Amtrak 6, & UP 1989

Amtrak train 6 after dropping off the passengers at Chicago Union Station, turns at the Wye, and reverses into the Yard to the Wash Building to be washed off.

From what I heard one of the Amtrak P42 overheated in Salt Lake City, UT, and would not start, so Amtrak called UP for help, and so happens UP 1989 was in the area, and someone at UP decided to let Amtrak get help from UP 1989 for the rest of the trip to Chicago.

Deviant Art Photo:
http://jttjr.deviantart.com/art/UP-1989-Amtrak-6-in-Chicago-133208748

Flickr Photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jttjr/3816704274/in/photostream/

Taken on 8/12/2009
Chicago, IL

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Union
• Pacific
• UP
• 1989
• Heritage
• Engine
• Rio
• Grande
• DRG&W
• Chicago
• Illinois

[DerrickLouie]

@sagestats 1 P42 died near Denver so UP gave that unit to help.

[BNSFandSP]

I got an idea, why not have 1989 and 1983 on the CZ for one day? If BNSF creates a CB&Q unit, use that, too.

[ricnic1002]

I like the Phase III F40ph in the background too. Probably a cabbage unit.

[FitzNS]

Its a hertiage unit to celebrate the Denver & Rio Grande Western one of the railroads UP inherited. SP took over the DRGW and then UP took over SP. The engine number 1989 is the year DRGW was taken over by SP. UP has built a unit to celebrate the heritage of each railroad they have come to own through mergers and such. This heritage unit spends most its time running Denver CO to Pueblo CO on the Joint line which is old Santa Fe and old DRGW track.

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

Nice Catches! A Amtrak F40PH, AMTRK P32-8BWH, and 1989 on UP!!!

[sagestats]

What's the story on the UP engine?

[renotimothy]

DRGW in Chicago WOW....

[CoastStarlight11]

O MY GAWD!