Southern Pacific In Color Volume 3: Classic Scarlet SPECIAL ORDER ONLY

Morning Sun Books, hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 x.5 in., all Color photographs with captions.

In 1958 the Southern Pacific abandoned its Black Widow freight livery and colorful Daylight passenger livery in favor of a more economical paint scheme of Lark gray and scarlet for all power. Coinciding within a few months of the image change was the end of the first-generation of dieseldom, even though that particular phrase had not yet been coined.

The first diesels to also be delivered in the new livery were also SPs first low-nose hood units. The book picks up the story of SPs diesel power where Southern Pacific in Color Volume 2 left off.

Contents:

• Announcing the Scarlet, pp. 6–15 Old Units - New Colors, pp. 16–19
• The Second Generation, pp. 20–39
• Monster Quest, Big Boys, Double Diesels, pp. 40–45
• 1965 and Beyond, pp. 46–55
• The SD45, pp. 56–59
• Riding the Cotton Belt, pp. 60–63
• More and More Six Motors, pp. 64–89
• Renumbered Widows, pp. 90–91
• The ALCOs of Avondale and Elsewhere, pp. 92–97
• Switching to Scarlet, Basic Geeps, pp. 98–107
• Power to the Passengers, The SDP45, 108-128 Includes Rosters, Maps.