| UP Train ZYCMQB 20 is blasting south at Bernie with the 2nd UP 7511 leading. The 1st UP 7511, builder's number 50945 was built in July 1998 and suffered fire damage on June 7, 1999. The cause of the fire was determined to be warranty related. Thus, the unit was retired on June 16, 1999 and shipped to GE at Erie, Pa., on June, 17 1999. The damage was repaired and the unit was repainted to GE's Red and Gray Scheme and was renumbered to GECX 6002 in April 2000. This is the 2nd 7511, bulider's number 52484 that was built to replace it in December 2000 and was delivered on January 7, 2001 with a builder's number of 52484. |