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Nostalgia & History > MOP Monday . . .Date: 11/29/21 07:02 MOP Monday . . . Author: 3rdswitch . . . as usual, found this slide while looking for something else. Didn't take too many time exposures. This nearly new MP unit at UP's East Los Angeles yard in JUL '77 warranted a try.
JB  Date: 11/29/21 07:40 Re: MOP Monday . . . Author: skinem Very nice!
Date: 11/29/21 08:56 Re: MOP Monday . . . Author: swaool Very cool! One of the few Mopac SD40-2s built with dynamic brakes and equipped with a Mars light in the nose as discussed here a few weeks ago:
https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,5342050,5342050#msg-5342050 And coupled to a Centennial, no less! msw spokane Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/21 09:27 by swaool. Date: 11/29/21 09:27 Re: MOP Monday . . . Author: PHall Equipped with dynamic brakes only because their coal train pool partners demanded it.
Date: 11/29/21 11:49 Re: MOP Monday . . . Author: santafe199 Well done! I found the Mop notoriously hard to shoot at night, for obvious reasons. If you were shooting available, ambient light only you had to have a LOT of it...
Lance Date: 11/29/21 16:08 Re: MOP Monday . . . Author: Milwaukee Interesting to see that DB equipped unit end up on the UP so quickly after delivery knowing that was not the service she was purchased for.
Date: 11/29/21 20:35 Re: MOP Monday . . . Author: Conch Wow! I was never aware that the Mop had some older SD40-2's with DB. Only knew about the 6000's. Thanks for enlightening me.
Date: 11/29/21 21:04 Re: MOP Monday . . . Author: BMH MP 3232 Built 9/76, Renumbered 5/78 to MP 6016,
Its non dynamic sister MP 3232 was built 9/78. BMH Date: 11/30/21 12:17 Re: MOP Monday . . . Author: texchief1 Excellent night shot!
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