Western Railroad Discussion > UP Gensets On The Move?

My friend shot these images of a couple of either ex-UP Gensets (or maybe they're currently active) on this UP freight train in Bakersfield this afternoon. I haven't been following the Genset scene for some time now, and I thought I read that these once popular and fuel-saving locomotives were being shunned by the Class 1's now for a variety of reasons. Any ideas on these units futures or where they might be from or going to?

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Going to Fillmore 

Part of the SERA collection of some 40 of those little gems.

Out

There are 3 or 4 sitting in Roseville for the last couple of months.  I wonder if they're ever going to move.

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tronarail Wrote:
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> My friend shot these images of a couple of either
> ex-UP Gensets (or maybe they're currently active)
> on this UP freight train in Bakersfield this
> afternoon. 

They went by the Tehachapi Depot railcam at 03:52 this morning, behind the three UP lead units.

mapboy

Great material for use as a breakwater at some port facilty.

Tim Dickinson
La Verne, CA

TopCat Wrote:
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> There are 3 or 4 sitting in Roseville for the last
> couple of months.  I wonder if they're ever going
> to move.

Different group. Those are UPY 894 & 895. They are still UP owned, but have been out of service for about a year pending disposition.

I will take a 4 axle Geep ANY DAY over these.  Good riddance......

A "paperweight on wheels".....

ble692 Wrote:
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> TopCat Wrote:
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> > There are 3 or 4 sitting in Roseville for the
> last
> > couple of months.  I wonder if they're ever
> going
> > to move.
>
> Different group. Those are UPY 894 & 895. They are
> still UP owned, but have been out of service for
> about a year pending disposition.

Dang,

Didn't realize they've been there for a year.  Thanks.

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