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Re: Researching U.P. F Units/HELP?
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 01-26-2013 - 11:14

George Andrews Wrote:
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> As an aside, some of UP's F9m units, which as
> noted still looked like F3's externally, were
> bought second - hand by Rock Island. Many kept
> their basic UP colors and HUGE pilot show plows,
> which looked out of place on the Midwest Granger
> RR. Also, the F9m units were not fully upgraded,
> electrically speaking. Because of this, I recall
> they were only up - rated to 1500 h.p., not the
> 1750 h.p. of a real F9.

Apparently you didn't click on the link I included to the listing about them on Don Strack's web site.

Six of the units had snow plows.

19 A's and 12's were resold to Rock Island.

All were 1750 horsepower.

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  Researching U.P. F Units/HELP? Peter D. 01-25-2013 - 19:07
  Re: Researching U.P. F Units/HELP? OPRRMS 01-25-2013 - 20:07
  Re: Researching U.P. F Units/HELP? George Andrews 01-26-2013 - 08:53
  Re: Researching U.P. F Units/HELP? OPRRMS 01-26-2013 - 11:14
  Re: Researching U.P. F Units/HELP?/ S.P. F-7P? Peter D. 01-27-2013 - 17:43
  Re: S.P. F-7P? OPRRMS 01-28-2013 - 00:46


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