N Scale Southern Pacific Roster

This N Scale Southern Pacific Roster is part of the
SP Mailing List FAQ
This page is hosted by
Rick Blanchard

Many questions have come up on the Southern Pacific email-list that ask if the SP had any GPxx or SDxx units and what paint scheme is appropriate for them. This listing is to give an easy reference for those questions. Most of the time these questions arise from new models that are produced. Some may or may not be available in Southern Pacific paint schemes, and the availability of a unit in SP colors is no guarantee that the colors are right for the modeled unit or that SP ever had one.

This is a listing of all the locomotives that have been made in N scale, and notes on what variations the Southern Pacific had. If the list shows 'NONE' the SP never owned any of this model. If there are specific paint schemes that were used on the units (and not others) these are so noted.

For more information on paint schemes, rosters, photographs and other SP information, see the SP Mailing List FAQ which is hosted by Richard Percy

See Richard's Roster Index for an indication of what SP actually did have on their rosters. There may not be any equivalent model for many of these units. Anyone who has information on kitbashing other units from what has been produced in N scale is welcome to share this information. I will add it to the bottom of the page.

Richard also has a 'work in progress' for each of the paint schemes used by the SP System.

Leonard Ruback is preparing web pages to sort out the SP light clusters and which ones were used on the different units. When these are available, I will add a link to his pages and notes to the listing here.

Note: Modelers designations for the units are used. The information includes data from Jim Semikoski, Richard Percy, Jim Bence and Tom Cataldo. Detail parts for SP are available from Sunrise and others. Additions and corrections are always welcome.

Top photo: SP E9A #6051 ©1997 Randy Houk, Used with permission

N Scale Model Locomotives in SP Livery
Plastic
Arnold
FP9A	NONE (T&NO rebuilt F3, F7 = F9m, F9Bm)
F9B	NONE
GP30	(SP and SSW) Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
S-2	(SP and T&NO) Interim Tiger Stripe (striped ends)
Atlas
CPA 24-5	('C-Liner') NONE
E7	Daylight, Golden State, Halloween(#6001), Bloody Nose
E8	One A unit (#6018); EMD Demonstrator Paint, Daylight, Bloody Nose
FA-1	NONE
GP7	{SSW #304) Daylight, Black Widow (SSW Ver.) Bloody Nose
GP9	Most high-nose - 20 low-nose; Black Widow (no low nose), Bloody Nose, Kodachrome
GP30	(SP and SSW) Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
GP35ph1A, B	(SP and SSW) Bloody Nose, Kodachrome, SP light clusters
GP40	(SSW) Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
RS-1	NONE
RS-3	(SSW)
RS-11	High and low nose versions, Black Widow, Bloody Nose
RSD-5	Black Widow, Bloody Nose
RSD-12	Low Nose; Bloody Nose
SD-7	Road-Switcher Tiger Stripe, Black Widow, Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
SD-9	Black Widow, Bloody Nose, Kodachrome, SP light clusters
U25B	Bloody Nose, Bicentennial
Bachmann
DD40AX	NONE
F9A	NONE (T&NO rebuilt F3, F7 = F9m, F9Bm)
F40PH	NONE
GP40	(SSW) Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
GP50	NONE
SD40-2	NONE
U28C	Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
U36B	NONE
dash8-40C	NONE
Con Cor
DL-109	NONE
E7	Daylight, Golden State, Halloween(#6001), Bloody Nose
E8	One A unit (#6018); EMD Demonstrator Paint, Daylight, Bloody Nose
E9	Daylight, Black Widow (#6048,6050), Halloween(#6051), Bloody Nose
F3	Black Widow
PA-1	Daylight, Bloody Nose; experimental Halloween
PB-1	Daylight, Bloody Nose; experimental Halloween
SW 1500	Bloody Nose, Kodachrome, SP light clusters
U50	3 in Bloody Nose, mars light above cab
Veranda Turbine	NONE
Kato
E8	One A unit (#6018); EMD Demonstrator Paint, Daylight, Bloody Nose
F3A	Black Widow
F3B	Black Widow
F7A	Black Widow, Bloody Nose
F7B	Black Widow, Bloody Nose
GP38-2	Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
GP50phIIA	NONE
GP50phIIB	NONE
SD40	Daylight (special), Bloody Nose, Olympic, SP light clusters
SD45	Daylight (special), Kodachrome, Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
U30C	Bloody Nose, mars light above cab
LifeLike
BL-2	NONE
E8	One A unit (#6018); EMD Demonstrator Paint, Daylight, Bloody Nose
E9	Daylight, Black Widow (#6048,6050), Halloween(#6051), Bloody Nose
FA-2	NONE
FB-2	NONE
FA-1	NONE
F7	Black Widow, Bloody Nose
GP18	NONE
GP38	NONE
Model Power
C-420	NONE
FA-2	NONE
F40PH	NONE
GP40	(SSW) Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
RSD-15	(DL600B) (SSW, 3 units; SP, 3 units, all low nose)Bloody Nose
SD45	Daylight (special), Kodachrome, Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
Trix
GP40	(SSW) Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
H-12-44	Tiger Stripe, Halloween, Bloody Nose
U28C	Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
U30CG	NONE
Brass
Hallmark
DL-109	NONE
E3/6	NONE
E5	NONE
F3	Black Widow
F7A	Black Widow, Bloody Nose
F7B	Black Widow, Bloody Nose
F9	(T&NO F9m, F9Bm)
FT-A	Cotton Belt
FT-B	Cotton Belt
GP7	(SSW) Daylight, Black Widow (SSW Ver.) Bloody Nose
GP9	Most high-nose - 20 low-nose; Black Widow (no low nose), Bloody Nose, Kodachrome
GP20	Low nose, Bloody Nose
GP35	(SSW, SP)Bloody Nose, Kodachrome
GP38	NONE
GP39	NONE
GP40	(SSW) Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
GP60B	NONE
GP60M	NONE
RSD-4	Black Widow
RSD-5	Black Widow
SD45-B	NONE
U30B	NONE
U50	3 total; Bloody Nose, mars light above cab
VO 1000	SP-EMD Demo Black, Tiger Stripe
dash8-40B	(SSW) Bloody Nose
dash8-40C	NONE
Key
F3A	Black Widow
F3B	Black Widow
PA-3	Daylight, Bloody Nose; ABA SP details
S-4	Tiger Stripe (?); add SP details
SD40-2	NONE
SD40T-2	Bloody Nose; SP light clusters
SD45	Daylight (special), Kodachrome, Bloody Nose; SP light clusters
Oriental
E1A	NONE
E1B	NONE
E6B	NONE
E7A	Daylight, Golden State, Halloween(#6001), Bloody Nose
E7B	Daylight, Golden State, Bloody Nose
E8	One A unit (#6018); EMD Demonstrator Paint, Daylight, Bloody Nose
RS-2	NONE
RS-3	(SSW)
Sunset
SD-7	Road-Switcher Tiger Stripe, Black Widow, Bloody Nose, SP light clusters
SD-9	Black Widow, Bloody Nose, Kodachrome
H-24-66	Sunset did Train Master, not SD7 and SD9's as stated in the list (Vern Jones)

