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The EMD DDA40X is a 6,600 hp (4,943 kW) D-D locomotive, built by EMD from 1969 to 1971 exclusively for the Union Pacific Railroad. [1] It is the most powerful diesel–electric locomotive model ever built on a single frame, having two 16-645E3A diesel prime movers. [2]
Union Pacific 6936 is an EMD DDA40X locomotive built for the Union Pacific Railroad . Previously a part of UP's heritage fleet , 6936 was for several decades the last remaining operational "Centennial" type, and thus the largest operational diesel-electric locomotive in the world.
Union Pacific was able to maintain daily service on the Chicago-Denver run for seventeen years by dedicating three locomotive sets to that service and re-purposing power units from M-10001 and M-10004 (three total) to provide additional power and keep at least two of the locomotive sets in running condition at any given time.
Kenefick Park is a public park at 100 Bancroft Street in South Omaha, Nebraska, [1] named for John Kenefick, a former chairman and CEO of Union Pacific Railroad. [2]It is located at the southwest point of the Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha's botanical gardens, just north of Interstate 80, and just west of the Missouri River and the Iowa state border.
Locomotive Build date Builder Model Former operators Retire date Disposition Location Notes References Southern Pacific 3194 May 1954 Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP9R Texas and New Orleans Railroad; Southern Pacific Railroad; Union Pacific Railroad; March 26, 1997 Operational Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Schellville, California [1] Southern ...
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.
Most powerful (continuous) single-frame locomotive in Europe. Union Pacific 9000 class: Union Pacific: 9000-9087 American Locomotive Company: 1926-1930 Steam 4-12-2: 355 tonnes (391 short tons) 434 kilonewtons (97,664 lbf) 3,542 kilowatts (4,750 hp) — Union Pacific Coal GTELs: Union Pacific: 80 (later 8080) Union Pacific Omaha Shops 1961
The Union Pacific heritage fleet includes commemorative and historic equipment owned by the Union Pacific Railroad.The fleet currently consists of two historic steam locomotives, three historic diesel locomotives, seventeen modern diesel locomotives in historic or commemorative paint schemes and nearly four dozen passenger cars used on office car specials and excursion trains.