Wobbly U-boat
On Oct. 15, 1977, my father and I stopped by Rio Grande's Roper Yard in South Salt Lake. Our timing was perfect, as Western Pacific's "Wendover Local" pulled into the yard to tie up. Leading the train was General Electric U23B locomotive No. 2259.
WP acquired 15 samples of this model from GE in May and June of 1972. After the UP-WP merged in 1983, the remaining 13 U23Bs were sidelined and stored in Salt Lake City, and would be formally retired from the roster when the lease expired in 1987.
Wobbly U-boat
On Oct. 15, 1977, my father and I stopped by Rio Grande's Roper Yard in South Salt Lake. Our timing was perfect, as Western Pacific's "Wendover Local" pulled into the yard to tie up. Leading the train was General Electric U23B locomotive No. 2259.
WP acquired 15 samples of this model from GE in May and June of 1972. After the UP-WP merged in 1983, the remaining 13 U23Bs were sidelined and stored in Salt Lake City, and would be formally retired from the roster when the lease expired in 1987.