ECDC SD9E #4355 ex-SP #4355

: East Carbon, UT Sep. 10, 2014

This locomotive was found at the East Carbon Development Corp. (ECDC) waste site at East Carbon, Utah on Utah State Route 123.

ECDC #4355 was built as SP “Cadillac” #5474 in 1956 with 1750 hp prime mover. It was renumbered to #3948 in 1965 and rebuilt to SD9E #4355 in 1988. Light package base on short hood and hump cowl behind the cab suggests its origin.

1967 photo of SP #3948 found at Fallen Flag site;
1982 photo of SP #4355 found at Espee Modelers Archive site;


元Southern PacificのEMD製SD9 型機関車5474号機である、ECDCの4355号機である。SPつながりで挙げてみた。本機が元々キャデラックと称せられたSPのSD9Eであることは、ヘッドライト台座とキャブ屋根後ろのカウルが示している。