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GE GTEL 8500

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arkansasrailfan
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Posted by arkansasrailfan on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 2:05 PM
18 needs a new paint job
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SSW9389
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Posted by SSW9389 on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:15 PM
Union Pacific #26 is at Ogden Union Station, Utah. Union Pacific #18 is at the Illinios Railway Museum at Union, Illinois.
COTTON BELT: Runs like a Blue Streak!
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CSSHEGEWISCH
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:38 AM

They were all off the roster by 1969, long before the Heritage roster came to be.  I believe that there is one GTEL set preserved somewhere.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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chefjavier
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GE GTEL 8500
Posted by chefjavier on Monday, January 28, 2008 9:11 PM

http://www.locophotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=69414

Does the UP still have of this locomotive on their heritage roster?

 

Javier
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