7201 approaching the Benicia bridge - a photo on Flickriver

7201 approaching the Benicia bridge

            Elephant Ears Eastbound

Southern Pacific (SP) 7201 leads the OARVV at Martinez, CA on Monday, August 16, 1980. The power returned the next evening on the RVWJR to Watsonville Jct. (WJ) On the 18th, that set left WJ on the WJLAY for LA town. By the 19th, the GP40Xs were back on the LAOAC out of LA. Special thanks to Wesley Fox for help with this caption!
Photo location near 32 Bridgehead Rd, Martinez, California.
SP 7201 is an EMD GP40X, SP Class EF435-1. Reportedly: it was built in 1978 by EMD, builders number 766016-02.
The disposition of this locomotive is, retired and scrapped in 1995. 
   

Taken on: August 16, 1980

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