| Posted by XE-50W on June 8, 2025 | |
Just an E-8A/B set, no “train” – sitting-on No.2 track @ Portland Union Station facing E/b. Likely displayed for US’ 90th birthday, UP’s next E’ward movement out then was No.106, “City of Portland” @ 12:30P-PT (after W/b version No.105 scheduled arr.3½ hr.s earlier). Cab unit blt. Mar, 1953 (EMD #17783) leased-to ATK as #1327 in May, 1972 to ATK #327 Nov., 1973 ret.26-Jun-1974, and sold-to Naporno Iron & Metals for scrap in July, 1975. The #939B also blt. Mar., 1953 (EMD #17799) retired and sold-to CRI&P for latter’s #618 in Aug., 1969. (ref. p.’s 186 & 199 in Diesels of the UP “The Classic Era” – Vol.1 by D. Strack ©1999 Withers Pub.)
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