F45 5989

ATSF 5989 was looking sharp as it approached the summit of Cajon Pass in the early 1980's. Note the large nose emblem. Bill Morrison photo.

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When F45 5989 was repainted from the red and yellow SPSF "Kodachrome" scheme in the late 1980's, it received a small, "hood unit" size noseband. The stripes are just barely long enough to wrap around the corners of the nose.

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Nine years later, 5989 was still on former Santa Fe property, but as an MPEX lease unit. The Santa Fe lettering was gone, but the unit retained its odd noseband.