Logo
 
 
4/20/2024
View Photos
Members
 
 
 
 
Home > Union Pacific Railroad Company > Locomotives > Rebuilt EMD GP40M-2 > UP 1478
Pictures of UP 1478
 
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:Rebuilt EMD GP40M-2Built As:WM 3797 (GP40)
Serial Number:37888Order No:5791
Frame Number:5791-3Built:8/1971
Notes:nee WM 3797 > CSX 6572 > SP 7108
Other locos with this serial:  WM 3797(GP40) SP 7108(GP40M-2) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
  Page Controls   View:  Pics Per Page:
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/21/2014  Upload Date: 9/26/2014 2:08:02 PM
Location:  Altoona, WI
Author:  Kenny Ravenscroft
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2) UP 1794(SD40N)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2014  Upload Date: 1/28/2020 9:55:33 PM
Location:  Eau Claire, WI
Author:  Max Koehn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  29   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description:  LTB 84
Photo Date:  10/4/2014  Upload Date: 10/30/2014 1:18:51 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Jeffrey Streiff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  198   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/13/2016  Upload Date: 2/13/2016 7:52:23 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2016  Upload Date: 8/18/2016 9:11:35 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Jeffrey Streiff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/5/2016  Upload Date: 8/11/2016 10:06:40 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  73   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/7/2017  Upload Date: 9/29/2017 12:07:33 AM
Location:  Butler, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description:  Built August 1971 as WM 3797.
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/9/2017 6:16:01 PM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description:  UPs Duluth transfer shifts in Itasca at 0912.
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/9/2017 6:16:11 PM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2) UP 1080(GP60)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description:  City Limits Road at 0918.
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/9/2017 6:16:19 PM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2) UP 1080(GP60)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description:  The UP local bears down on Rices Point at 1123.
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/9/2017 6:23:35 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2) UP 1080(GP60)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
UP 1080
Title:  UP 1080
Description:  The UP local straddles the St Louis River at 1343.
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/9/2017 6:26:08 PM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1080(GP60) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
UP 1080
Title:  UP 1080
Description:  Winter Street at 1356.
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/9/2017 6:26:16 PM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1080(GP60) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
UP 1080
Title:  UP 1080
Description:  Elm Avenue at 1405.
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/9/2017 6:25:51 PM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1080(GP60) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
Far From Home Rails
Title:  Far From Home Rails
Description:  An Ex Western Maryland engine now in Armour Yellow works the yard in South Itasca
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/11/2017 5:41:43 PM
Location:  South Itasca, WI
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2) UP 1080(GP60)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
Working South Itasca
Title:  Working South Itasca
Description:  Ex WM 3797 works the UP yard with an Ex SP GP60 trailing
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/11/2017 5:42:13 PM
Location:  South Itasca, WI
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2) UP 1080(GP60)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
Ready to Work
Title:  Ready to Work
Description:  Union Pacific YIT61 rolls into Duluth to switch the various industries there
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/11/2017 5:50:22 PM
Location:  Duluth, MN
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2) UP 1080(GP60)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
Back Into Wisconsin
Title:  Back Into Wisconsin
Description:  UP YIT61 returns to Itasca with the Southern Pacific GP60 leading the way
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/11/2017 5:54:29 PM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1080(GP60) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
Patch Job
Title:  Patch Job
Description:  A former Southern Pacific GP60 still in SP paint leads the YIT61 through Superior on it's way back to Itasca
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/11/2017 5:55:29 PM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1080(GP60) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
Red Nose and Red Ballast
Title:  Red Nose and Red Ballast
Description:  UP 1080, a former Southern Pacific GP60, leads YIT61 back to Itasca
Photo Date:  10/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/11/2017 5:56:02 PM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Jacob Rink
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1080(GP60) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
UP 1478 + 1440
Title:  UP 1478 + 1440
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/10/2018  Upload Date: 9/23/2018 11:28:16 PM
Location:  Savage, MN
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2) UP 1440(GP40-2) UP 1440(GP40-2)
Views:  671   Comments: 0
UP 1145 LPA18
Title:  UP 1145 LPA18
Description:  Two boxes splice two geeps on Job 18, heading north at 1041.
