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» Southern Pacific Railroad (more..)
» EMD FP7 (more..)
» Departing SP Station 
» Houston, Texas, USA (more..)
» October 01, 1972
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Two SP FP7s and F7Bs depart SP's Houston station with the eastbound Sunset Limited. SP 6455 was sold to Amtrak in 1972 and eventually renumbed AMT 118.
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