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| Yard GeeP Union Pacific (UPY) 654 GM EMD GP15-1 diesel-electric locomotive in the Waukegan UP yard. UPY 654, UPY, GM EMD GP15-1, UP locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 1 January 2000 at Waukegan UP yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD88 digital camera (with tripod) [railfan/2000/01/00101249.jpg] NEW 2 January 2000 |
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The Waukegan UP yard is located to the north of the Waukegan Metra station, with scoot storage tracks immediately to the east of the station.
UPY 654 was built in August 1981 as MP 1654, GP15-1, serial no. 807019-10, and became UP 1654 in November 1985. [courtesy of Michael M. Palmieri, New Orleans (Louisiana), private email, January 2000]
Car markings on UPY 654: GP15. [1 January 2000]
UPY 654 (GP15-1), the second UPY unit completed, was renumbered from UP 1654, 12/22/99. [courtesy of Don Strack, postings to LocoNotes list, January 2000]
UP 1654 was built in August 1981, EMD GP 15-1, builder number 807019-10 as MP 1654. Renumbered to UP 1654 on 25 November 1985. Not equipped by dynamic brakes. [courtesy of Union Pacific Locomotive Directory, Don Strack, Withers Publishing, ISBN 1-881411-16-8, 1998]
Equipment characteristics of UPY 654: AAR car type D112 (locomotive), external dimensions (length 54' 11", width 10' 4", height 15' 0"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, January 2000]
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