Photo By: Kevin Morgan
 

A GP38-2 (now a GP38N) and an SD40-2 (now an SD40N) sit idly in North Yard. These units are the currently power used for switching cars in the yard. At the moment, no cars need to be switched! Without knowing anything about the numbering scheme for UP's roster or specific history of units, I can guarantee that this GP38-2 is either of Missouri Pacific or MKT heritage. How? Note that it lacks dynamic brakes. Missouri Pacific and MKT, both being plains railroads, ordered some units without any dynamic brakes. In this case, this was originally MP 2188, delivered to Missouri Pacific in February 1980, just shy of three years before UP would take over MP.
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Location Information
City or County and State
Denver, CO

Subdivision
Yard Shots

Milepost or Control Point
North Yard




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
GP38N
Unit Number
UP 688

Symbol
Paint Scheme  




Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
130
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/2000 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8


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