UP May 1999 Locomotive Fleet Changes
New C44AC deliveries (39 units):
UP 7138-7177
New SD90AC deliveries (3 units):
UP 8512, 8513, 8519
Life Extension SD40-2R rebuilds (9 units):
UP 3444, 3512, 3542, 3641, 3642, 3673, 3736, 3784, 3791
(Note: UP 3641 changed to B unit status on 3/12/92, changed back to A unit on 5/20/99)
Leased SD40-2s, leased from CIT Group, rebuilt from SD39, SD40s, and SD45M (4 units):
UP 4750, to UP 5/5/99, ex CN SD40 5005
UP 4751, to UP 5/5/99, ex SP SD39 5302
UP 4751, to UP 5/5/99, ex CN SD40 5046
UP 4753, to UP 5/5/99, ex UP SD45M 61 (ex UP SD45 14)
Leased C36M, leased from Helm, rebuilt from ATSF C30-7s (8 units):
UP 566, to UP 5/22/99, ex HLGX 544 (ex ATSF 8070)
UP 568, to UP 5/22/99, ex GECX 556 (ex ATSF 8089)
UP 569, to UP 5/19/99, ex GECX 589 (ex ATSF 8072)
UP 571, to UP 5/22/99, ex CR 533 (ex ATSF 8085) (previous information shows that this should be ex CR 553)
UP 572, to UP 5/14/99, ex GECX 536 (ex ATSF 8060)
UP 573, to UP 5/14/99, ex GECX 548 (ex ATSF 8076)
UP 574, to UP 5/14/99, ex CR 557 (ex ATSF 8090)
UP 576, to UP 5/14/99, ex CR 552 (ex ATSF 8083)
Note: Built as ATSF C30-7 units; owned by Helm/GE (HLGX) joint venture; rebuilt to C36M units by Metro-East Industries, East St. Louis, Illinois All were built as ATSF 8000-series units; leased by ATSF to GE in December 1989 and loaned by GE to UP to make up for slow deliveries of new C40-8s; retired by Santa Fe in January and June 1994 and traded to GE; leased by GE to Conrail as CR 500-series units; used in national lease fleet with CRL (Conrail Leasing) reporting marks; all had either 500 or 0500 series numbers. Many later had GECX and HLCX reporting marks.
Retired units:
- C30-7 (5 units, retired on 5/20/99, 5/30/99, or 5/31/99): UP 433, 502, 519, 2488, 2492
- GP30 (1 unit, retired on 5/31/99): D&RGW 3015
- SD35 ( 1 unit, retired on 5/31/99): SP 2965
- SD40-2 (1 unit, retired on 5/31/99): UP 4159 (likely due to wreck damage)
- SD45R (6 units, all retired on 5/31/99): SP 7402, 7405, 7425, 7435, 7521, 7534
- SD45T-2 (9 units, all retired on 5/14/99): SP 9294, 9300, 9330, 9345, 9347, 9385, 9391, 9392, 9395
- SD45T-2R (15 units, all retired on 5/18/99): SP 6796, 6802, 6805, 6812, 6814, 6816, 6818, 6820, 6827, SSW 6869, 6872, 6879, 6884, 6889, 6890
- SD45 (1 unit, retired on 5/31/99): D&RGW 5324 (last ex D&RGW SD45)
- SW1500 (5 units, all retired on 5/31/99): SP 2478, 2501, 2510, 2527, 2605
Recent dispositions:
- UP GP40X 956, wrecked on 20 August 1997 at Bomber (MP 251.8, West Fort Worth), Texas; retired on 5 Nov 1997; sold for scrap to Smith & Chambers, Fort Worth, Texas, 5 November 1997.
- UP SD40X 3042, retired on 8 October 1992, stored at Cheyenne until sold to J. L. Piil (Dixie Engine & Equipment), Denver, Colorado, 16 December 1998; sold to National Railway Equipment; moved to Mount Vernon, Illinois, in March 1999.
