Western Railroad Discussion > UP 1983: Images from Portola

Blowing the bugs off the nose with a pressure washer on Thursday (8/25)

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Looking out the door on 1 rail, west end of the shop on Friday (8/26)

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A museum volunteer applies some touch-up paint to the recently replaced #2 axle as requested by UP personnel on Friday (8/26)

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She rests in the late evening sun this evening (8/27) after a busy day of entertaining many visitors.

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Clearblock Wrote:
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> Blowing the bugs off the nose with a pressure
> washer on Thursday (8/25)

Too bad they couldn't have repainted the nose while they were at it.

- gb -

So what is the plan for 1983?

SP9392 Wrote:
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> So what is the plan for 1983?


From what I understand, it is to be the added to the UP 3985 train back to Roseville on Friday the 2nd.

I was somewhat surprised to see that 1983 has a genuine bell on it rather than one of the new electronic beasts. Has UP put electronic bells on any of its units yet?

Nice photos, Clearblock. Was that gentleman a UP engineer or a FRRS volunteer with the pressure washer? I went into the cab several times and he was always in there talking with someone. I just assumed he was a UP employee watching over their expensive beast with the foamers everywhere and all :).

poomfasa Wrote:
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> Was that gentleman a UP engineer or a FRRS volunteer with the pressure
> washer?

Yes.

Evan_Werkema Wrote:
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> I was somewhat surprised to see that 1983 has a
> genuine bell on it rather than one of the new
> electronic beasts. Has UP put electronic bells on
> any of its units yet?

Have not seen any on our units yet and have not heard of them being installed on any, I have seen one on a BNSF unit in so.ca. though maybe they are the only ones trying them, yes,no?

This does not really answer the question...

This yes mean he is a UP enginner and also
a FRRS volunteer right?

? next

Anyway thanks for keeping clean that unit.

Ac4400cwgevo


Clearblock Wrote:
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> poomfasa Wrote:
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> > Was that gentleman a UP engineer or a FRRS
> volunteer with the pressure
> > washer?
>
> Yes.

Yes, he is both.

Bryce