Portland and Western 1501

Portland and Western 1501 Southern Pacific 1530
Portland and Western #1501 working in PNWR's yard in Albany, Oregon, on January 20th, 2022.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) Order number 5157 Serial number 17145 Model EMD SD7 EMD SD7R Build date November 1952 Rebuilder SP's Sacramento Shops Rebuild date 1980
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Trucks EMD Flexicoil C Wheel diameter 40 in (1,016 mm) Minimum curve 23° (250 ft (76.20 m) radius) Wheelbase 48 ft 7 in (14.81 m) Length 61 ft 2 3⁄4 in (18.66 m) Width 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) Height 15 ft 4 1⁄2 in (4.69 m) Loco weight 309,000 lb (140,000 kg) Fuel capacity 1,200 US gal (4,500 L; 1,000 imp gal) Prime mover EMD 567B RPM range 800 Engine type V16 diesel engine Aspiration Roots-type supercharger Displacement 9,072 cu in (148.66 L) Generator D-12-C Traction motors (6) D-27-B Cylinders 16
Performance figures Power output 1,500 hp (1.12 MW) Tractive effort 77,250 lbf (343,600 N)
Career Operators Southern Pacific Transportation Company Willamette and Pacific Railroad Portland and Western Railroad Dieselmotive Company, Inc. Numbers SP 5280 SP 2701 SP 1401 SP 1530 W&P 1501 PNWR 1501 BUGX 1501 Retired 1995 (Southern Pacific) July 19th, 2023 (Portland and Western Railroad) Disposition Awaiting arrival at the Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX)

Portland and Western 1501 (also known as Southern Pacific 1530) is an EMD SD7/EMD SD7R that was originally built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in November 1952. It is also known to be the only EMD SD7 locomotive ever used by the Portland and Western's roster.

History

Construction, delivery and revenue service

Portland and Western 1501 was constructed in November 1952 and it was delivered to the Southern Pacific Transportation Company that same year in 1952. It was the Southern Pacific's second EMD SD7 unit that was ever built, it began its life as Southern Pacific SD7 #5280.

In 1965, it was renumbered to 2701 under the Southern Pacific's 1965 renumbering scheme, and then renumbered again to 1401.

It was then rebuilt into an EMD SD7R and renumbered to #1530 and was updated with the addition of a huge mars barrel signal light being mounted on it. After being rebuilt with some upgrades, Southern Pacific 1530 served mostly within the California area throughout most of its days with the Southern Pacific.

1st retirement and preservation

Southern Pacific 1530 was later retired from active service in 1995 and was later donated to the Willamette and Pacific Railroad (W&P) and renumbered by the W&P as #1501. When the Willamette and Pacific Railroad had become part of the Portland and Western Railroad (PNWR), #1501 retained its current number and was given some cosmetic work by painting the PNWR logo on the locomotive and re-lettering it with PNWR lettering before entering service on the Portland and Western Railroad specifically for yard use, #1501 retained its scarlet and gray paint and functional oscillating gyralite during its service on the Portland and Western Railroad.

2nd retirement and current status

The locomotive was officially retired from active service on the Portland and Western Railroad on July 19, 2023. After that, it was later sidelined along with PNWR locomotives #1801, #1803, #1852, #1854 due to Genesee and Wyoming's EPA scandal. But surprisingly, #1501 was eventually acquired by Dieselmotive Company, Inc. (BUGX) in September 2023.

See also

• EMD SD7
• EMD SD7R
• Southern Pacific 1518

Further reading

• Railfan & Railroad - Volume 17. Carstens Publications. 1998. p. 32. Search this book on

External links

• Pictures of PNWR 1501
• Pictures of BUGX 1501

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