and I might find her if I'm looking like I can! Pratt KS, 09/29/96. Oh Rio Rio dance across the Rio Grande.
Oops - only now looked at the date. I guess the good news she's still around - working the Denver locals, but at least still around (and unpatched!)
Still unpatched as of May: Some disgruntled D&RGW employee tore the UP shield sticker off the nose, but the painted on number would be tough to remove on the lead and trailing GP60's..
Some other enterprising employees figured out another way to work up some inspiration! P.S. Note the different numberboard fonts...
Unpatched units left: SD40T-2's DRGW 5349---Helper DRGW 5354---IL DRGW 5371---Helper DRGW 5390---Helper DRGW 5401---TX GP40-2's DRGW 3096---NO-CAL DRGW 3097---Grand Junction DRGW 3100---Pueblo DRGW 3101---NO-CAL DRGW 3103---NO-CAL DRGW 3105---Denver DRGW 3109---Colorado Springs DRGW 3110---NO-CAL DRGW 3111---Grand Junction DRGW 3114---Denver DRGW 3117---SO-CAL DRGW 3118---Denver DRGW 3121---Grand Junction DRGW 3126---Denver DRGW 3128---Pueblo DRGW 3129---Denver SD50's DRGW 5503---Jenks DRGW 5507---TN
Patched, yes. All D&RGW Geps have UP numbers now. Only 5371, a tunnel motor remains in pure Grande paint. As for yellow or not: http://www.drgw.net/locotrace/newtrace.php?s=unit
No, the GP40-2 class was started with engine #3094. In most cases, an even number like this would denote the "class engine" but not in this case.
