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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:1/1/1881 - 12/31/2022
Album Info:This is a group of older b&w photos of Union Pacific 4-8-2's built by Alco-Brooks in the 1920's.
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UP 4-8-2 #7000
Title:  UP 4-8-2 #7000
Description:  Nice Alco-Brooks builders photo of the first 4-8-2 mountain type steam locomotive ordered by Union Pacific. The loco was built in April of 1922 (serial #63244, class MT-1). The loco was retired in Feburary of 1954 after nearly 32 years of service. Specs - 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 345,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb.
Photo Date:  4/1/1922  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:30:15 AM
Location:  Dunkirk, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7000(4-8-2)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
UP 4-10-2 #8000 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-10-2 #8000 - Union Pacific
Description:  Nice action shot of the Alco-Brooks built 4-10-2 delivered to Union Pacific as #8000 in April of 1925. This configuration was called "Southern Pacifics" by most railroads except UP which labeled these "Overlands". Specs - builder #66169, FTT-1 class, 63" drivers, 210 psi boiler pressure, 3 cylinder design, engine weight of 404,000 lb, tractive effort of 77,917 lb. Note on the back of the photo states "54 cars, 10 mph" Otto Perry photo
Photo Date:  7/29/1928  Upload Date: 2/12/2017 8:01:45 AM
Location:  Laramie, WY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8000(4-10-2)
Views:  1365   Comments: 1
UP 4-8-2 #7019
Title:  UP 4-8-2 #7019
Description:  Here is a fair quality older b&w photo of Union Pacific 4-8-2 mountain type loco #7019 built by Alco-Brooks in December of 1922. The loco was retired in December of 1954. after nearly 32 years of service. Specs - 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 345,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb, oil burner. Unknown photographer
Photo Date:  3/7/1931  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:30:41 AM
Location:  Ogden, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7019(4-8-2)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-2 #7858
Title:  UP 4-8-2 #7858
Description:  Nice action shot of Union Pacific 4-8-2 moutnain type #7858 heading up a passenger train. The loco was built by Alco-Brooks in January of 1923 (serial #63764) and was leased to the LA&SL for their passenger trains between Los Angles and Salt Lake City. The loco served nearly 33 years before retirement in March of 1955. Specs - 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 340,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb. No location or photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  12/18/1932  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:31:10 AM
Location:  Unknown, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7858(4-8-2)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
UP 4-6-6-4 #3931 - Union Pacific Challenger
Title:  UP 4-6-6-4 #3931 - Union Pacific Challenger
Description:  Beautiful original photo of the 1937 Alco built Challenger just recently delivered to Union Pacific when this photo was taken by an unknown photographer. Specifics - class CSA-2, 69" drivers, impressive 255 psi boiler pressure, 22x32" cylinders (4), massive engine weight of 566,950 lb, impressive tractive effort of 97,305 lb. Union Pacific eventually had 105 4-6-6-4 Challengers on their roster before falling to the diesel revolution. This locomotive was converted to burn oil in 1944, renumbered to 3831, retired in June 1957.
