Re: UP 942 Debuted Saturday (Pictures)
Author: Mike Swanson
Date: 04-30-2012 - 10:56
GP38-2s would be more like it; the trucks are still A-1-A and each have two D77 traction motors, IIRC. UP took the prime movers and the electrical and electronic hardware out of surplus GP38-2s and substituted the lot for the E-8's original equipment (except for the cooling system, which was rebuilt and modified to work with the new prime mover); I understand why UP took that route, but I wish the guys in the steam/heritage program had pushed for a true restoration and rebuild of the original prime movers instead. They look neat, but they're not the same at all.