Western Railroad Discussion > UPY 356 and UPY 456 know working Albina

Newly rebuilt UPY 356 and UPY 456 are know working Albina.  Some where I seen a list of other assignments

I saw them late yesterday working on south end of the yard.
John Bargert

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So, is that a slug set? I see radiator screen on the rear but no fans.

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SD45X Wrote:
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> So, is that a slug set? I see radiator screen on
> the rear but no fans.

Yes, SD40N and PS6B.

Would be wonderful if someone could get some shots of the connections between the units for modeling purposes.
TIA

yes is these are rebuilt by Metro East Industries in East St Louis, IL. The mothers are existing SD40N.s that are simply renumbered. The PS6B slugs are rebuilt from retired SD38-2's
                                                                       Mark Mautner

stlrailfan Wrote:
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> yes is these are rebuilt by Metro East Industries
> in East St Louis, IL. The mothers are existing
> SD40N.s that are simply renumbered. The PS6B slugs
> are rebuilt from retired SD38-2's
>                                 
>                                  
>     Mark Mautner

Those SD40N's get a lot more then a "simple renumber". To be a slug mother they need at a minimum, power connections for the slug, both 600 volts  and 74 volts.
Which can be a fair amount of work to to safely route those cables from the electrical cabinet.