Photo Date:  8/1/1937  Upload Date: 3/4/2015 10:10:40 PM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 3931(4-6-6-4)
Views:  1026   Comments: 0
UP 2-10-2 #5006 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 2-10-2 #5006 - Union Pacific
Description:  Beautiful 1917 Baldwin built Santa Fe type locomotive blowing its whistle while standing in Topeka, KS. Bet that echoed through the town! Specifics - TTT-1 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29.5x30" cylinders, engine weight of 376,100 lb, tractive effort of 70,449 lb. The TTT-1 class was retired over a 9 year period with #5006 hitting the torch in 1955. Preston George photo
Photo Date:  3/1/1938  Upload Date: 3/4/2015 10:40:33 PM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5006(2-10-2)
Views:  1529   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-4 #807 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #807 - Union Pacific
Description:  Excellent example of a Alco-Schenectady built 4-8-4 Northern type locomotive delivered to Union Pacific a year earlier in September of 1937. Delivered as coal burners as shown in the specs, the FEFs were converted to oil burning in 1946. These engines were reported as frequently running at above 100 mph (161 kph). Specifics - builder #68815, FEF-1 class, 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 460,640 lb, tractive effort of 63611 lb. The class was retired between 1954-61 with #807 in June of 1956. unknown photographer
Photo Date:  9/1/1938  Upload Date: 9/4/2016 9:39:37 AM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 807(4-8-4)
Views:  1639   Comments: 1
UP 4-8-27865
Title:  UP 4-8-27865
Description:  Here is Union Pacific 4-8-2 #7865 double-heading a freight train near the Cajon Pass. This is one of the last group of Alco-Brooks 4-8-2 mountain type steam locomotives built for the Union Pacific. UP #7865 was leased to the LA&SL subsidiary and served until retirement in December of 1956. Specs - serial #65685, class MT-2, A73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 338,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb. An unknown photographer took this action shot.
Photo Date:  10/12/1941  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:31:36 AM
Location:  Cajon Pass, CA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7865(4-8-2)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
UP 2-10-2 #5025 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 2-10-2 #5025 - Union Pacific
Description:  A pair of proud crew members pose with this massive 1920 Baldwin built locomotive in Menoken, Kansas. Specifics - TTT-4 class, 63" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29.5x30" cylinders, engine weight of 383,900 lb, tractive effort of 70,449 lb. This locomotive met its end in 1954. No photographer listed.
Photo Date:  6/1/1945  Upload Date: 3/4/2015 10:40:41 PM
Location:  Menoken, KS
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5025(2-10-2)
Views:  1162   Comments: 0
UP 4-10-2 #5094 - Union Pacific Overland
Title:  UP 4-10-2 #5094 - Union Pacific Overland
Description:  Battling a steep grade is the Alco-Brooks 4-10-2 #5094. Built in June of 1926 as Los Angeles & Salt Lake (LA&SL) #8803, it was rebuilt with two cylinders rather than the original three and renumbered 5094 when it entered the UP roster. Original specs - serial #66729, 63" drivers, 28x30" outside cylinders, 25X30 center cylinder, oil burner, engine weight of 4-5,700 lb, tractive effort of 72,400 lb.The loco was "vacated" in February of 1948. No location, date or photographer was given but the photo must have been taken after the 1942 renumbering and before retirement in 1948. Spencer T2D (see comment below) helped out with identifying the location as Mormon Rock at Cajun Pass, CA. Thanks Spencer for your help!
Photo Date:  6/1/1945  Upload Date: 3/12/2020 10:17:27 AM
Location:  Mormon Rocks Cajon Pass, CA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam,Action
Locomotives:  UP 5094(4-10-2)
Views:  548   Comments: 2
UP 4-8-4 #806 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #806 - Union Pacific
Description:  Long before the GP30 wore the number 806, this 1937 Alco-Schenectady built Northern loco did. As it sits in the afternoon sun in the Cheyenne yard barely a year old, it still has the "new" shine to it and little western dust or road grime yet. Specifics - FEF-1 class, 77" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 24.5x32" cylinders, engine weight of 460,640 lb, tractive effort of 63611 lb. The class was retired between 1954-61. unknown photographer
Photo Date:  6/1/1945  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 5:56:44 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 806(4-8-4)
Views:  1756   Comments: 1
UP 4-8-4 #831 Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-8-4 #831 Union Pacific
Description:  Taken by an unknown photographer, this 1939 Alco-Schenectady built Northern wears the "ears" or smoke deflectors giving it a very European look in this 1970 reprint. Specifics - FEF-2 class, tall 80" drivers, impressive 300 psi boiler pressure, 25x32" cylinders, engine weight of 478,640 lb, tractive effort of 63,750 lb. The class was retired between 1956-62. No date or location was given so arbitrary ones were used.
