Juppo Wrote:
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
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> > Trainspotter Wrote:
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> > > I assume that is an "unpatched" unit.
> > >
> > > If not, please clarify "unpatched".
> >
> > I guess I don't understand what you mean by an
> > "unpatched" unit. The SP343 is one of the
> handful
> > of ex-SP C4400ACW's that have never been
> assigned
> > a UP number, so it's never been "patched" with
> UP
> > reporting marks.
>
> All non-UP units from their 1990's merger spree
> are assigned UP numbers and have been from the
> beginning. The reason this unit hasn't been
> patched is pure luck and probably due to the fact
> that UP isn't patching units anymore. With only
> about 2 dozen unpatched units left, I think UP
> just doesn't care anymore. They are still
> repainting ex-SP AC4400s, which are the majority
> of unpatched units. With over 7,000 units on its
> roster, a few misfits aren't even noticed anymore.

If you'll refer to Don Stack's web site at [utahrails.net], you'll see which of these units have not been assigned UP numbers.