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Re: UP East St. Louis Locomotive Auction
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 10-23-2016 - 14:44
Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> > > > > Lol George...I kow how that works! Bidder
> > > 33968
> > > > > first bought the UPY 1419 for $190,000;
> > then
> > > > > bought the UPY 1456 for $340,000 and
> > finally
> > > > one
> > > > > more, the UPY 1483 for $200,000; all
> three
> > > were
> > > > > MP15N.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bidding generally started with "wholl
> give
> > me
> > > a
> > > > > hunderd-thousand dollar bill?"; then
> "hows
> > > about
> > > > a
> > > > > fifty thousand dollar bill?" Generally
> shot
> > > up
> > > > > once he had a bid then.."hunderd-ten";
> > > > > "one-twenty";"one forty back in the
> corner"
> > > > "one
> > > > > fifty on line" and thats about where they
> > > > > stopped...all except for the "Porsche".
> > > > >
> > > > > Dick Samuels
> > > >
> > > > Dick, do you know who bought the 1378? It
> > was
> > > the
> > > > one Mike tested the Diesel Particulate
> Filter
> > > on
> > > > for awhile.
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> > > It was the second unit auctioned and I hadn't
> > > starting writing buyers numbers yet; however
> it
> > > sold for $150,000.
> > >
> > > Dick
> >
> > Thanks, Dick.
> >
> > Here's my favorite Ryan Martin photo of it.
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> [www.railpictures.net]
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> Now that's uuugggly!
>
> Dick
The worst thing was that since the exhaust exited through the top of the DPF, they couldn't keep it from entering the cab - both during normal operations and when the burner was burning. It got to the point where crews were refusing to use the locomotive. UP then tried using it as the second unit in RCL consists, but the PCS wouldn't reset from belt packs.
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> > > > Shortline Sammie Wrote:
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> > > > > Lol George...I kow how that works! Bidder
> > > 33968
> > > > > first bought the UPY 1419 for $190,000;
> > then
> > > > > bought the UPY 1456 for $340,000 and
> > finally
> > > > one
> > > > > more, the UPY 1483 for $200,000; all
> three
> > > were
> > > > > MP15N.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bidding generally started with "wholl
> give
> > me
> > > a
> > > > > hunderd-thousand dollar bill?"; then
> "hows
> > > about
> > > > a
> > > > > fifty thousand dollar bill?" Generally
> shot
> > > up
> > > > > once he had a bid then.."hunderd-ten";
> > > > > "one-twenty";"one forty back in the
> corner"
> > > > "one
> > > > > fifty on line" and thats about where they
> > > > > stopped...all except for the "Porsche".
> > > > >
> > > > > Dick Samuels
> > > >
> > > > Dick, do you know who bought the 1378? It
> > was
> > > the
> > > > one Mike tested the Diesel Particulate
> Filter
> > > on
> > > > for awhile.
> > >
> > > It was the second unit auctioned and I hadn't
> > > starting writing buyers numbers yet; however
> it
> > > sold for $150,000.
> > >
> > > Dick
> >
> > Thanks, Dick.
> >
> > Here's my favorite Ryan Martin photo of it.
> >
> >
> [www.railpictures.net]
>
> > 5
>
> Now that's uuugggly!
>
> Dick
The worst thing was that since the exhaust exited through the top of the DPF, they couldn't keep it from entering the cab - both during normal operations and when the burner was burning. It got to the point where crews were refusing to use the locomotive. UP then tried using it as the second unit in RCL consists, but the PCS wouldn't reset from belt packs.
