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UP 4-6-6-4 #3707 |
| Description: |
Beautiful action shot of Union Pacific 4-6-6-4 #3707. History -Alco-Schenectady, 9/1936, serial #68752 nee-3907, > in 1944 #3807 as an oil burner > in 1949 #3707 as a coal burner > in 1950 #3807 as an oil burner again. The loco was finally retired in August of 1957. Specs - 69" drivers, impressive 255 psi boiler pressure, four 21x32" cylinders, massive engine weight of 566,000 lb, and massive tractive effort of 97,300 lb. Retired in 1950 Arthur Stensvad photo. |
| Photo Date: |
5/6/1954 Upload Date: 2/26/2025 5:57:10 PM |
| Location: |
Ogallala, NE |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 3707(4-6-6-4) |
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| Title: |
UP 4-6-6-4 #3835 |
| Description: |
This is one monster steam locomotive with power for the Great Plains. History -Alco-Schenectady, 8/1937 serial #68944 nee-3935 but renumbered in April of 1944 to 3835. The loco was retired in November of 1956. Specs - 49" drivers, 255 psi biler pressure, four 22x32" cylinders, engine weight of 582,000 lb and impressive tractive effort of 97,300 lb. Arthur Stensvad photo. |
| Photo Date: |
7/26/1954 Upload Date: 2/26/2025 5:57:11 PM |
| Location: |
North Platte, NE |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 3835(4-6-6-4) |
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| Title: |
UP 4-6-6-4 #3991 |
| Description: |
The engineer in the cab window is dwarfed by the massive 4-6-6-4 Challenger type steam locomotive stretching in front of him. History - Alco-Schenectady, 6/1943, serial #70180.After almost 18 years of service, the loco was "vacated" March of 1961. Specs - 69" drivers, impressive 280 psi boiler pressure, four 21x32" cylinders, engine weight of 633,500 lb and tractive effort of 97,350 lb. The phot is by Glenn H. Davis. |
| Photo Date: |
7/28/1954 Upload Date: 2/26/2025 5:57:13 PM |
| Location: |
North Platte, NE |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 3991(4-6-6-4) |
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12 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 4-6-6-4 #3939 |
| Description: |
Sadly, this montster steam locomotive was caught sitting in the scrap line at Cheyenne, WY. History - Alco-Schenectady, 8.1944, serial #72801, After almost 15 years of service, the loco was"vacated" in June of 1959. The date of the photo shows it in a storage/scrap line.Specs - 69" drivers, impressive 280psi boiler pressure, four 21x32" cylinders, engine weight of 634,500 lb and tractive effort of 97,350 lb. The photo was taken by an unknown photographer. |
| Photo Date: |
10/2/1957 Upload Date: 2/26/2025 5:57:12 PM |
| Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 3939(4-6-6-4) |
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14 Comments: 0 |
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