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Date: 07/19/18 19:40
UP 3613 on the point
Author: CBRL

SD9043AC UP 3613 at the head of a long manifest heading north out of Eugene at Milliron Road in Junction City.  The first I have seen in Eugene in several years.

Tom Trent
Eugene, OR

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Date: 07/19/18 19:44
Re: UP 3613 on the point
Author: SouthWestRailCams

Nice Catch!

SouthWest RailCams
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Date: 07/19/18 20:20
Re: UP 3613 on the point
Author: SCKP187

Nice catch---those are a great looking unit.
Brian Stevens

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Date: 07/19/18 20:21
Re: UP 3613 on the point
Author: upbuddyboy

Awesome and clean too with no graffiti thx for posting
Brian in Keizer

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Date: 07/19/18 21:59
Re: UP 3613 on the point
Author: CBRL

Thanks, everyone!  I have been on the lookout for one ever since I started seeing pictures of them in Southern California.  I am curious if they were rebuilt in any way when painted - maybe someone could chime in.  I wonder if they recovered the horns they stole from the 9043MACs in Dunsmuir.

Tom Trent
Eugene, OR

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Date: 07/19/18 22:04
Re: UP 3613 on the point
Author: FiestaFoamer

They may have gotten wings medallions, but they weren’t repainted (or rebuilt afaik). Kind of unique on UP in that regard; most models only get wings during a trip through the paint booth.

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Date: 07/20/18 07:48
Re: UP 3613 on the point
Author: alto_towerbob

I may be completely incorrect, but I kinda recall a discussion one time which stated that the wings were applied (without repainting) to signify those UP SD90/43ac units that had the truck sideframe overhauls done to them.  Again, I might be wrong...

Bob

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Date: 07/20/18 21:53
Re: UP 3613 on the point
Author: dash944cw

Looks like the "early, non-lightning bolt" paint scheme and that Harbor Mist gray looks kinda faded, eh?

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Date: 07/20/18 23:33
Re: UP 3613 on the point
Author: Fizzboy7

Most had the frame crack problem fixed, but no other rebuilding.
It seems most of all UP locos that go into storage, seem to get a wash prior.   They sit clean, then start fading.   Just about every 90 I've seen has this look, as well as most previously stored SD60M's and some Dash-9's.   Clean, faded, and often graffitied.  

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