dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðiːz jˈɪɹz, ðə ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd jˈuːzd ɐ fˈɜːst dʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən sˈɛlfpɹəpˈɛld bˈʌd ɹˈeɪl dˈiːzəl kˈɑːɹ ˌɑːɹdˌiːsˈiː wˈʌn, ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli bˈɪlt fɔːɹ sˈʌðɚn pɐsˈɪfɪk, wˌɪtʃ hæd spˈɛnt mˈoʊst əv ɪts lˈaɪf æz hˈæʃ tˈɛn ˌɔn sˈʌðɚn pɐsˈɪfɪkz sʌbsˈɪdjɚɹi nɔːɹθwˈɛstɚn pɐsˈɪfɪk.
During these years, the railroad used a 1st generation self-propelled Budd Rail Diesel Car ('RDC-1'), originally built for Southern Pacific, which had spent most of its life as #10 on Southern Pacific's subsidiary Northwestern Pacific.