Went to the San Antonio East Yard to photograph the tower. I saw these engines being switched for some reason, so not knowing anything about railfanning, I took some pictures. How hard can this be? I would say there were 8-10 six axles, but I saw about six MUed together being moved from the engine terminal to the East Yard. The CEFX had been separated. The Espee SD40 (?) was leading the other five UPs and moving long hood first. There are lots and lots of UP engines in the engine terminal. This facility has changed hands several times. I think it now houses a business that repairs train cars and engines. [ October 03, 2005, 01:24 PM: Message edited by: sapacif ]
Nice catch on the un-borged SP unit! Has that been down at the wash rack?!? You certainly do know something about railfanning. You are one!
Good to see an intact, and not badly waethered unit! If UP were truly serious about their trademarking, etc., they'd step up, NOW, and save such an engine in it's purely ORIGINAL colors. Betcha they don't.... Boxcab E50
I believe Harold Schroder is running the place yet under a different name. He has been around it seems like for ever and has done a lot of work for the Gulf Coast Chapter of the NRHS. Right now he has our Ex KCS Observation car Good Cheer. He does good work but is getting old. I hope he passes on the business to some capable hands when he is gone. Here is a sample of some of the restoration work he did for the Gold Coast Museum in Florida.
