UP March 1999 Locomotive Fleet Changes
No new deliveries
SP SW1500 2628 was reinstated to the roster on 3/8/99 after being retired by mistake on 2/28/99.
Life Extension SD40-2R rebuilds (10 units):
UP 3471, 3475, 3513, 3557, 3565, 3592, 3600, 3627, 3680, 3806
Life Extension SD40-2R rebuilds are in-kind rebuilds, with no change in outward appearance, other than new paint.
Rebuilt SD38-2R, rebuilt from SD40-2 (2 units):
UP 2840, completed on 3/5/99, ex UP B4257 (ex MP 3257)
UP 2842, completed on 3/31/99, ex UP 4302 (ex MP 3302)
Note: These are part of the 2836-2842 group for service at the new Roseville yard.
Leased GP38-2, leased from Helm Financial, rebuilt from GP40 (1 unit):
UP 2570, to UP on 3/10/99, ex Milw/Soo 2059
Note: This is the last of the 60 GP38-2 units in the 2527-2588 group being rebuilt from GP40s. UP 2566 and 2571 are blank and not assigned.
Leased SD40-2, leased from CIT Group, rebuilt from SD45s and SD45M (4 units):
UP 4740, to UP 3/3/99, ex UP 41 (ex UP 3641)
UP 4742, to UP 3/3/99, ex UP 65 (ex UP 37, 3637)
UP 4743, to UP 3/23/99, ex SP 9099
UP 4744, to UP 3/18/99, ex D&RGW 5335
Note: This group of 33 units (UP 4733-4765) are being rebuilt by National Railway Equipment (NRE), Mount Vernon, Illinois, and Dixmoor, Illinois, using SD45 core units, with later units projected to use still more SD45s, plus some SD40s and SD39s, and maybe even the former UP SD40X demonstrator 3042. The rebuilding effort includes qualification and repairs as needed of all components other than the original 3,600 horsepower, 20-cylinder diesel engine (in the case of the SD45s) and the original 2,300 horsepower, 12-cylinder diesel engine (in the case of the SD39s). The SD45's original 20-cylinder diesel engine was replaced by a 3,000 horsepower, 16-cylinder engine. The units retain their original SD45 carbodies. The core units were owned by NRE previously; many were purchased by NRE in November 1997 when they purchased the assets of the bankrupt Precision National Corporation (PNC), including its rebuild facility at Mount Vernon, Illinois Included in these assets were the former UP SD45 41 (retired by UP in January 1987 and sold to PNC in January 1988), and the Sulzer-powered SD45Ms (retired by UP in December 1983 and sold to PNC in October 1987).
Leased SD40-2T, leased from LLP, rebuilt from SD45T-2 (9 units):
UP 4797, to UP 3/17/99, ex SP 6856
UP 4802, to UP 3/29/99, ex SP 6866
UP 4805, to UP 3/18/99, ex SP 6840
UP 4813, to UP 3/4/99, ex SP 6862
UP 4817, to UP 3/9/99, ex SP 6867
UP 4821, to UP 3/1/99, ex SP 6839
UP 4822, to UP 3/29/99, ex SP 6843
UP 4823, to UP 3/18/99, ex SP 6844
UP 4827, to UP 3/4/99, ex SP 6842
Note: These are 3,000 hp, 16-cylinder, still in SD45T-2 carbodies.
Retirements, all retired on 3/31/99 (9 units):
UP C30-7 416
UP GP38-2 2185 (wreck?)
UP C30-7 2452
SSW GP35R 4203 (Last 2,000 hp SP GP35R)
SP SD40R 7329
SP SD45R 7479
SP SD45R 7505
SSW SD45T-2 9264
SP SD45T-2 9362
Renumbered units (30 units):
UP SD40T-2 4004, from D&RGW/SP 5351, 3/29/99
UP SD40T-2 4018, from D&RGW 5395, 3/26/99
UP SD40T-2 4049, from D&RGW 5392, 3/19/99
UP SD40T-2 4405, from SP 8491, 3/20/99
UP SD40T-2 4490, from SP 8545, 3/22/99
UP SD40T-2 4498, from SP 8555, 3/15/99
UP SD40T-2 4546, from SP 8280, 3/24/99
UP SD40T-2 4553, from SP 8289, 3/12/99
UP SD50 5093, from C&NW 7033, 3/25/99
UP B40-8 5610, from SP 8001, 3/17/99
UP B40-8 5614, from SP 8005, 3/5/99
UP B40-8 5630, from SP 8021, 3/17/99
UP B40-8 5651, from SSW 8042, 3/26/99
UP B40-8 5657, from SSW 8049, 3/29/99
UP B40-8 5658, from SSW 8050, 3/3/99
UP B40-8 5680, from SSW 8073, 3/22/99
UP B40-8 5683, from SSW 8076, 3/1/99
UP B40-8 5695, from SSW 8089, 3/24/99
UP B40-8 5698, from SSW 8092, 3/5/99
UP B40-8 5699, from SSW 8093, 3/31/99
UP GP60 5705, from SP 9602, 3/15/99
UP GP60 5707, from SP 9604, 3/29/99
UP GP60 5714, from SP 9611, 3/4/99
UP GP60 5731, from SSW 9629, 3/25/99
UP GP60 5757, from SSW 9655, 3/30/99
UP GP60 5811, from SP 9710, 3/31/99
UP GP60 5875, from SP 9776, 3/2/99
UP GP60 5878, from SP 9779, 3/11/99
UP C44-9W 9690, from C&NW 8626, 3/25/99
UP C44-9W 9831, from C&NW 8727, 3/8/99
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