Nostalgia & History > Encore 55: UP: 'careful exiting the train'

Here's a view at UP's Cheyenne depot that I took in 1969 ... pretty tight quarters.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/15/20 07:56 by valmont.

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Great shot.  It conveys the action of the home road run passenger trains of the past.

What's that flat metal thing with curves on both ends in front of the horns? An antenna?

Rmosele Wrote:
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> What's that flat metal thing with curves on both
> ends in front of the horns? An antenna?

That is the exclusive to the UP, "snow shield/deflector" mounted on top of the cooling fans "winterization hatch". The telephoto lens makes it appear much closer to the horns than it really is. All EMD E Units on the UP had those "snow shields" on top of each cooling system, i.e. two per unit.

HotWater Wrote:
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> Rmosele Wrote:
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> > What's that flat metal thing with curves on
> both
> > ends in front of the horns? An antenna?
>
> That is the exclusive to the UP, "snow
> shield/deflector" mounted on top of the cooling
> fans "winterization hatch". The telephoto lens
> makes it appear much closer to the horns than it
> really is. All EMD E Units on the UP had those
> "snow shields" on top of each cooling system, i.e.
> two per unit.

Thanks, HotWater. It would be an intersting thing to model but I don't do UP.

city of KC connecting with the mother train perhaps?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/16/20 09:12 by dan.

Your photo brings back happy memories.  Thank you!