It started with about 15 engines a few months ago. Tired-looking veterans in a variety of conditions. Some were faded, some were burned, and others were tagged with spray paint. They represented models owned by the UP that we rarely see here in the Seattle area. Older boxey GEs, "Triclops" SD60Ms, Snoots (SD40s with long low noses), etc. The line, now two tracks wide, is literally a mile long. Why they are there, I can only guess. My thought, considering the overall condition of each one, is that this is a dead line. Given the economy and reduced rail traffic lately, it would make sense to trim the herd of engines that have become costly to repair.
Here are three examples of what is sitting there, and media from their earlier lives:
2279, 9115, and 2371 sitting together, Sept 27 2009
UP 9115 - GE C40-8 (Dash 8-40C) Built: 12/1987
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1029152
UP 2371 - EMD SD60M "Triclops" Built: 8/1989
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=987148
UP 2279 - EMD SD60M "Triclops" Built: 4/1989
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=155040
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