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Reply to "The Big Boy "4014" to be back on the rails, later this summer!"

@Hot Water posted:

No. None of the UP regular diesels are equipped with HEP capabilities. The UP executive passenger car fleet contains at least two different (maybe 3 different) power cars that provide HEP for the train. The steam crew Boiler Dorm car is also equipped with a Cat HEP generator set, in order to provide HEP for the steam crew support cars, when not handling any executive cars.

Also, ever since the 4014 has been restored to operation, top management of UP REQUIRES that a diesel unit, or two, be along for any and all "assistance", and NOT just dynamic brake assistance, as was done prior to 2011.

I don't remember what they did on the westbound trip, but we followed the entire eastbound leg from Cheyenne to Memphis in 2016 and that was done without a diesel.  It was the normal short train of about 6 cars, but 844 operated the entire way unassisted.

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