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At the end of the line (literally and figurally) is DDA40X 6909, sitting dead at Yermo, CA waiting for a chance to run again on August 26, 1982. When the call came in 1984, 6909 was not selected to be returned to service. |
Date:
1982-08-26
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2007-08-11 |
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DDA40X 6936 of course has become famous as the remaining operational example that the UP has. It is also famous as the first DDA40X to come through the Feather River Canyon when some were reactivated in 1984. Seen here on the return trip at Virgilia in the heart of the Feather on March 4, 1984. |
Date:
1984-03-04
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2007-08-11 |
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A few miles further up the Canyon, 6936 with 5 SD40-2's and a C30-7 rounds a curve at the east end of Paxton siding. |
Date:
1984-03-04
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2007-08-11 |
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UP 6936 rolls east across Clio Trestle. |
Date:
1984-03-04
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2007-08-11 |
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April 17th, 1984 finds DDA40X 6918 waiting for its next assignment at the former WP service racks in Oakland. |
Date:
1984-04-17
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2007-08-11 |
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UP DDA40X 6914 and SD40-2 3510 lead a westbound into the former WP yard at Oakland. |
Date:
1984-04-28
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2007-08-11 |
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Into the time machine again, early afternoon on May 13, 1984 finds UP GP40X 9000 leading SD40-2 3587 and DDA40X 6935 as they slide past "the Bricks" at the San Bernandino station. |
Date:
1984-05-13
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2007-08-11 |
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Later in the afternoon of May 13, 1984, 6943 leads another westbound down Cajon Blvd. at Ono. |
Date:
1984-05-13
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2007-08-11 |
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DDA40X 6943 rolls a westbound at Ono with 2 SD40-2 (3775 and 3231) on May 13, 1984. |
Date:
1984-05-13
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2007-08-11 |
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Aargh! Sometimes you aren't in the right spot. Southern California has long been known for great motive power lashups. May 13, 1984 (yes, this is the third train with a Jack that day!) finds UP U30C's 2831 and 2841 bracketing Jack 6912 as they pop out from under the I-10 overpass at the Colton Diamonds. |
Date:
1984-05-13
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2007-08-11 |
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Roaring easbound on the North Track at Summit, 6917 leads 3242-3707-SP9257-3130 and 54 cars on an eastbound in the early morning of August 17, 1984. |
Date:
1984-08-17
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2007-08-11 |
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An XOT, the engines and caboose from the WPV, roll across the high span bridge at the west end of Altamont Pass on September 3, 1984. Power is C30-7 2460, SD40-2 3649, and DDA40X 6910. This is probably one of the few times that a WP caboose came in direct contact with a DDA40X. |
Date:
1984-09-03
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2007-09-03 |
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UP DDA40X 6902 and SD40-2 3435 have a CVE, the old Richmond Chevron Oil Cans, rolling through the morning shadows at Pulga, CA on November 3, 1984. |
Date:
1984-11-03
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2007-08-11 |
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The CVE approaches the lower reaches of Williams Loop. |
Date:
1984-11-03
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2007-08-11 |
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Look Out! DDA40X 6902 swings around the upper end of Williams Loop on November 3, 1984. |
Date:
1984-11-03
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2007-08-11 |
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The CVE with UP 6902 and 3435 rolls 61 oil cans through Portola, CA on November 3, 1984. |
Date:
1984-11-03
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2007-08-11 |
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The OME is ready to go on the evening of April 3, 1985 with DDA40X 6938 leading SD40-2's 3441 and 3371. This was the last Jack I saw on the point of a train other than 6936. |
Date:
1985-04-03
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2007-08-11 |
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The carman has hopped off the OME and is headed to the rear end to conduct the air test prior to the train leaving Oakland on the evening of April 3, 1985. DDA40X 6938 leads 2 SD40-2's on the hottest former WP train. |
Date:
1985-04-03
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2007-08-11 |
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DDA40X 6936 swings around the corner between Drawbridge and Alviso as it pilots the Wimmer Engineering Special through the south end of the Bay Area. |
Date:
2003-07-11
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2007-08-11 |
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The Wimmer Engineering Special at Alviso, CA, with 6936 leading a 12 car consist of UP passenger varnish. |
Date:
2003-07-11
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2007-08-11 |
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The SOABK engineering special accelerates through Alvarado, CA on the Coast Line. UP DDA40X 6936 has the amazing 17 car special well in hand on May 30, 2004. |
Date:
2004-05-30
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2007-08-11 |
