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Owner: Southern Pacific
Model:EMD GP40XBuilt As:SP 7230 (GP40X)
Serial Number:766016-3Order No:766016
Frame Number:766016-3Built:2/1978
Other locos with this serial:  HLCX 4300(GP40X) SP 7230(GP40X) HATX 4300(GP40X) LSRC 4300(GP40X)
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SP 7230
Title:  SP 7230
Description:  A little over two weeks after being placed into service SP 7230 leads a freight heading for West Colton traveling on the Palmdale Cutoff. A photo of this same train at the same location by Dale Sanders appears on page 115 of Joe Strapac's Southern Pacific Review 1978-1979. You can see yours truly and my good friend Robert Tinkham in the background of Dale's photo taken from the hill a little west of our location.
Photo Date:  3/23/1978  Upload Date: 7/8/2023 8:25:16 AM
Location:  Hiland, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
SP 7230
Title:  SP 7230
Description:  SP 7230 displays its as delivered configuration. Wonder if the cab still has that new locomotive smell?
Photo Date:  3/23/1978  Upload Date: 7/8/2023 8:25:36 AM
Location:  Hiland, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
SP 7230
Title:  SP 7230
Description:  Rear view of SP 7230.
Photo Date:  3/23/1978  Upload Date: 7/8/2023 8:26:02 AM
Location:  Hiland, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  160   Comments: 0
SP 7230
Title:  SP 7230
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/22/1978  Upload Date: 2/25/2011 8:54:45 PM
Location:  Oakland, CA
Author:  Chuck Amidon
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  1593   Comments: 2
GP-40x still sporting "elephant ears" at West Colton.
Title:  GP-40x still sporting "elephant ears" at West Colton.
Description:  I think the elephant ears were removed shortly after this photo was taken. these units were very distintive with the elephant ears and special trucks. SP only bought 4.
Photo Date:  11/22/1978  Upload Date: 9/12/2018 10:30:09 AM
Location:  West Colton, CA
Author:  Clark Gillis
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
SP 7230
Title:  SP 7230
Description:  In service and before the "Elephant Ears" were removed. Date uncertain; CIRCA 1979
Photo Date:  1/1/1979  Upload Date: 5/9/2008 6:21:37 PM
Location:  City of Industry, CA
Author:  John Huey
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  910   Comments: 0
Moving the GP40X at Skidmore
Title:  Moving the GP40X at Skidmore
Description:  SP GP40X 7230 moves in the small yard at Skidmore TX; this line was subsequently abandoned.
Photo Date:  9/15/1979  Upload Date: 5/22/2011 5:59:53 PM
Location:  Skidmore, TX
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  1025   Comments: 1
SP GP40X 7230
Title:  SP GP40X 7230
Description:  SP GP40X 7230 moves slowly through the small yard at Skidmore TX in September 1979
Photo Date:  9/15/1979  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 9:42:23 PM
Location:  Skidmore, TX
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  1219   Comments: 1
BN power at diesel house
Title:  BN power at diesel house
Description:  BN 840, BN 707, SP 7230
Photo Date:  3/23/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2011 10:28:02 AM
Location:  Auburn, WA
Author:  Brian Ambrose
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 840(F9A) SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  758   Comments: 1
SP and BN power at diesel house
Title:  SP and BN power at diesel house
Description:  BN 707 and SP 7230
Photo Date:  3/23/1980  Upload Date: 4/26/2011 10:54:16 AM
Location:  Auburn, WA
Author:  Brian Ambrose
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X) BN 707(F7B)
Views:  1004   Comments: 0
SP tunnel motors
Title:  SP tunnel motors
Description:  Eastbound coal train heading towards Newport MN on Main 1 with a set of 4 SP tunnel motor engines.
Photo Date:  4/20/1980  Upload Date: 8/11/2016 5:36:03 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7231(GP40X) SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  604   Comments: 0
SP tunnel motors in Minnesota
Title:  SP tunnel motors in Minnesota
Description:  I believe this was an experiment by BN to see how this particular set of engines handled tunnels out west. They were on an eastbound coal train heading towards LaCrosse when I got some pictures of them at Oakland Tower on the south end of BNs Daytons Bluff Yard.
Photo Date:  4/20/1980  Upload Date: 8/11/2016 5:15:31 PM
Location:  St. Paul, MN
Author:  Tom Dethmers
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  578   Comments: 1
SP 7230
Title:  SP 7230
Description:  Cab roof detail photo of SP 7230.
Photo Date:  1/9/1982  Upload Date: 7/8/2023 8:26:43 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
SP 7230
Title:  SP 7230
Description:  SP 7230 will stay on the roster until December 1994.
Photo Date:  1/9/1982  Upload Date: 7/8/2023 8:27:08 AM
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
GP40X's
Title:  GP40X's
Description:  Taken from Pepper Ave. sometime in the mid 80's
Photo Date:  1/1/1987  Upload Date: 2/12/2013 9:06:25 PM
Location:  West Colton, CA
Author:  Scott Clay
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X) SP 7200(GP40X) SP 7231(GP40X)
Views:  1026   Comments: 1
SP 7230
Title:  SP 7230
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/5/1987  Upload Date: 1/17/2009 12:54:04 PM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Tom Fassett
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 7230(GP40X)
Views:  1134   Comments: 0


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