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The Union Pacific Railroad (reporting marks UP, UPP, UPY) is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over 32,200 miles (51,800 km) routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.
The General Electric steam turbine locomotives were two steam turbine locomotives built by General Electric (GE) for Union Pacific (UP) in 1938. The two units were streamlined, 90 feet 10 inches (27.69 m) in length, capable of producing 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW), and reputedly able to attain speeds of 125 miles per hour (201 km/h).
Union Pacific Railroad, Cheyenne, Wyoming: 844: December 1944 American Locomotive Company (ALCO) FEF-3 4-8-4 Operational Union Pacific Railroad, Cheyenne, Wyoming: 1242: T-57 4-6-0 Static display 1243: October 1890 T-57 4-6-0 Static display 2005: April 1911 Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) MK-1: 2-8-2: Static display Ross Park in Pocatello, Idaho ...
McKeen car Roslyn of the Northern Pacific Railroad.. The McKeen Motor Car Company of Omaha, Nebraska, was a builder of internal combustion-engined railroad motor cars (), constructing 152 between 1905 and 1917. [1]
Science & Tech. Sports. ... before and after Canada's major railroads and the East Coast ports all briefly shut down at different times helped the railroad. Union Pacific said it earned $1.67 ...
The Union Pacific Railroad's M-10002 was a diesel-electric streamliner train built in 1936 by Pullman-Standard, with prime movers from the Winton Engine division of General Motors Corporation and General Electric generator, control equipment and traction motors. It was the UP's third streamliner, and the last turret-cab streamliner.
(Reuters) - Railroad operator Union Pacific said on Wednesday it plans to invest $3.4 billion this year to support safer operations, renew assets and increase capacity.
While a revolutionary design, the Pioneer Zephyr was not the first streamliner—that title went to the M-10000 of the Union Pacific Railroad, which made its first trip in February 1934. [57] However, the Pioneer Zephyr had several key differences, including the use of a diesel powerplant and stainless steel construction, in contrast to the M ...