1971 -- Southern Pacific NW-2 1940, nee Southern Pacific 1412, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1949, at the Pacific Harbor Line station at Los Angeles Harbor.
1971 -- Southern Pacific U30C 7934, built by General Electric in 1969, approaching the Tehachaphi Loop.
1972 -- Southern Pacific S-6 1251, nee Southern Pacific 1084, built by Baldwin in 1956, rests between assignments at Taylor Yard in Los Angeles. It is preserved as Ventura County Railway 7 in Fillmore, California.
1972 -- Southern Pacific SD39 5306, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1968, crests Hiland at the summit of Cajon Pass.
August 1973 -- Southern Pacific SW1200 2288, nee Southern Pacific 1623, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1965 at Coos Bay, Oregon. In 1988, it became Wisconsin Central 1237 then GATX Rail Locomotive Group 520 in 2018.
March 1974 -- Southern Pacific SD45 9088, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1969 with angled shrouds at Devore, California. It was retired in November 1989.
October 1974 -- Southern Pacific H-24-66 3028, nee Southern Pacific 4808, built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1953 at West Colton. The engine had failed and was sent here in March for testing as a brake sled, then in June 1975, it was scrapped in Long Beach.
December 1974 -- Waiting in the Tule Fog for the departure of Amtrak San Joaquin in Bakersfield was Southern Pacific FP7 6453, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1953. In 1965, it was reclassified to Southern Pacific Class EP415A-5 then sold in 1972 to Amtrak, becoming Amtrak 116 in May 1973, then was re-numbered 376 in 1976 and became 493 in 1977. It was sold by Amtrak for scrap in May 1980.
December 1974 -- Southern Pacific SD40T-2 8300, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1974, at Bakersfield. It became Union Pacific 8663 in 2001 then was retired in 2002, being sold to Helm Leasing and numbered 6158, then acquired by General Electric Company and returning back to being numbered 8663. In 2009, it was exported to Brazil's America Latina Logistica and numbered 9521 and is currently RUMO 9521.
1974 -- St. Louis-Southwestern SD45 9062, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1968, on the Bisbee Line at Benson, Arizona. It later became Southern Pacific SD45R 7553.
January 1975 -- At Tucson was Southern Pacific GP9R 3355, ex. Southern Pacific 3504, nee Southern Pacific 5671, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1954. Retired in 1986, it was sold in 1987 and became Arizona Eastern 1753. It was wrecked and scrapped in 1992.
January 1975 -- Southern Pacific U25-B 6728, built by General Electric in 1964, waited in El Centro. It was scrapped in 1985.
1975 -- Southern Pacific S-6 1274, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1955, led two sisters on an empty sugar beet train returning from the Holly Sugar Plant at Dyer in Santa Ana. In 1979, it was sold to Asbestos and Danville Railway as their 58. This was an asbestos mine in Danville, Quebec and ran six miles from the connection with Canadian National. Rail operations to the largest asbestos mine in the world ceased in the 1990's but the mine continued to operate into the 2010's.
1975 -- At West Colton was Southern Pacific C630 3148, nee Southern Pacific 7807, built by American Locomotive Company in 1966. It was downgraded to switcher status, becoming 3148 in May 1973 then retired in December 1982 and scrapped by September 1987.
January 1976 -- Southern Pacific C630 3152, nee Southern Pacific 7808, built by American Locomotive Company in 1966, waiting at West Colton. It was retired in June 1979 and scrapped.
1976 -- Southern Pacific SD45 9114, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1969, rounds Tehachaphi Loop. It was rebuilt to SD45R 7550 in 1985 then became Montana Rail Link 323 and has since been retired.
1976 -- Southern Pacific U28B 7026, built as a demonstrator by General Electric in 1966, at Colton.
4/24/1976 -- Leaving Taylor Yard was Southern Pacific GP35 6542, nee Southern Pacific 7430:1, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1964. It became Southern Pacific 6361:2 and is currently Willamette Valley Railway 2503.
June 1976 -- Southern Pacific U33C 8607, built by General Electric in 1969, at Slover. It was retired in June 1984, sold in November 1984 and scrapped.
August 1976 -- Southern Pacific TR6B 1150, nee EMD demonstrator 1600B, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1950, in storage at Roseville. It was retired in 1978 and sold in 1979.
August 1976 -- Southern Pacific U30C 7927, built by General Electric in 1968, at West Colton.
September 1976 -- Southern Pacific RSD-12 2954, nee Southern Pacific 7004, built by American Locomotive Company in 1961, at West Colton Yard. After being retired from Southern Pacific, it became Oregon, California and Eastern 2954, then became Metropolitan Stevedor 2 and is preserved at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California.
September 1976 -- Southern Pacific SD38-2 2971, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1973, works the crest at West Colton. In April 1998 it was renumbered Union Pacific 2830 then in January 2002, it became UPY 830.
September 1976 -- Southern Pacific SD35 6903, nee Santa Fe 4819, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1964, ascended the Palmdale Cutoff over Cajon Pass. It was rebuilt to SD35R 4709 in 1978 then re-numbered again to 2970. Assigned to hump duties at Englewood Yard, it was retired in December 1997 and on April 15, 1999, sold to Boise Locomotive Works and presumably scrapped.
