Description
These SW1500 powered locomotives are grey with white lettering and run on Flexicoil trucks. By the mid-1960s, Southern Pacific® was in need of new switcher locomotives to replace its aging fleet of Alcos, Baldwins, and early EMDs. From 1967 to 1973, SP placed several orders of SW1500s totaling over 240 units. One of the final orders was in 1972, forming series 2613-2679 to which these locomotives belong.
