I thought "Santa Fe" had some GP B's
--- "thommack <mack@c...>" <mack@c...>
wrote:
> I just got my copy of Mike Spoor's Vol. 4 and have
> the following
> updates to pooled Alco power on the CB&Q (for those
> Deisel
> AlcoHaulics on the list):
>
> Probably the most interesting picture is found
> (mislabeled - heads up
> Mike!) on P. 48. The bottom picture shows Q Train 65
> at Altona with
> CB&Q GP20 931 leading three UP GP9B's and a UP GP20
> in May of 1969.
> Look again closely. The trailing unit is NOT a UP
> GP20. It is in fact
> a UP Alco RS27, one of 4 owned by the UP
> (675-678)!!! PRR owned the
> most RS27's, so probably a PRR or PC RS27 may have
> ended up pooled on
> the Q. But since Alco only produced 27 of these rare
> diesels, and the
> UP units did not last long (and were the ex Alco
> demonstrators),
> confirmation of one running one on the Q is quite
> eye-opening.
>
> Also add to the list of pooled Alco's a UP C630
> (2906, at Galesburg
> in 1969 - see P.11) and a NYC RS32 (another one of
> the rarer Alcos on
> P 104/105). Although the RS27 and RS32 are only
> available in brass,
> Stewart models makes a very nice model of the C630
> painted for UP.
>
> Last but not least, one of the rarer locomotives
> ever built is on P.
> 118, PRR GP9B 3817. Although the UP had quite a
> fleet, and these
> turned up on Q pools constantly, the PRR/PC had only
> (as I racall)
> only 5, and was the only RR other than UP to run
> factory built GP9B's.
>
> Once again, a great book Mike with a wealth of new
> information!!
>
> Tom Mack
>
>
>
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