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Title: SPRR Co???
Post by: stanley62 on January 08, 2013, 07:28:25 PM

Found this over the weekend.  I think it is SPRR Co (Southern Pacific RR Co), but the first R, if it is an R, is pretty beat up.  In one picture, I tried liquid paper
to bring out the letters.  Still hard to make out the stamping.

 Jim

Title: Re: SPRR Co???
Post by: rusty on January 09, 2013, 08:00:39 PM

"Co" is unusual for SPRR, but not for SP&PR Co, however the spacing doesn't seem right for that....

Title: Re: SPRR Co???
Post by: jimwrench on January 09, 2013, 09:27:28 PM

 Agree with Rusty that generally railroad stampings end in RR without the Co. but Railroadiana site in their lantern and globe survey shows both SPRR and SPRR Co. for Southern Pacific. Go figure.