989308931893289338934
Second No. 7445 (8881)7467 (8913)7503 (8917)7504 (8930)
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