I doubt SP did this - a photo on Flickriver

            Late on a warm July morning in 1989, a TR-6A switch engine crunches cars at the east end of the Southern Pacific freight yard in Wendel, California. It's a timeless scene. Don't let the scarlet and grey fool you, though.  

This locomotive is owned by the Quincy Railroad, a subsidiary of lumber giant Sierra Pacific Industries.  It has been working the old branch west to Susanville since SP abandoned the line a few years earlier.  Operating as a non-common carrier, QRR moves forest products traffic from SPI's large mill in Susanville to an interchange with SP at Wendel. 
 
Although it is often foolhardy in the railroad world to make a bold pronouncement, it is fair to say that the sight of this locomotive probably doesn't recreate SP history. It is hard to envision SP ever sending an EMD end cab switch engine to work in Wendel. 

Eventually, the mill at Susanville sawed its last log. Today, railroad tracks here are just a memory. You can now find this locomotive at the Portola Railroad Museum.

Taken in: United States / California / Wendel (show map)

Taken on: July 13, 1989

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Camera: Plustek OpticFilm 8200i (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Plustek OpticFilm 8200i
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 15.0 (Windows)
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