Western Railroad Discussion > UP Tank Cars...Purpose?

UPT 6 and UPT 8 were on an eastbound UP manifest at Granby, CO on the Moffat Sub early today. What is the purpose for these cars...propane? On the front right ends the is stenciled "Fuel Management" Sorry for the long distance shot but it was a grab shot.

Phil

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Anyone know where these are heading?

These were fuel tenders. I have great cloudy day shots of these actually being used. BN phased out fuel tenders because of frame fatigue issues, especially when coupled between locomotives.

Tim Vana/Omaha, NE

philippe Wrote:
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> UPT 6 and UPT 8 were on an eastbound UP manifest
> at Granby, CO on the Moffat Sub early today. What
> is the purpose for these cars...propane? On the
> front right ends the is stenciled "Fuel
> Management" Sorry for the long distance shot but
> it was a grab shot.
>
> Phil

Definatley not propane as they are not high pressure cars. Diesel fuel.
JB

UP had a brief flirtation with fuel tenders, placed between locomotives. After the termination of the tests most of the fuel tenders languished at Fox Park in Council Bluffs. They may be carrying company fuel or on their way to other uses. If I remember right, most of these were converted from UP O-70-1 tank cars. That would place them at well over 50 years old, so I doubt they can be used for interchange.

6 has silver trucks still

Pretty sure I saw those in Provo, UT last fall. Wonder if they finally left Provo as I haven't been down there since.

Nathan

They may be like BNSF. Buy diesel where it is cheaper for their own use and ship it where it is not.

or supply places like G Jct or phippsburg

we have 2 tank cars traveling with a tie gang here in Paso Robles, CA. I expect they have fuel for the track machines. I guess that is cheaper than trucking fuel these days.

These are the fuel tenders for the LNG locomotives that's in the proceed of being set up for testing by U.P., GE & EMD.

They were in Provo a few days ago I'm sad to see them go they were neat to look at

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Try this: http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,1845771,1846871#msg-1846871

A good explanation of the program

John Gezelius
Tustin, CA

Frontrunner Wrote:
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> These are the fuel tenders for the LNG locomotives
> that's in the proceed of being set up for testing
> by U.P., GE & EMD.


No they're not. They are not high pressure tank cars. The big domes are a dead give away.
They're former fuel tenders that are back to hauling diesel fuel in company service.