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George Lortz

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SPS 63
« 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.

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Re: SPS 63
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2015, 11:51:35 am »
Here's another photo of SPS #63 working the Monon in Chicago on 7/20/66.

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Re: SPS 63
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2015, 02:39:56 pm »
My bet would be South Hammond for the first picture
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Rick Dreistadt

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Re: SPS 63
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: SPS 63
« Reply #4 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.

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Steve Dolzall

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Re: SPS 63
« Reply #5 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.

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Tim T Swan

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Re: SPS 63
« Reply #6 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?
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Re: SPS 63
« Reply #7 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?
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Re: SPS 63
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2015, 08:01:19 pm »
A few pics of the SP&S units on the Monon - see attached.
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