An FM H12-44 pulls SP SDP45 No. 3200 onto the turntable at Bayshore, CA. Mechanics have put the big passenger locomotive back together after overhaul, and now its time to get her out on the main line for testing. Later in the day, H12-44 No. 2379 will help facilitate those tests by pulling the big EMD up and down the Peninsula's double track while engineers check her performance.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.
