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HLCX 1044 |
| Description: |
Formerly UP 2544, sold to Helm 07/29/09 and back working on home rails. |
| Photo Date: |
3/4/2011 Upload Date: 3/5/2011 1:55:44 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Worth, TX |
| Author: |
Roberto Alaniz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
HLCX 1044(GP38-2) |
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652 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
HLCX 1044 |
| Description: |
Two GP40 turn GP38-3 lease units take the weekend off on a spur near the mainline through Roanoke. 1044 was built as a GP40 for NYC and 1086 was built as a GP40 for Penn Central, both spent time in service for UP and now both are in the Helm fleet. |
| Photo Date: |
6/16/2012 Upload Date: 6/17/2012 11:48:45 AM |
| Location: |
Roanoke, TX |
| Author: |
Roberto Alaniz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
HLCX 1044(GP38-2) HLCX 1086(GP38-2) |
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743 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
HLCX 1044 |
| Description: |
Built for New York ¾dntral as GP40 3073, to Penn Central 3073, to Conrail 3073. Sold to Helm as 3073 and in early 1989 placed on a long term lease to Union Pacific, painted Armor yellow and renumbered UP 873. In 1998 this diesel wa{ sent to MPI Boise and rebuilt into a GP38-2 and returned to UP as 2544. In 2009 the 60 Helm owned GP38-2s/GP38-3s were removed from the UP roster and given HLCX 1027 series numbers. Although this is a GP38-2 this unit retains the three radiatos fans of the GP40. |
| Photo Date: |
11/18/2012 Upload Date: 12/7/2012 11:11:40 PM |
| Location: |
Mesquite, TX |
| Author: |
Roberto Alaniz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
HLCX 1044(GP38-2) |
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565 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 1387 |
| Description: |
After coupling up to a string of boxcars the crew detrains to open the switch and pull out onto the mainline. |
| Photo Date: |
11/19/2012 Upload Date: 11/19/2012 10:36:39 PM |
| Location: |
Mesquite, TX |
| Author: |
Roberto Alaniz |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
UP 1387(GP40-2) HLCX 1044(GP38-2) |
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615 Comments: 1 |
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