Modeler's paint color mixes for the various schemes noted above
can be found on my SP Color pages.

Notes from Richard Percy:

SP already had 340 GP9's by the time this model came out. SP buying the last GP9's ever made, and the only low-nose to a Major Railroad. 20 Phase III's were delivered in Grey and Scarlet as 5872-5891, and built in August and September of 1959.

Bill Shippen notes the following though:
SP *was not* the only major railroad to order and roster factory low nose GP-9's. New York Central was the other (and only) major road to order this type of GP-9.

A high-nose GP18 can be made into a GP9, at least some of the SP/SSW ones came with two 48" fans, as well as four 36" fans. Or a low-nose version can be made into one of the last 20 Phase III GP9's or a GP20 with a bit more work.

SP has never had 'production' SD40-2's or SD45-2's. SP bought the SD40T-2 Tunnel Motor variant instead. EMD doesn't recognize this designation, they call all the variants SD40-2's, which tends to cause confusion.

SP does Roster U28B's but these were 4 Demonstrators that came in U25B carbodies.

There was also a Bloody Nose variation of Gothic SP like the freightcar lettering on some early BN's. The units are not fully documented. Any help or info is welcome.

Some units have Red SP lettering. This will be sorted out soon and added.

Halloween paint of E's and F's and PA's not fully documented, and came in at least two variations, about 12 units total.

Notes from Jim Bence:

The red lettering is actually the white decal that has been burned of by the dynamic brakes which exposes the backing for the Scotch-lite decal.

Some SSW units had yellow hand rails.

Don Jewell notes: The first SP unit painted into the adopted scarlet/grey paint scheme was F7A 6378 in July or August 1958, painted at LA General Shops.

SPECIAL PAINT SCHEMES:

Special Paint schemes: Olympic; Bicentennials; Daylight SD40's; Daylight SD45; SSW GP7 early Daylight - differs on later hood units; Popsicles.

Kodachrome Scheme: See the SPSF FAQ on Richard Percy's pages.

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