OK I saw a locomotive that looked like an SD40 but longer, and it just didnt look like an SD40, It is possible that I saw an SD45? (This was a UP locomotive)
Also, Is there any rail related attractions in Seattle(museums and such, going there with my grandmother and she woun’t want ot sit and watch trains all day so I cant railfan much) As well as things to see in Victoria Canada?
Thanks all!!
Could possibly be a SD50 or SD60. I do not believe there are any SD45 in UP paint.
There are SD45s rebuilt to SD40-2 or SD40-3 standards that are in UP paint. However, I do not think that the SD45 is longer than the SD40. Where was the radiator air intake, vertically? Did it appear to have dynamic brakes? What was its number? Did it have a “porch”? Search for SD45 on the internet. There are plenty of pictures.
Seattle has the World’s Fair (about 40 years old) monorail which is definitely worth riding, and your Grandmother will enjoy it also, and it goes to a science museum that is worth a visit by both you and your Grandmother. There is also a waterfront vintage streetcar line (I think the car itself is from Melbourn Australia). Seattle right now has bus rapid transit tunnel which may be converted to light rail in part or whole and may be worth a visit to see what the conventional subway has as competition. Seattle is also served by Amtrak and is the only area (up to Vancouver and down to Portland) where the Spanish-design articulated Talgo trains are used. I’ll let other much more qualified to discuss good vantage points to view freight railroad, but I can assure you there are quite a few.
South Tacoma will get you lots of BNSF/UPRR & Amtrak traffic. Their is a overhead bridge so you get a birds eye view. It is about 20 miles south of Seattle. [:D]
If it was a UP Engine, it is likely to be an SD50 or 60 if a standard cab. I don’t know if UP has repainted any former SP Tunnelmotors into UP Livery, but a Tunnel Motor was offered in the SD40/45 and Dash-2 lines. It would look odd because it appears to be longer, and the radiator intakes are mounted low on the rear of the long hood, instead of the usual high position behind the dynamic brake blister, to draw in cooler air near the ground in long tunnels to avoid overheating due to air being heated by locomotives ahead in the consist. Dave Williams http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nsaltoonajohnstown
OK, I got a little time (class was canceled this moring) and I discovered that it was an SD60 infact it was this very locomotive.
http://www.mentalfusion.com/erben22/graphichtml/up/up5955.html
Thanks guys!
Yes; some were.