UP June 1999 Locomotive Fleet Changes
New C44AC deliveries (21 units):
UP 7172-7198
New SD90AC deliveries (3 units):
UP 8515, 8516, 8521
Life Extension SD40-2R rebuilds (6 units):
UP 3530, 3563, 3636, 3682, 3687, 3799
SD38-2Rs rebuilt by UP from ex MP SD40-2s (2 units):
UP 2839 from UP B4255, completed on 6/5/99
UP 2845 from UP B4310, completed on 6/28/99
Leased SD40-2s, leased from CIT Group, rebuilt from SD39 and SD45 (2 units):
UP 4754, to UP 6/16/99, ex SP SD39 5314
UP 4755, to UP 6/9/99, ex SP SD45 8844
Leased C36M, leased from Helm, rebuilt from ATSF C30-7s (4 units):
UP 564, to UP 6/7/99, ex GECX 591 (ex ATSF 8078)
UP 565, to UP 6/7/99, ex GECX 595 (ex ATSF 8095)
UP 567, to UP 6/8/99, ex CR 549 (ex ATSF 8080)
UP 575, to UP 6/22/99, ex CR 537 (ex ATSF 8061)
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 (3 units, retired 6/30/99): UP 506, 520, 2490
- SW1500 (2 units, retired 6/30/99): SP 2543, 2671
- MP15AC (1 unit, retired 6/30/99): SP 2757
- SD35 (1 unit, retired 6/30/99): SP 2957
- GP40 (1 unit, retired 6/30/99): SP 3138 (ex D&RGW 3138; assigned UP 730)
- SD39 (1 unit, retired 6/30/99): SP 5316 (last ex SP SD39)
- GP35M (2 units, retired 6/30/99): SP 6313, 6316 (last two ex SP GP35Rs; UP calls them GP35Ms)
- SD40R (3 units, retired 6/30/99): SP 7303, 7351, 7384 (20 retired out of 74 units to UP)
- SD45R (5 units, retired 6/30/99): SP 7436, 7485, 7486, 7515, 7518 (52 retired out of 124 units to UP)
- B36-7 (1 unit, retired 6/10/99): SP 7770 (UP shows SP ownership, sub-lettered as SSW 7770)
- SD45T-2 (19 units, retired on 6/10 to 6/30/99): SP 9194, 9218, 9243, 9245, 9250, 9254, SSW 9281, SP 9308, 9317, 9333, 9337, 9353, 9367, 9375, 9376, 9398, 9400, 9401, 9402
Renumbered units (26 units):
UP SD40-2 3051, from C&NW 6886, 6/24/99
UP SD40-2T 4383, from SP 8366, 6/17/99
UP SD40-2T 4464, from SP 8334, 6/17/99
UP SD40-2T 4548, from SP 8282, 6/3/99
UP SD40-2T 4550, from SP 8285, 6/25/99
UP SD40-2T 4570, from SP 8332, 6/3/99
UP B40-8 5615, from SP 8006, 6/3/99
UP B40-8 5642, from SP 8033, 6/3/99
UP B40-8 5648, from SP 8039, 6/14/99
UP B40-8 5654, from SSW 8045, 6/9/99
UP B40-8 5673, from SSW 8066, 6/18/99
UP B40-8 5682, from SSW 8075, 6/25/99
UP B40-8 5689, from SSW 8083, 6/22/99
UP B40-8 5692, from SSW 8086, 6/10/99
UP GP60 5713, from SP 9610, 6/22/99
UP GP60 5715, from SP 9612, 6/9/99
UP GP60 5716, from SP 9613, 6/29/99
UP GP60 5718, from SP 9615, 6/3/99
UP GP60 5721, from SP 9618, 6/21/99
UP GP60 5726, from SSW 9624, 6/15/99
UP SD60 5986, from C&NW 8032, 6/29/99
UP C44-9W 9634, from SP 8170, 6/28/99
UP C44-9W 9673, from C&NW 8609, 6/29/99
UP C44-9W 9676, from C&NW 8612, 6/30/99
UP C44-9W 9686, from C&NW 8622, 6/24/99
UP C44-9W 9687, from C&NW 8623, 6/15/99
Question:
For you guys that spend time trackside, which of the following Life Extension SD40-2s have air conditioning on their cab roofs (shown with their completion date)?
UP 3374 (1/23/99)
UP 3484 (1/15/99)
UP 3511 (1/15/99)
UP 3571 (1/13/99) Yes
UP 3572 (1/30/99)
UP 3652 (1/7/99)
UP 3707 (1/15/99)
UP 3708 (1/29/99)
UP 3717 (1/2/99)
UP 3723 (1/28/99)
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