We love hearing the 16-cylinder EMD prime mover start in our Southern Pacific Railroad EMD SD-9 start. This locomotive was built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors in LaGrange, IL in 1956 for the Southern Pacific. #5472 plays a pivotal role in our Train of Lights as it is used to pull our train in the mainly uphill run from Niles to Sunol. This was the startup done this past Saturday, 12/2/2023, as our crew got it ready for TOL duty. | Niles Canyon Railway