Union Pacific is a steam locomotive owned by Union Pacific Railroad. It was the last steam locomotive delivered in to Union Pacific and is unique in that it is the only steam locomotive never retired by a North American Class I railroad.
Union Pacific was one of 10 locomotives that were ordered by Union Pacific in and were designated as class FEF UP was reassigned to freight service when diesel-electric locomotives took over passenger service and operated from to in Nebraska. It was saved from being scrapped in The locomotive was restored to active service in and since then has been a wildly successful PR tool for Union Pacific running numerous excursions over the railroad each year, usually in the name of safety such as the "Operation Lifesaver" program.
Today UP also operates with sister , a Challenger which was restored in the early s. Some interesting facts about UP include that the locomotive has never been officially retired from the railroad's roster, ever since its purchase from Alco in Also, the locomotive was originally a coal-burner but was later converted to run on oil while still hauling freight and passengers for the UP, which it continues to use today.
Lastly, between and the locomotive's number had to be changed to as UP's numbering system bumped the steamer for an EMD GP30 which used the number. In the was returned to its original numbering and now the railroad has reserved it exclusively for the steamer. Normally restoring and operating steam locomotives is an endeavor that most groups have a hard time just being able to pull off and maintain year after year must always tip their cap to them for accomplishing such a difficult task.
However, when seemingly endless funding is available, as in the case of the Union Pacific's steam program, it's truly amazing what can be accomplished. In a gentleman by the name of Andre Kristopans put together a web page highlighting virtually every unit every out-shopped by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division.
Alas, in the site closed. However, Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his UtahRails.
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