Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
A couple decades ago, UP had so many units on the roster that they were in danger of running out of 4-digit numbers. Thus, they came up with a new reporting mark: UPY. It stands for "Union Pacific Yard Units". One example is this GP15-1, numbered UPY 618. It was originally a Missouri Pacific unit, delivered in September 1979.
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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
GP15-1
Primary Unit Number
UPY 618

Paint Scheme
UP Lightning/Wings
Symbol
Train Type
Light Power

Primary Unit Past Number(s)
ex-UP 1618 / nee-MP 1618



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
DJI / Mavic 3 Pro [FC4382]
ISO
100
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
70 mm
Shutter
1/800 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8