Drawing # u25b

Southern Pacific U25B and bay window caboose

Southern Pacific was the first railroad to own General Electric 2500 h.p. U25B locomotives, purchasing 68 units. The 3100 was built in 1963.  Her original road number was 7508, and she was later renumbered 6800.  During the nation's bicentennial celebration she was repainted red, white and blue and carried the name "Spirit of 1776."  After the bicentennial, she was repainted in SP's standard gray and scarlet and again renumbered to 3100.  She was donated to the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California, where she regularly pulls tourist and work trains (below).

Photo # 3100-1

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