Photo By: Kevin Morgan

The first ever 4-stroke prime mover built by EMD went into the SD90MAC. The 6000 HP unit was brand new in 1998, and EMD was giving it a shake down on a loaded coal train on the Moffat. Here, UP 8503, UP 8502, and UP 8501 throttle up to head west out of the siding.
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Saturday, February 14, 1998
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Location Information
City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Plain (6,530 ft)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
SD90MAC
Unit Number
UP 8503

Symbol
Paint Scheme  

Future Number(s)
UP 8913



(Post-UP 8503) - Photos of UP 8913

11/10/2007

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