full moon over San Jose

Full moon starting to fade away

Beautiful exposure.

Originally built in January 1977 for Kennecott Copper as KCC 783 (c/n 766028-5), it was equipped with a high visibility cab (26 inches higher that the normal cab), the extra 26 inches was removed by National Railway Equipment, resulting in a cab that was then too low. A four inch hump was added to allow clearance to open the cab interior electrical cabinet doors. The MKT acquired KCC's nine modified GP39-2's in 1984, the MKT was acquired by the UP, and MKT 384 became UP 2354 and, in June 2001, became UP 1204.
UP 1204 was SW10; the UP 1204 would be retired from service on July 14, 1998, sold to David J. Joseph Co. and leased to the Fort Worth and Western Railroad.