Three UP C40-8s

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Union Pacific (UP) C40-8 9163 is leading 9325, 9340 and the Milpitas Turn at Midway, CA (Altamont Pass) on Monday, March 20, 1989. It is meeting the 659 (ex WP) which is on a work train.
UP 9163 is a GE C40-8. Reportedly UP 9163 was built in 1988, builders number 45612.
UP 659 is an EMD GP40. Reportedly: it was built in 1966, builders number 31671, as  Western Pacific 3510, WP Class RS-68. Renumbered to UP in 1984. Retired 1993. Rebuilt by MK as GP40-3 KCS GP40R 4773, then KCS 2814, then rebuilt by EMD as a GP22ECO.
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Nikon FM2,
Kodachrome Slides 2.89-365:370
Hand Scans 2010.9.14.1.1 & 2-ph, 2010.9.25.1.1 & 2-ph

MoPac caboose in West, TX

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On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, we drove from Dallas to Austin, TX. We stopped for lunch in West, TX. There we saw Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP) caboose 13057, it is displayed at the West, TX Depot Museum on the corner of Washington and Broadway in West, Texas.
MP 13057 is a compact body bay window caboose. Reportedly: MP caboose 13057 was built by MP shops circa 1981. After the merger, it was assigned to UP class CA-34. Vacated in 1993. Donated to the West, TX Depot Museum.
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Nikon D500, Nikon 18~140mm f3.5-5.6 DX lens image: 2024.4.15.3.2-ph