- UP SD60 5981, wrecked on 22 June 1997 at Devine, Texas; retired on 14 July 1997; sold for scrap to Smith & Chambers, Houston, Texas, 14 July 1997.
- UP C40-8 9118 was wrecked on 20 August 1997 at Bomber (MP 251.8, West Fort Worth), Texas; retired on 5 November 1997; sold for scrap to Smith & Chambers, 10 April 1999.
- UP C44-9W 9716, wrecked on 20 August 1997 at Bomber (MP 251.8, West Fort Worth), Texas; retired on 5 Nov 1997; sold for scrap to Smith & Chambers, Fort Worth, Texas; 11 November 1998.
- C&NW F7Bs 315 (retired 7 Oct 1996) and 411 (retired 30 Dec 1996) were sold to St. Louis Car Co., 9 December 1998; delivered to Manufacturer's Railway (MRS), St. Louis, Missouri, 15 January 1999.
- D&RGW SW1200 134, retired 15 July 1997, sold to Diesel Supply, sold to Manufacturer's Railway (MRS), St. Louis, Missouri.
- SP SD7 1505, retired 16 July 1997, sold to Helm, July 1997, sold for scrap to Midwest Metallics, McCook, Illinois
- SP GP9E 3833 retired by SP on (?) before UP merger, still on property at UP merger, sold by UP to Power Fluid Metals, San Francisco, California, 26 March 1997. (Note: The actual company name of this one is in question, shown by UP as "Power, Fluid Met". Also shown by UP as interchange delivered to San Francisco on 25 July 1997.)
- SP Yard Slug 1610, retired on 28 April 1997, was sold to Louisville Scrap, 28 April 1998.
- SSW SW1200 2257, retired on 14 July 1998, was sold to David Joseph Co.
Following 57 locomotives were sold to Boise Locomotive Co., Boise, Idaho, on 20 April 1999. Most were delivered to Boise during May and June 1999.
- BN C30-7 5564 (wrecked on UP at ???)
- C&NW GP9Rs 4100, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4104, 4107, 4118, 4121, 4132, 4135, 4138, 4140, 4141, 4194, 4201, 4206, 4209
- D&RGW SW1000s 141 and 142
- SP SD35s 2961, 2964, 2967, 2969, 2970
- SP GP9Es 3418, 3827
- SP SD9E 4396
- SP GP35 6312
- SP SD40Es 7342, 7355, 7373
- SP SD45Es 7410, 7445, 7462, 7472, 7509, 7524
- SP B36-7s 7755, 7762, 7769, 7772
- UP SW10s 1200, 1250, 1251
- UP C30-7s 413, 424, 448, 466, 469, 532, 534, 537, 2427, 2448, 2455
Renumbered units (19 units):
UP SD40-2 3061, from C&NW 6896, 5/8/99
UP SD40-2T 4056, from D&RGW 5369, 5/13/99
UP SD40-2T 4397, from SP 8353, 5/3/99
UP SD40-2T 4592, from SP 8273, 5/14/99
UP GP40-2 5236, from SSW 7268, 5/11/99
UP GP40-2 5368, from UP 568, 5/21/99 (ex WP 3558/UP 913/UP 2915)
UP B40-8 5612, from SP 8003, 5/3/99
UP B40-8 5616, from SP 8007, 5/19/99
UP B40-8 5627, from SP 8018, 5/14/99
UP B40-8 5649, from SSW 8040, 5/26/99
UP B40-8 5662, from SSW 8054, 5/7/99
UP B40-8 5672, from SSW 8065, 5/14/99
UP B40-8 5687, from SSW 8080, 5/20/99
UP B40-8 5688, from SSW 8081, 5/13/99
UP B40-8 5691, from SSW 8085, 5/26/99
UP GP60 5739, from SSW 9637, 5/28/99
UP GP60 5778, from SSW 9676, 5/28/99
UP C44-9W 9683, from C&NW 8619, 5/24/99
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