Yay! SW Sat is on!
Nice comparison pictures Rich. That K-line mold is really nice but there is something so timeless about the Lionel mold.
This week I am posting images of yet another rebuild program the UP SW10.
These were started in 1979 and the rebuild program went on to the mid 1980's. UP rebuilt thier older Switchers using parts from retired GP9s and rebuilding the engines from 645 to 567 units. They were made from SW7s, SW9s and TR5s dating from 1939-53 and were rated at 1200 HP. They have a distinctive hump at the far end of the long hood and look a bit like the end of a GP9 was grafted on to a Switcher. Of the 75 total units rebuilt 40 units were sold off to other Railroads after UP retired the class in 1998.
One unit is still on the UP roster the #96 and it is considered part of the Historic collection and switches the Challenger and Centennial at the steam shop in Cheyenne.
