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Viewing Album:  UP 4-8-4 Northerns
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:9/5/1953 - 10/19/1958
Album Info:Nice group of older photos of Union Pacific 4-8-4 Northern wheel configurations. Most of these photos did not have a date listed.
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UP 4-8-4 #802 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #802 - Union Pacific
Description:  The "elephant ear" smoke deflectors on this Alco-Schenectady UP 4-8-4 #802 give it a European look. Note the fireman filling the tender. Specs - serial #68810, class FEF-1, massive 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 465,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,611 lb.The loco was vacated in May of 1960. The photo is from the Howard W. Ameling collection.
Photo Date:  9/5/1953  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 8:47:40 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 802(4-8-4)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-4 #800 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #800 - Union Pacific
Description:  Great action shot of Alco-Schenectady built UP 4-8-4 #800 on the North Platte River Bridge. According to www.steamlocomotive.com "These engines were worked hard in service and responded exceptionally well. They were fitted with unusual tapered main and side rods, which reduced the mass of steel out at the end of the rotary motions. These engines were reported as frequently running at above 100 mph (161 kph)." Specs - serial #68808, class FEF-1, massive 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 465,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,611 lb. The loco was "vacated" in October of 1957. Arthur ??? photographer
Photo Date:  3/7/1955  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 8:47:33 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 800(4-8-4)
Views:  625   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-4 #805 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #805 - Union Pacific
Description:  Great action shot by an unknown photographer of the Alco-Schenectady built 4-8-4, UP #805. Specs - serial #68813, class FEF-1, massive 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 465,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,611 lb. The loco was "vacated" in May of 1959. No date, location or photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 8:47:54 AM
Location:  Unknown, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 805(4-8-4)
Views:  470   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-4 #808 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #808 - Union Pacific
Description:  This Alco-Schenectady 4-8-4 Northern type #808 sits in Cheyenne, WY. Specs - serial #68816, class FEF-1, massive 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 465,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,611 lb. The loco was "vacated" in November of 1959. No date or photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 8:48:01 AM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 808(4-8-4)
Views:  588   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-4 #809 - Union Paciifc
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #809 - Union Paciifc
Description:  The smoke deflectors ("elephant ears" nickname) gives the 1937 Alco-Schenectady built 4-8-4 a European look. Specs - serial #68817, class FEF-1, massive 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 465,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,611 lb. The loco was "vacated" in May of 1958. The photo is from the Howard W. Ameling collection and no date was given for it..
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 8:48:05 AM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 809(4-8-4)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-4 #817 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #817 - Union Pacific
Description:  It appears that the fireman is checking either water or fuel levels on the tender of the 1937 Alco-Schenectady built 4-8-4 loco, UP #817. Specs - serial #68825, class FEF-2, massive 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 465,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,611 lb. The loco was "vacated" in May of 1960. The photo is from the Howard W. Ameling collection but no date was listed for it.
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 8:48:10 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 817(4-8-4)
Views:  469   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-4 #825 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #825 - Union Pacific
Description:  This long legged brute sits in an unidentified location with the fireman by his window. This 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive was built by Alco-Schenectady in September of 1939. Specs - serial #69170, class FEF-2, massive 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 465,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,611 lb. UP 823, 825 and 832 were sold to Luria Brothers and Company of Pueblo, Colorado, in May 1963; moved for scrap to Columbia-Geneva Steel Corporation, Provo, Utah. The photo is from the Howard W. Ameling collection but no date or location was given..
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 8:48:15 AM
Location:  Unknown, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 825(4-8-4)
Views:  523   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-4 #829 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #829 - Union Pacific
Description:  Long before a GP30 or GP38 carried the number 829, this 1939 Alco-Schenectady built 4-8-4 Northern type locomotive had the homor. Specs - serial #69170, class FEF-2, massive 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 465,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,611 lb. The loco was "vacated" in May of 1957. The photo is by B.F. Cutler but no date or location was given for it.
Photo Date:  6/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 8:48:20 AM
Location:  Unknown, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 829(4-8-4)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-4 #804 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #804 - Union Pacific
Description:  Doing a routine blowdown while parked wtih a string of stock cars. Built by Alco-Schenectady in August of 1937, this mighty loco lasted until being "vacated" in May of 1959, less than a year from when this photo was taken.. Specs - serial #68812, class FEF-1, massive 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 465,000 lb, tractive effort of 63,611 lb. The photo is from the Howard W. Ameling collection.
Photo Date:  10/19/1958  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 8:47:46 AM
Location:  North Platte, NE
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 804(4-8-4)
Views:  522   Comments: 0

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