yeah, UP got a lot of the demos from a lot of the builders - in fact, this
is one that was a favorite of UP modelers pre second release of Atlas as it
was one you could do relatively easily from the first run - a high nose UP
SD-24.
At 11:26 AM 3/14/2005, you wrote:
>Crossing-checking this with Andre Kristopans, Tom Lundeen and Don Strack's
>excellent website ( http://utahrails.net ) shows that the builder # of GMCX
>5579 was 24701, bldr date Jul 1958, frame # 5579-1, became UP 448 rebuilt as
>an "SD20" as ICG 2026 to Chicago Central 2026 to NREX 2026.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bob Webber" <zephyr1@ameritech.net>
>To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 10:16 AM
>Subject: [CBQ] Leadville & tests
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> > I know this was a while ago, but I'm putting some photos away, and noticed
> > a photo of 641 leading a SD24 in Leadville.
> > The back of the photo says:
> > Steam loco pulling SD2400 (sic) EMD unit & test car from Leadville to
> > Climax Colo - Aug 1961.
> >
> > The SD 24 is numbered 5579 - in EMD demo colors.
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