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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes How did we get all s t r e t c h e d out again? [/quote] Hi Jim, I've temporarily set the photo in my sig to be full-siZed, juZt for fun and to show off a loco most people have never seen. I'll reset the photo to the normal siZe by Wed Noon Pacific Time, if that'Z OK. There were 47 DDA40X Centennials designed and built by EMD exclusively for the UP starting in 1969, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the driving of the Golden Spike, when the UP and the Central Pacific Railroads were joined at Promontory Summit, Utah. They were designed specifically, and generally only used, for high-speed UP freight trains going over the summits between Laramie, Wyoming, and Roseville, CA. They are over 98 feet long at the chassis and have unique direct electric-drive four-axle trucks to provide superior traction on hills. 6936 is the only loco of this series still operational, and it and the matching coaches are maintained for special trains for company meetings, events, and customer perk rides, a few times a year. I am working on scratch-building all 47 units in Z scale. I hope this was of some hysterical, if not historical, interest to someone. [:)] ThankZ for your patienZe, and All Z BeZt, The Other Jim (assuming there isn't more than one Other Jim here!)
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