The hopper car is needed as a buffer between the reefers and the tank cars because the reefers have diesel engines, so they're more likely to catch fire than a regular box car. This is one of the situations in which 49 CFR 174.85 requires a buffer car. They'll also need the buffer car if the job sets out the reefers before picking up any other cars that could be placed between the tanks and the locomotive..
Yes, they're reefers. You can see the refrigeration units on the ends of the cars that face the locomotive, e.g. at 10:20 (pure coincidence that all four cars are facing the same way).
I've been wondering what happened to UP PR20CD, Y895. That genset was assigned to the Roseville, CA hump. UP had a total six. Where are they now? Thanks for sharing.
Normally, I answer this kind of question by looking on RR Picture Archives -- they normally have photos of everything, and they're cross-linked by frame number so you can track owership changes. Not so for these locomotives! UPY 896-899 are marked as having being sold to LTEX, but there's no information for the others. BTW, looks like UP actually had 13, numbered UPY 887-99.
No. Pretty much all the Class Is have ditched their gensets. It seems they do OK on short lines where they only get used a few times a week, but they're just not reliable for 24/7 use.
Yes...the yard in Riverbank is a BNSF yard. That is where the Sierra exchanges with BNSF with the exception of the 100 car grain train that actually comes into Oakdale at least a couple times a month.
Nice video, but I absolutely hate genetic locomotives. They are hideous and sound terrible! Thank goodness there's so much more to loving trains then just locomotives😊 I'm so glad the locomotives around here don't sound like a truck stop parking lot 😂 every thing else is beautiful though❤
Well, I still have to warm up to them.......I have to scratch build one in 1/29 scale for my collection not sure if I'm going to simply up scale an HO model part by part, or draw up and 3D print one to fit a usa trains chassis? In any case hopefully I will stop narrowing my eyes and sighing every time I see one rolling along by the time I'm finnished....I officially dub this loco the ugly duckling 😊😊😊
Appreciate you making these videos.
Great video. It's nice to get a close perspective.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing that info👍
The hopper car is needed as a buffer between the reefers and the tank cars because the reefers have diesel engines, so they're more likely to catch fire than a regular box car. This is one of the situations in which 49 CFR 174.85 requires a buffer car. They'll also need the buffer car if the job sets out the reefers before picking up any other cars that could be placed between the tanks and the locomotive..
Great action very cool, sub earned. 👊👍
Thanks for the sub!
👍👍👍 didn't realize you had a radio LOL
Yes, they're reefers. You can see the refrigeration units on the ends of the cars that face the locomotive, e.g. at 10:20 (pure coincidence that all four cars are facing the same way).
No that is a free situation call. Not a repo car.
I've been wondering what happened to UP PR20CD, Y895. That genset was assigned to the Roseville, CA hump. UP had a total six. Where are they now? Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing where she came from! 😊
Normally, I answer this kind of question by looking on RR Picture Archives -- they normally have photos of everything, and they're cross-linked by frame number so you can track owership changes. Not so for these locomotives! UPY 896-899 are marked as having being sold to LTEX, but there's no information for the others. BTW, looks like UP actually had 13, numbered UPY 887-99.
@@SERA52Railfan RR Picture Archives has no photos of these under SERA ownership -- maybe you could contribute some?
Man I miss seeing the sera trains
The same rp20cd 895 was switching out the grains
Yes same loco as day before. 898 it’s sister loco was parked in the yard
@@SERA52Railfan do you know the Sierra northern Genset rp20s going to get rebuilt into a hydrogen fuel locomotives
I do not know
Are thows Genset still Union Pacific. ? I miss see them in the DFW Texas area?
No. Pretty much all the Class Is have ditched their gensets. It seems they do OK on short lines where they only get used a few times a week, but they're just not reliable for 24/7 use.
That reefer car is also called a Temperature Control Unit
Reefer car is an old railroad slang term for a refrigerated car.
That Sierra northern is bound for riverbank for the bnsf
Yes...the yard in Riverbank is a BNSF yard. That is where the Sierra exchanges with BNSF with the exception of the 100 car grain train that actually comes into Oakdale at least a couple times a month.
Nice video, but I absolutely hate genetic locomotives. They are hideous and sound terrible! Thank goodness there's so much more to loving trains then just locomotives😊 I'm so glad the locomotives around here don't sound like a truck stop parking lot 😂 every thing else is beautiful though❤
That was suposed to say GENSET, my auto correct snuck up on me 😅
The Gensets are growing on me 😊
Well, I still have to warm up to them.......I have to scratch build one in 1/29 scale for my collection not sure if I'm going to simply up scale an HO model part by part, or draw up and 3D print one to fit a usa trains chassis? In any case hopefully I will stop narrowing my eyes and sighing every time I see one rolling along by the time I'm finnished....I officially dub this loco the ugly duckling 😊😊😊