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Title: SPS 63
Post by: George Lortz on January 11, 2015, 01:05:35 am

Back in the mid-1960s, the Monon apparently needed some extra power so they leased an additional RS-2, SPS #63.  There may have been others.

This photo appeared recently on eBay and was dated 8/13/66.  SPS #63 is seen with caboose #81552.  Not sure of the location.

George L.

Title: Re: SPS 63
Post by: George Lortz on January 11, 2015, 11:51:35 am

Here's another photo of SPS #63 working the Monon in Chicago on 7/20/66.

George L.

Title: Re: SPS 63
Post by: Tom Kepshire on January 11, 2015, 02:39:56 pm

My bet would be South Hammond for the first picture

Title: Re: SPS 63
Post by: Rick Dreistadt on January 11, 2015, 10:46:05 pm

The Monon leased 2 of them, can't remember if the other one was 62 or 64.  Most of the time they were MU'ed together.

Title: Re: SPS 63
Post by: George Lortz on January 12, 2015, 09:47:32 am

Rick,

I just found an older, but poor photo of SPS #64 on the Monon.  I'm sure you are correct about the second SPS RS-2.

George L.

Title: Re: SPS 63
Post by: Steve Dolzall on January 12, 2015, 06:47:35 pm

SP&S 63 was built as GN 200, SP&S 64 was built as GN 201. Both were aquired by the SP&S on 3/1/63. Both were sent to Alco Products for tradein credit on 9/1/65. Apparently the Monon leased the two engines from Alco while the road rebuilt the 20 series RS-2's in Lafayette during 1965/66. After it's stay on the Monon, SP&S 64 was sold to the L&N and rebuilt at Louisville as  RS-3 #104 (2nd) using components from a wrecked L&N FA. SP&S 63 most likely went to scrap.

Steve

Title: Re: SPS 63
Post by: Tim T Swan on January 12, 2015, 10:21:11 pm

Mr. Marquardt, you were an old RS2 head.  Did you ever get a chance to run one of the SP&S engines?  If so, were there any significant differences in how they handled, etc?

Title: Re: SPS 63
Post by: Rick Dreistadt on January 13, 2015, 07:39:51 pm

Ron, while we're on this su[not allowed]ect, those SPS alcos wouldn't MU with the other RS2's would they?
Rick

Title: Re: SPS 63
Post by: Ken Weller on January 13, 2015, 08:01:19 pm

A few pics of the SP&S units on the Monon - see attached.