Hmm...How's About Some Special UP Power Locations

[Mr. Tops]

CNW 8646/CNW 8701 @ BOONE, IA ON TRAIN MCBPR 17 SA PROVISO 5/18 0845

UP 2001/UP 2002 ARR GLOBAL 2, IL TRAIN AG3G2 16 5/17

UP 4141 ARR NLROCK, AR TRAIN QHONL 11 2/12 -Either in the shops or being stored

UP 1982/UP 1996 ARR PINE BLUFF, AR TRAIN YNL75 17 5/17

UP 1983 ARR DENVER NORTH YD, CO TRAIN MRONY 15 5/17 *HOLD FOR SHOP PLACEMENT*

UP 1988 ARR PARSONS, KS TRAIN MKCEW 16 5/16

UP 1989 ARR DENVER DIESEL TRAIN YDVEN3 15 5/15 *HOLD FOR SHOP PLACEMENT*

UP 1995 ID (INTERCHANGE DELIVERED) CPRS BENSENVILLE, IL 5/13

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The CNW units are still captive on the ex-CNW line west from Chicago.
The Torch (2001 & 2002) units appear to be captive between Global 3 and Chicago.

Did I miss anything? Any special requests?

[sd70accsxt700]

I would guess the 83 & 89 are due 92 day or something else. I would hope not storage.

[GLC 392]

UP 3300??

[Mr. Tops]

UP 3300??

Yes, I didn't bother posting that as...

UP 3300 EFWPX 17 ARR Phoenix, AZ 12/20/2008 22:24

...it has been sitting there for 5 months. Looks like its #23 out of 36 units...on track 872

[GreatLakesRailfan]

If you're taking requests...

How about UP 8373? Can you tell what train it was on Sunday afternoon?

Here's why I ask:

[Mr. Tops]

Charles, your train was WBLYCD 17 -- Dump (Ballast) train from Bloomington, IL to Yard Center. And since you saw them in Rochelle means from Bloomington, they went southwest to Springfield, then turned north on the former CNW at I&M Jct. and went north to Nelson and got on the Geneva Sub to head east into Chicago. 33 loads, 1983feet. I've had one of these puppies before...no fun...40mph train. It has a conveyor that runs the entire length of the train and that head car is the end of it, where the ballast is offloaded, I guess. I'm not exactly sure how it works. Train was made up of GREX 2200-2216 and GREX 2615-2600.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Thanks Bob. I will add that the first car and the last car are pretty much the same, just with the end of the conveyor pointing in different directions. I'd heard of these contraptions, but this was my first time seeing it in person. Thanks also for the explanation.

[Mr. Tops]

Any time, Charles. There must have been two sets of them in the train. The 2200-2216 set must've had a conveyor, and 2600-2615 set had it's own conveyor, as well...

[cr6707]

CNW 8646/CNW 8701 @ BOONE, IA ON TRAIN MCBPR 17 SA PROVISO 5/18 0845

Allegedly, these two are headed to storage...

Any special requests?

How many unpatched SP/SSW units are left?

Mark

[Mr. Tops]

Allegedly, these two are headed to storage...

I'll believe it when I see it. UP doesn't care what they put into storage. They have some quite new units in storage. It seems there's different levels of storage. There's long term storage (the long lines of power you see) and short term storage. For short term storage, it's basically a term slapped on the unit when it's sitting idle, even if only a few days. Quite a few times I've had a train out of Proviso where my power has showed "Stored (Servicable)" before departing. Can be anything, from the junkiest SD70M to a new GE.

How many unpatched SP/SSW units are left?

Wish I could tell you, but UP doesn't keep paint information on their system (atleast not available to the TE&Y personnel)