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Photo ID: 103428
Date Shot
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
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Ault (8,206ft)
Greeley, CO
3609
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Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande
While the engineers side of UP 9871 (ex-DRGW 5401) looked practically pristine, the conductors side looks like this. Taggers did a real number on this Tunnel Motor...unfortunately.
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Photo ID: 103417
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 61
Ault, CO
2012
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Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande
This was the third to last SD40T-2 that Rio Grande received. This was DRGW 5411, delivered in March 1980. The unit is headed for retirement at Burnham in Denver. Appropriate, considering the time it must have spent at Burnham over the years.
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Photo ID: 103416
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 61
Ault, CO
1980
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Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, Southern Pacific
A side view of a snoot-nose SD40T-2 headed for retirement. This tunnel motor started off as Espee 8330 when delivered in April 1979. So as of this photo, it had just celebrated its 31st birthday.
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Photo ID: 103415
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 61
Ault, CO
2786
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Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande
This was the second Rio Grande unit that came on the property in October 1974. While many tunnel motors received a full repaint over the years, this unit was only patched! It'll be retired off UP's roster as it is seen here, and it'll spend its time at Burnham in Denver.
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Photo ID: 103414
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 61
Ault, CO
2123
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Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande
In January 1977, this unit arrived on Rio Grande's property as DRGW 5382. 22 years later, the unit was renumbered to UP 4008. It then lived as UP 8578 before being moved to UP 2900. After 33 years of service, this unit is headed for retirement at Burnham.
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Photo ID: 103413
Date Shot
Photo By
Saturday, April 17, 2010 Kevin Morgan
Location
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MP 61
Ault, CO
2425
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Greeley (UP) Union Pacific, Rio Grande
This unit has a long history of numbers! It was delivered as DRGW 5351 in in October of 1974. It was then painted in Espee colors and fly letters after the Rio Grande / Espee merger. After the Espee / UP merger, it was renumbered to UP 4004 on March 29, 1999. It kept that number for less than a year. It moved to UP 8574 on March 17, 2000 to make room for the SD70Ms. UP then moved it one more time, to UP 2885 on December 20, 2002. Just over seven years later, it is off to retirement.
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