Lately I have been adding some additional motive power to the layout, filling in some gaps in the 3 different layout eras that I use. In most cases I already had the locomotives but as this layout is DCC only I don't consider them on the active roster until they get a DCC decoder installed.
It all started when I found SP MP15DC 2696 on a sale table at a club open house for $40.00. I already had the correct decoder for it so installed it right away. It will join 2690 and will work in any of the 3 layout eras.
UP 910 and 912 are GP40-2's that came from WP in 1983 and were overhauled and repainted in UP colors. They got TCS Z2 decoders installed in them and will work in the 83-88 and 89-96 eras. 910 still needs it's hand rails painted.
SP 7514 is an SD45 that came out of SP's GRIP program in 1984 as a SD45-2. It got a TCS M4 decoder and will work in the 83-88 and 89-96 eras.
U30C SP 7912 got a Zimo decoder and will work in the 75-82 era.
GRIP (General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program) was a major locomotive rebuilding program undertaken by Southern Pacific at their Sacramento Shops during the late 1970's and through the 1980's.
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