Friends,
Scott asked about other pictures of SN Alcos that were not used in SN Online. I pulled these five color shots from my collection. I have a few B&W views as well, but those will wait for another post.
So here is the rundown:
SN 403 (1), at the fuel track in West Sacramento; Glenn Groff photographer.
SN 403 (2), Sacramento, but location unknown; purchased photo, unknown photographer.
SN 405, probably West Sacramento; purchased photo, unknown photographer.
SN 406 (1), with VS 502 on the way to WRM, West Sac fuel track; Glenn Groff photographer.
SN 406 (2), Yuba City, Glenn Groff photographer.
I wish I had been able to see more of the SN during this era, but I was at college in Orange from fall 1969, and only returned to the Sacto area during the summers of 1970 and 1971 when I had summer jobs, and for a few holiday visits. I shot very few photos of any trains during those years. Following graduation in 1973, I stayed in Orange county until 1975 when I joined the Coast Guard. My first tour of duty was in Alameda where I became a Photojournalist (film and processing approved as "training" at government expense). I again was able to do some railfanning on the SN with my service buddy, the late Doug Ewen, but by then Perlman Green had descended over everything except WP F-units.
Yours Aye,
Garth Groff ????????
