Valentines Day 1998 found EMD testing out their brand new 6000 HP SD90MAC's on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision. UP 8502-8505 were pulling half a loaded coal train west. The end DPU unit was UP 8504, wearing a special scheme nicknamed "Shamu".
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"Shamu", a 6000 HP, 4-stroke EMD SD90MAC sits at the end of a "test" coal train run on the Moffat on this particular Valentines Day.
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The engineers side of the SD90MAC affectionately named "Shamu" for its colorful paint scheme.
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The first ever 4-stroke prime mover built by EMD went into the SD90MAC. The 6000 HP unit was brand new in 1998, and EMD was giving it a shake down on a loaded coal train on the Moffat. Here, UP 8503, UP 8502, and UP 8501 throttle up to head west out of the siding.
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