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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:6/29/1948 - 8/22/1966
Album Info:This is a small group of images from scanned 2 1/2 x 4 1/4" original b&w photos of Union Pacific unique 4-12-2 wheel arrangement.
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UP 4-12-2 #9041
Title:  UP 4-12-2 #9041
Description:  This massive 4-12-2 steam locomotive was the answer to Union Pacific's need for speed on flat-land freight service. Built by Alco-Schenectady in June of 1929, the loco proved its worth in freight hauling albeit at a high price of maintenance. The loco was on the roster from 1929 until being retired in September of 1955. Specs - 67" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, one 27x31" cylinders and two 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 496,500 lb, impressive tractive effort of 96,650 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  6/29/1948  Upload Date: 11/4/2023 4:09:52 PM
Location:  Omaha, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 9041(4-12-2)
Views:  67   Comments: 0
UP 94-12-2 #007
Title:  UP 94-12-2 #007
Description:  With a full head of steam, Union Pacific 4-12-2 #9007 is ready to roll. Built by Alco-Brooks in August of 1926, this unique 4-12-2 wheel arrangement fit a need in the UP roster for fast freight service on flat terrains.The loco served the UP with its impressive tractive effort until being retired in June of 1956 and undoubtedly scrapped. SSpecs - 67" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, one 27x31" cylinders and two 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 495,000 lb, impressive tractive effort of 96,650 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  4/19/1950  Upload Date: 11/4/2023 4:09:33 PM
Location:  Grand Island, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 9007(4-12-2)
Views:  69   Comments: 0
UP 4/12/2 #9032
Title:  UP 4/12/2 #9032
Description:  Built by Alco-Schenectady in June of 1929, this unique 4-12-2 wheel arrangement was only used by Union Pacific who needed freight service speed on flat runs, something that this loco could meet. The loco served the UP for nearly 26 years before being retired in June of 1955. Specs - 67" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, one 27x31" cylinders and two 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 496,500 lb, impressive tractive effort of 96,650 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  4/19/1950  Upload Date: 11/4/2023 4:09:43 PM
Location:  Kearney, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 9032(4-12-2)
Views:  61   Comments: 0
UP 4-12-2 #9041
Title:  UP 4-12-2 #9041
Description:  What a long "drink of water" this must have appeared back in the heyday of steam. Built by Alco-Schenectady in June of 1929, the loco was a powerful freight hauling brute on the flat western plains atrea. It served faithfully for nearly 26 years before being retired and scrapped in September of 1955. Specs - 67" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, one 27x31" cylinders and two 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 496,500 lb, impressive tractive effort of 96,650 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  6/16/1950  Upload Date: 11/4/2023 4:09:57 PM
Location:  Fremont, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 9041(4-12-2)
Views:  61   Comments: 1
UP 4-12-2 #9000
Title:  UP 4-12-2 #9000
Description:  This is quite a unique locomotive that was the threshhold for 87 more 4-12-2 wheel arrangements. This first model was built by Alco-Brooks in March of 1926. The loco served for nearly 30 years before being donated to the R&LHS Exhibition at the County Fairgrounds in Pomona, CA in May of 1956. Specs - 67" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, one 27x31" cylinders and two 27x32" cylinders, engine wt of 495,000 lb, impressive tractive effort of 96,650 lb. No photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  8/22/1966  Upload Date: 11/4/2023 4:09:17 PM
Location:  Pomona, CA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 9000(4-12-2)
Views:  60   Comments: 0


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