Western Railroad Discussion > UP in Perry, KS 04/13/2013 - Interesting Consist

Here is a time travel series of photos. When was the last time you saw three of these loco's lashed together and sequentially from a 600 series, 700 series, and 800 series? I often see two from these number series paired up but seldom three. What is more amazing is that some of their sister loco's are already restored in museums, ala 844 in Nevada. All of these units are ex-MP GP38-2's. The lead loco was delivered in 1977, the second and third were delivered in 1981. So in total, there are 90 combined years of loco's on this train. I can't imagine what the cumulative mileage total would be for the consist.

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Nice day to be out rail fanning! Used the 790 last night as the switch engine in Topeka.

I saw that in Topeka late Friday afternoon. upkpfan

imrl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nice day to be out rail fanning! Used the 790 > last night as the switch engine in Topeka.

Get sick of crossing K32? :-P

mg8711 Wrote:
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> imrl Wrote:
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> 790 > last night as the switch engine in Topeka.
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> Get sick of crossing K32? :-P


In Topeka? Probably not, seeing that the road ends in Lawrence.

- Jeff

bnsfsd70 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > mg8711 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > imrl Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > Nice day to be out rail fanning! Used > the > > 790 > last night as the switch engine in Topeka. > > > > > Get sick of crossing K32? :-P > > > In Topeka? Probably not, seeing that the road > ends in Lawrence. > > - Jeff Supposed to have been a PM...urg. I meant on the local he ran.
Lucas

I knew what you meant! It's not really what I get tired of doing. Being the low man on the totem pole, I get the scraps of what's left after every one with more seniority takes what they want. Right now, it's the night job in Topeka.