Hot Water posted:Brandy posted:wrawroacx posted:Since I seen the topic for NS has been going for Thursday's, how about for Friday's it's UP. My first 2 photo's to start this topic are UP MOTX DDA40X #6944 trailing 4th on NS westbound freight 35N in Macedonia Ohio back on Sun June 7th, 2015 and also in Mentor Ohio back on Tuesday Oct 24th, 2017 of 2 UP GEVO's leading CSX eastbound intermodal Q008 in a golden sunset.
Tommy was that UP DDa40x, under power during your shot ??..
No. It was being towed dead, as it does NOT have any prime movers in it, to Altoona Locomotive Works for cosmetic restoration and repainting. That was part of the "deal" for the loan of N&W Y6a from the Saint Louis Museum of Transportation. This occurred some 2 years ago, as I recall.
.I always had the notion that they were ear marked fro their passenger excursion runs...I don't know one way or the other just askin....?
No, the ONLY remaining DDA40X that is operational, and still owned by Union Pacific, is unit #6936, and was/is occasionally used for executive trains.
Yes Brandy, Jack is right. Actually this DDA40X was put as MOTX instead of UP. Why? Because it came from and was going back to Museum of Transportation in St. Louis MO after the cosmetic restoration from Altoona which I was very pleased about. The video below, is the same location as the photos. And 6944 was dead in tow. But the past 2 days before, they had air hose issues and air problems in Conway and couldn't leave until this day I saw it in Macedonia. Anyway, here's the video below.
