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Re: Researching U.P. F Units/HELP?
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 01-25-2013 - 20:07
Peter D. Wrote:
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> I've got a couple of U.P books from Morning
> Sun(Really excellent color photography) but not
> much info on thier F units. I know they had some
> F-3's from 1948 and another small order in the mid
> fifties. There's mention of of one FP-7 and a
> couple of F-7 B units. In a 1968 roster book I
> have, they then say some units were slated as
> F-9Am's and Bm's. So, my asumption is they were
> all rebuilt into F-9 inards, but still looked like
> the old units on the outside? Does anybody know
> when the rebuilds happened? Or any generalized
> U.P. F unit information?
Don Strack's excellent web site at UtahRails.net can help you with all your questions. Here's the link to the F9 rebuilds: [utahrails.net] You can search the site for info about the other F units.
> Side note, S.P.? Did they have both F-7A's and
> FP-7A's?
Yes. 17 FP7's (16 SP plus 1 Cotton Belt that eventually ended up as an SP unit).
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> I've got a couple of U.P books from Morning
> Sun(Really excellent color photography) but not
> much info on thier F units. I know they had some
> F-3's from 1948 and another small order in the mid
> fifties. There's mention of of one FP-7 and a
> couple of F-7 B units. In a 1968 roster book I
> have, they then say some units were slated as
> F-9Am's and Bm's. So, my asumption is they were
> all rebuilt into F-9 inards, but still looked like
> the old units on the outside? Does anybody know
> when the rebuilds happened? Or any generalized
> U.P. F unit information?
Don Strack's excellent web site at UtahRails.net can help you with all your questions. Here's the link to the F9 rebuilds: [utahrails.net] You can search the site for info about the other F units.
> Side note, S.P.? Did they have both F-7A's and
> FP-7A's?
Yes. 17 FP7's (16 SP plus 1 Cotton Belt that eventually ended up as an SP unit).
| Subject | Written By | Date/Time (PST) |
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 Researching U.P. F Units/HELP?
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Peter D. | 01-25-2013 - 19:07 |
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Re: Researching U.P. F Units/HELP? |
OPRRMS | 01-25-2013 - 20:07 |
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Re: Researching U.P. F Units/HELP?
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George Andrews | 01-26-2013 - 08:53 |
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Re: Researching U.P. F Units/HELP?
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OPRRMS | 01-26-2013 - 11:14 |
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Re: Researching U.P. F Units/HELP?/ S.P. F-7P?
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Peter D. | 01-27-2013 - 17:43 |
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Re: S.P. F-7P?
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OPRRMS | 01-28-2013 - 00:46 |