Western Railroad Discussion > UP six-axle Gensets at Chicago

Here is a link to a UP news release for its seven new six-axle Gensets at Proviso, including front and rear photos of UPY 889.

http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/environment/2012/1212_genset.shtml

Don Strack

Why is it so difficult to make an attractive cab/nose design for a genset? Just square off the nose, lower the roof, and things would look nicer.

coach Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Why is it so difficult to make an attractive
> cab/nose design for a genset? Just square off the
> nose, lower the roof, and things would look nicer.

They're going for max visability for the engineer.

Oh Geesshhhhh! Just what we need - more POCs.

Here is an article in today's Railway Age:

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/mechanical/locomotives/new-gensets-for-up-at-proviso-yard.html

Don Strack



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/14/12 04:47 by donstrack.

How many of those are going to be MU'd to move a cut?

They work as single units on the hump at Proviso.

These things aren't as new as the articles would lead you to believe--gensets have been at work at Proviso for nearly the entire year. But I went back for a retirement party Wednesday, and there were four of these units out there, including some numbered higher than UPY 887, so they're in use. They move around very quietly (which probably wouldn't be true if one were pulling a cut back for rehumping).

When some of the "engines of change" began to arrive at Proviso many years ago, you couldn't find many people that would say anything good about them (despite the PR they got). I've heard good things about these from the RCOs that use them, though, so I presume that a lot of the bugs have been ironed out (mixed metaphor...sorry!).

Carl Shaver
Lombard, IL

....... at least 6 ! (for a light cut!)