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May 24, 2002

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As part of the convention we got to tour the UPs Bailey Yard. Here we are walking into one of the engine shops. These units are being tested, several were run up several notches, it was rather loud.

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This shop was good sized, about fifteen engines under the roof in this building alone.

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SP #111 AC4400 was getting a wheel turned.

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This is the wheel turning machine. It slowly spins the wheel and machines the surface.

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UP #2238 SD60

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A turbo unit getting ready to be put back into an engine.

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A piston for a Dash-8

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Back outside the shop where we started. This gondola is filled with chips from the wheel turning machine.
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