Drawing # 4407

Southern Pacific SD9e No. 4407

(First drawing, heavy lines)

The 4407 was built in March, 1955 and delivered to SP as SD9 5409.  Like most SP SD9's, she was sold to, and rebuilt by, Southern Pacific Equipment Company into an SD9e during the 1970's under SP's R8 recapitalization program. After her R8 rebuild, she was renumbered 4407 and leased back to Southern Pacific Railroad.

The 4407 was still on the SP roster on their last day of operation as Southern Pacific, September 11th 1996.  She was retired by Union Pacific on January 1, 1997 along with 171 other former SP locomotives of various types, and the 4407 ended her working days pulling light duty on the washout-plagued Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Ultimately, she was sold and shipped to Chicago for disposal.

Photo # 4407

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