The UP1996 in Southern Pacific Heritage Paint led the West Colton - Portland Manifest train up the famed Coast Line. As an added bonus, the consist included one of the last SP lettered SD45s remaining.
The SP unit is called an SD40M-2. Its an SD40-2 with 3,000 HP inside because that unit had its 3,600 HP engine replaced with the 3,000 HP in 1994-1995. UP's SD40M-2's are in SD40,SD45, and SDP45 Car bodies but are an SD40-2 internally. SP ordered 131 SD40M-2 in 1994 and none of these units belonged to SP prior to being rebuilt by Morrison Knudson.
City symbols for trains: Phoenix-PX, Portland-PT, West Colton-WC, Roseville (near Sacramento)-RV, Seattle-SE, Long Beach-LB, etc. Type of trains: Manifest-M, Expedite-X, Priority-K, Quality-Q, Rock, potash, granite, powder cement, tatocnite-O, Coal-C, Autos or vehicles-A, Intermodel containers and/or trailers-I, Grain-G, Train carrying same load and car type-U (Unit), Locals-L, etc. Some trains will have numbers with letters pinpointing "from and to" locations as well.
Thats quite a heritage consist
Drewster327 4 months ago
The SP unit is called an SD40M-2. Its an SD40-2 with 3,000 HP inside because that unit had its 3,600 HP engine replaced with the 3,000 HP in 1994-1995. UP's SD40M-2's are in SD40,SD45, and SDP45 Car bodies but are an SD40-2 internally. SP ordered 131 SD40M-2 in 1994 and none of these units belonged to SP prior to being rebuilt by Morrison Knudson.
SSW8040 2 years ago
City symbols for trains: Phoenix-PX, Portland-PT, West Colton-WC, Roseville (near Sacramento)-RV, Seattle-SE, Long Beach-LB, etc. Type of trains: Manifest-M, Expedite-X, Priority-K, Quality-Q, Rock, potash, granite, powder cement, tatocnite-O, Coal-C, Autos or vehicles-A, Intermodel containers and/or trailers-I, Grain-G, Train carrying same load and car type-U (Unit), Locals-L, etc. Some trains will have numbers with letters pinpointing "from and to" locations as well.
jmm2000 2 years ago
nice and ZOMG!! did i see an unpatched SP at 0:19?
trainsruleandroll 3 years ago
Nice!, Brianamtrak caught the same train
Trains232 3 years ago
i see you got the same train as brian pretty cool awsome vid!
sp9813 4 years ago
Nice video...Doc
docnelsontrain 4 years ago
check out my video of it, yea its the daily MWCPT.
BRIANamtrak 4 years ago
check out my video of it
BRIANamtrak 4 years ago
It was actually going to Portland, not Phoenix, thats why it went up the coast. ;-)
Symbol - M-WCPT
cabcar 4 years ago