Stansbury Springtime
Union Pacific 7510, a 6000 horsepower AC6000CW locomotive, leads an eastbound container train through Tooele Valley near Erda, Utah the morning of April 18, 1999. The concept of a 6000 HP locomotive appealed to railroad companies at the time, but in practice it didn't work well. By May 2008, UP 7510 lost its original prime mover, replaced by a standard AC4400CW engine. At the same time, it was renumbered UP 6898 to make it fit within the C44AC fleet. 6898 is still active, currently working a westbound train through Idaho, on the road to Hinkle, Oregon.
Stansbury Springtime
Union Pacific 7510, a 6000 horsepower AC6000CW locomotive, leads an eastbound container train through Tooele Valley near Erda, Utah the morning of April 18, 1999. The concept of a 6000 HP locomotive appealed to railroad companies at the time, but in practice it didn't work well. By May 2008, UP 7510 lost its original prime mover, replaced by a standard AC4400CW engine. At the same time, it was renumbered UP 6898 to make it fit within the C44AC fleet. 6898 is still active, currently working a westbound train through Idaho, on the road to Hinkle, Oregon.