Eastern Railroad Discussion > MOTX (UP) 6944 Status Question

Well I heard they got her out of the painting booth, now I'm just curious if they've called out for any departures for this behemoth or if she's still going to be hanging around for a while?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/22/15 22:47 by UPDetector.

From what I heard yesterday the newly cut waybill was good to go, so I would look for her to be on the move west probably within the next few days.

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Last pic of it in the morning sun.

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I'm just gonna state my opinion. It looks like its Bachmann Plastic with that paint.

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I think it looks great. Nice job.

Compared to what it looked like? This unit looks fantastic, red stripe and all! Thanks for the rosters. 

~ Mr. MRL 

* Ref photo... (From August 7, 2007, at the Museum of Transportation).

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Where is it headed?

I've always wondered what the historical significance is of having one of those units in Mexico City.  It's like having a GG-1 at the Orange Empire Railroad Museum in Perris, CA

CA_Sou_MA_Agent Wrote:
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> Where is it headed?
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> I've always wondered what the historical
> significance is of having one of those units in
> Mexico City.  It's like having a GG-1 at the
> Orange Empire Railroad Museum in Perris, CA


(UP) 6944 with it's fresh coat of paint, should be heading back to it's home at the St. Louis (MO) Museum of Transportation.

http://transportmuseumassociation.org/index.htm

Mr. MRL

Wow, it is gigantic. What a difference between before & after.
John

Would it be possible to start it up? 

From what I've read the motors are still there but it's missing power assemblies and other components so no, it won't run. It was only restored cosmetically though this includes the cab. Looks really good!

-Brian 

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> Would it be possible to start it up? 

That paint job is pretty sharp, except they really screwed up with the number boards.

  Does anybody have an idea as to the cost of refurbishing this engine??

cdub Wrote:
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> That paint job is pretty sharp, except they really
> screwed up with the number boards.

Well, the numbers (cab-side and number boards) are all a bit off (size and/or "font") but are pretty close, at least better than I'd expected for a non-UP shop product.  The shades of gray and yellow look very good in the photos, but the aluminum color looks a bit flat vs. what UP applied back in the day.  But overall I'll give it a B+ / A- as a re-paint job, generally a nice piece of work - not forgetting that, without a doubt, it looks much better than it did in the "before" shots!  Very glad to see it's being properly cared-for.

Take care,

Mark

Those "Altoona font" numbers really aren't that far off from the generic gothic stencil that UP was using late in the game.  Here's the way it looked after its last UP-applied paint job shortly before donation.  As somebody who has looked at it in the sad condition posted above for the past 15 years, I think I can "live" with the numbers.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/rrpa_photos/1764/DD%2040X%206944.jpg

Pump



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In reference to it being 'okay for a non-UP job', look at the laughably inaccurate job they did on the DD that's displayed at Jenks. 6936? I'm just glad it still runs. I hope St. Louis will be a better steward of this EMD going forward. Good job, NS!

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I am just thrilled it didn't come out of Altoona with an admiral cab on it <grin>.   Looks very nice - great work by Altoona paint folks.  Here's two comparison photos with the 6938 that was repainted at North Little Rock (Jenks shop).  Kodachromes by Rathole Nov 12, 1989.     

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Well, I definitely will make a trip to the Museum of Transport this Summer!  Hope it isn't stuck inbetween some other equipment so you can't get a good roster shot like all the great pics. on this post!

Just noticed that the NS repaint has "Union Pacific Railroad" in the herald, but most places I've seen it it's simply "Union Pacific".