Photo Date:  11/2/2018  Upload Date: 1/4/2019 3:30:55 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1145(GP60) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  207   Comments: 0
UP 1145 LPA18 (2)
Title:  UP 1145 LPA18 (2)
Description:  Johnson Street at 1041.
Photo Date:  11/2/2018  Upload Date: 1/4/2019 3:31:01 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1145(GP60) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description:  Built August 1971 as WM 3797.
Photo Date:  11/2/2018  Upload Date: 1/4/2019 3:31:07 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2) UP 1145(GP60)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
UP 1145 LPA18 (3)
Title:  UP 1145 LPA18 (3)
Description:  Silver Creek Road at 1057.
Photo Date:  11/2/2018  Upload Date: 1/4/2019 3:31:14 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1145(GP60) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  201   Comments: 0
UP 1478
Title:  UP 1478
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/2/2018  Upload Date: 1/4/2019 3:31:20 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2) UP 1145(GP60)
Views:  239   Comments: 0
UP 1478 LPA70
Title:  UP 1478 LPA70
Description:  Job 70 heads back to Butler at 1104.
Photo Date:  5/2/2019  Upload Date: 8/25/2019 11:02:58 PM
Location:  Clyman, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
Trio switching sand empties
Title:  Trio switching sand empties
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/2019  Upload Date: 5/29/2019 12:26:29 PM
Location:  Butler, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  UP 1878(SD40N) UPY 712(GP15-1) UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  125   Comments: 1
Another angle looking south at the 15-20 locos asleep on track 23
Title:  Another angle looking south at the 15-20 locos asleep on track 23
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/18/2019  Upload Date: 10/25/2019 9:34:17 PM
Location:  Butler, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  52   Comments: 1
UP 1478 LPA51
Title:  UP 1478 LPA51
Description:  51 is a lite engine northbound, meandering through town at 0921.
Photo Date:  12/13/2019  Upload Date: 2/26/2020 11:22:07 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
YSB52 pulls a cut of boxcars down the hill from Georgia Pacific
Title:  YSB52 pulls a cut of boxcars down the hill from Georgia Pacific
Description:  Outbounds will be added to their train on the main, then inbounds will be shoved back in.
Photo Date:  11/30/2020  Upload Date: 12/1/2020 10:46:06 PM
Location:  Sheboygan, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  78   Comments: 0
UP 1478 shoves the local north past the wigwags
Title:  UP 1478 shoves the local north past the wigwags
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/30/2020  Upload Date: 12/1/2020 11:10:35 PM
Location:  Sheboygan, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
UP 1478 keeps shoving the train across Najacht Road
Title:  UP 1478 keeps shoving the train across Najacht Road
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/30/2020  Upload Date: 12/1/2020 11:17:15 PM
Location:  Sheboygan, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
UP 1478 shoves across Garton Road
Title:  UP 1478 shoves across Garton Road
Description:  While not quite as rare as wigwags, just plain crossing signals with incandescent lights and a mechanical bell are getting to be kind of unusual these days. Nearly everything is getting gates, giant L.E.D. lightheads and e-bells now.
Photo Date:  11/30/2020  Upload Date: 12/1/2020 11:21:04 PM
Location:  Mosel, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
UP 1478 spotting the loads for Richco
Title:  UP 1478 spotting the loads for Richco
Description:  The partially dismantled remains of another stub track are between the main and the Richco spur...not sure what that was ever used for.
Photo Date:  11/30/2020  Upload Date: 12/1/2020 11:51:21 PM
Location:  Haven, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  46   Comments: 0
Heading for home
Title:  Heading for home
Description:  Approaching Rowe Road. After setting out one tank for Plenco and two lumber loads for Richco, the southbound train just consists of the four boxcars pulled from Georgia Pacific earlier.
Photo Date:  11/30/2020  Upload Date: 12/1/2020 11:52:35 PM
Location:  Haven, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  54   Comments: 0
UP 1478 southbound crossing Playbird Road
Title:  UP 1478 southbound crossing Playbird Road
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/30/2020  Upload Date: 12/2/2020 12:11:40 AM
Location:  Mosel, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  66   Comments: 0
UP 1478 crosses Saemann Avenue once again, now heading south
Title:  UP 1478 crosses Saemann Avenue once again, now heading south
Description:  This time, we see the wigwag on the east side of the crossing in action.
Photo Date:  11/30/2020  Upload Date: 12/2/2020 1:24:30 PM
Location:  Sheboygan, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  90   Comments: 0
Homeward bound YSB52 trundles across the Sheboygan River
Title:  Homeward bound YSB52 trundles across the Sheboygan River
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/30/2020  Upload Date: 12/2/2020 1:27:09 PM
Location:  Sheboygan, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
A Geep, four boxcars and a caboose
Title:  A Geep, four boxcars and a caboose
Description:  To the right, behind the engine is a small portion of the Cargill (formerly Schrier) malt plant. The spur to it comes off the Kohler branch (former Sheboygan & Mississippi RR), down a steep hill and passes under the bridge as it crosses New Jersey Avenue to reach the plant.
Photo Date:  11/30/2020  Upload Date: 12/2/2020 1:29:13 PM
Location:  Sheboygan, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1478(GP40M-2)
Views:  162   Comments: 1

Page 2 of 2
<-Prev 1 2

Site Design ©2001-2020 Tim Huemmer
Photos © respective authors		   Contact: info@rrpicturearchives.net