Photo Date:  6/1/1945  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 5:56:47 PM
Location:  Unknown, WY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 831(4-8-4)
Views:  806   Comments: 1
UP 4-8-2 #7863
Title:  UP 4-8-2 #7863
Description:  A proud crew poses with this good looking 4-8-2 mountain type steam engine built by Alco-Brooks in January of 1923 (serial #63769, MT-1 class). The loco was leased to the LA&SL subsidiary for passenger service between Los Angles and Salt Lake City. It served for nearly 34 years before retirement in March of 1956. Specs - 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 340,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb. Paul W. Prescott photo
Photo Date:  12/1/1945  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:31:30 AM
Location:  East Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7863(4-8-2)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-2 #7854
Title:  UP 4-8-2 #7854
Description:  Here is an example of a later Alco-Brooks 4-8-2 built as Union Pacific #7854 but leased to the Los Angeles & Salt Lake subsidiary. The loco served nearly 33 years before retirement in March of 1956. Specs - serial #63760, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 340,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb. Paul W. Prescott photo
Photo Date:  5/21/1947  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:30:55 AM
Location:  Portland, OR
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7854(4-8-2)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-2 #7861
Title:  UP 4-8-2 #7861
Description:  This 4-8-2 mountain type loco was built by Alco-Brooks in January of 1923 for Union Pacific as #7861. The loco was immediately leased to the Los Angeles & Salt Lake subsidiary and served passenger service there until retirement in March of 1953. Specs - 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 340,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb. No date or location was given for the photo so approximations were used. G.M. Best photo
Photo Date:  6/1/1947  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:31:22 AM
Location:  Salt Lake City, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7861(4-8-2)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-2 #7017
Title:  UP 4-8-2 #7017
Description:  This long 4-8-2 mountain type steam locomotive, UP #7017, poses in the Albina, OR, yard. Built by Alco-Brooks in December of 1922 (serial #63733, class MT-1), it served the UP for nearly 33 years of service before retirement in December of 1956. Specs - 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 345,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb, oil burner. An unknown photographer took this photo.
Photo Date:  6/11/1947  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:30:31 AM
Location:  Albina, OR
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7017(4-8-2)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-2 #7000
Title:  UP 4-8-2 #7000
Description:  Built by Alco-Brooks in April of 1922, the loco was the first 4-8-2 mountain type ordered by UP. The UP roster would eventually hold 65 Alco-Brooks built 4-8-2's. The loco was retired in February of 1954. Jack A. Pfeifer photo
Photo Date:  12/13/1947  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:30:22 AM
Location:  Council Bluffs, IA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7000(4-8-2)
Views:  150   Comments: 0
UP 4-8-2 #7022
Title:  UP 4-8-2 #7022
Description:  Union Pacific 4-8-2 #7022 was built by Alco-Brooks in December of 1922 (serial #63738, MT-1 class) and served until was retired in March of 1954 . Specs - 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 345,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb. Jack A. Pfeifer photo
Photo Date:  8/20/1948  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:30:48 AM
Location:  Pocatello, ID
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7022(4-8-2)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
UP 4-6-6-4 #3801 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP 4-6-6-4 #3801 - Union Pacific
Description:  A nice 1971 reprint of a 1936 Alco built Challenger type locomotive. Originally it was numbered 3901 but renumbered to 3801 in 1944.The unit was converted to an oil burner and then coal burner several times before reaching retirment between 1956-61. Specifics - class CSA-1, 69" drivers, impressive 255 psi boiler pressure, 22x32" cylinders (4), massive engine weight of 566,950 lb, impressive tractive effort of 97,305 lb. No photographer listed.
Photo Date:  5/1/1955  Upload Date: 3/4/2015 11:00:03 PM
Location:  Cheyenne, WY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 3801(4-6-6-4)
Views:  1515   Comments: 0


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