November 1976 -- Southern Pacific GP20 4060, nee Southern Pacific 7210, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1962, pauses at West Colton. It later became Wisconsin and Southern 2003, then Indiana Boxcar Corporation 2003 and is currently Chesapeake and Indiana 2003.
November 1976 -- Southern Pacific DD35B 9900, ex. Southern Pacific 9500, nee Southern Pacific 8400 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1964, at West Colton. It was scrapped once the lease ran out.
November 1976 -- Southern Pacific DD35B 9901, ex. Southern Pacific 9501, nee Southern Pacific 8401 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1964, at West Colton. It was scrapped once the lease ran out.
November 1976 -- Southern Pacific DD35B 9902, ex. Southern Pacific 9502, nee Southern Pacific 8402 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1964, at West Colton. It was scrapped once the lease ran out.
November 1976 -- Southern Pacific U50D 9951, nee Southern Pacific 8501, built by General Electric in 1964, at West Colton.
May 1977 -- Southern Pacific C415 2400, built by American Locomotive Company in 1966, on the Costa Mesa local at Santa Ana. It was sold to Fundidora Monterrey, a steel mill in Monterrey, Mexico with some other C-415s.
June 1977 -- Southern Pacific U33C 8706, built by General Electric in 1971, at West Colton.
July 1977 -- St. Louis-Southwestern GP30 5006, nee St. Louis-Southwestern 756, built by Electro-Motive Division 1963, in Santa Ana. It was retired in 1985 and is preserved at the Arkansas Railroad Museum in Pine Bluff.
January 1979 -- Southern Pacific GP40-2 7619, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1978, sits in Anaheim. It became Union Pacific 1378.
January 1979 -- Southern Pacific B30-7 7810, built by General Electric in 1978, visited Santa Ana. It was wrecked on July 24, 1979 at Thousand Palms siding.
February 1980 -- Southern Pacific H-12-44 2367, nee Southern Pacific 1569, built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1956 switching in San Francisco.
February 1980 -- Southern Pacific H-24-66 3025, built by Fairbanks-Morse in 1953 originally for, but rejected by, New York Central, resting in San Francisco. It was intended to be lettered New York Central 4607, but was instead shipped to Southern Pacific in 1953 as 4802, then in the 1965 re-numbering, it became Southern Pacific 3025. In 1975, it was assigned to become braking sled SPMW 9102, stripped but left incomplete. In 1978, it was scrapped in Sacramento.
February 1980 -- Southern Pacific U25-BE 6800, ex. Southern Pacific 6708, nee Southern Pacific U25B 7508, built by General Electric in 1963 in San Luis Obispo. It was re-numbered 3100 in 1980 and is preserved at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California.
February 1980 -- St. Louis-Southwestern GP9 3644, nee St. Louis-Southwestern 823, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1957, at Taylor Yard in Los Angeles. It was upgraded in 1978 as St. Louis-Southwestern GP9R 3813 then retired in 1993 and acquired by Yolo Shortline, who re-numbered it 132 and it is currently Sierra Northern 132.
February 1980 -- Waiting in San Luis Obispo was Southern Pacific SD45T-2 9389, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1975. It was upgraded in March 1988 and re-numbered Southern Pacific 6833, then wrecked in March 1991 in Cody, Kansas and scrapped.
December 1980 -- Southern Pacific GP9E 3878, ex. Southern Pacific 3714 1965, nee Southern Pacific SD9 5400, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1959 at Woodland, California.
December 1980 -- Southern Pacific SD9 4349, ex. Southern Pacific 3868, nee Southern Pacific 5390, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1955 at Woodland, California.
September 1982 -- Southern Pacific SD40R 7383, nee Southern Pacific SD40 8425, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1966, climbing below the loop crossing Tehachaphi Creek.
September 1982 -- Waiting for departure time in Sacramento was Southern Pacific GP40P-2 3197, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1974. It was repainted into SP Style Bicentennial paint ine June 1975 then in November 1986, it was re-numbered Southern Pacific 7600. In July 2002, it was sold and became Indiana Harbor Belt 4010 and currently remains on their roster.
October 1982 -- Southern Pacific's four GP40X's came through the south side of West Colton Yard on a very wet day.
October 1982 -- Southern Pacific GP40X 7201, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1978, then retired and scrapped in 1995, at West Colton Yard.
November 1982 -- Southern Pacific SD39 5319, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1970, rested in Anaheim. It later became Andesite Rock Company 4027 and later D and I Railroad Company 4027.
November 1982 -- St. Louis-Southwestern B36-7 7770, built by General Electric in 1980, on an eastbound at Loma Linda, California. It became Union Pacific 384 and was retired in 1999.
November 1982 -- The second unit was the one-of-a-kind Southern Pacific B36-7B 7771 also at Loma Linda.
May 1985 -- Preparing to leave West Colton was Southern Pacific SD40R 7347, nee Southern Pacific SD40 8479, built by Electro-Motive Division in 1968 painted to commemorate the 1984 Summer Olympic Games since the railroad was an official sponsor. One front numberboard was "1932" for the last time Los Angeles hosted the Olympic Games and the other numberboard was "1984" for the current Games. The lettering on the filter blower motor behind the cab read "Safety, Productivity, Quality, Cost Critical C's" and underneath the Southern Pacific toward the rear of the engine stated "Official Sponsor for the 1984 Olympic Games". It was repainted back into Blood Nose paint July 1985 and was destroyed in a head-on collision in August 1985.
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