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Re: UP 942 Debuted Saturday (Pictures)
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 04-30-2012 - 14:54
Mike Swanson Wrote:
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> 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.
The goal was to make them mechanically and electrically similar to any 645 engine locomotive. UP no longer stocks 567 parts.
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> 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.
The goal was to make them mechanically and electrically similar to any 645 engine locomotive. UP no longer stocks 567 parts.
