Ex-MP 13569 sits in UP Atchison Yard wearing Midwest Locomotive reporting marks in preparation for its move to Kansas City. When it arrives their shop it will be refurbished, sandblasted, and repainted, and shipped to its new owner, Kevin Love, a retired conductor from the MP/UP whom is also President of the Missouri Pacific Historical Society.
The car was previously owned by another individual, and was part of the collection at the Atchison Rail Museum until 6-30-16, when a UP yard job finally pulled the car from the museum grounds. It will move next week on the MATKC to UP Neff Yard in Kansas City.
MP 13545-13574, an order of 60 cars were built in 1972 by International Car as Lot 1800 in Kenton, OH. It is an extended vision, off-center cupola design. Measuring 41 feet, 7 and 3/4 inches over the coupler pulling faces, it weighs 52,300 pounds light, and rides on Barber Swing Motion trucks. It was assigned a UP Class CA-29 after the merger.
The caboose was retired from the UP roster on 2-5-1990 and went into the museum shortly thereafter. The car had the air brakes inspected and certified in September 2015, and had all 4 wheelsets replaced in April 2016.
Appropriately enough, it is coupled to a Mo-Pac Gondola, MP 643378 on home rails next to the UP Falls City Sub., once the route of the Missouri River Eagle.
Rolling Stock: MWLX 13569
7-1-16
Atchison, KS
