UP 4-12-2 #9003 - Union Pacific         
Massive brute is this 4-12-2 wheel configuration built by Alco-Brooks in 1926 for the Union Pacific, the only railroad to have this type locomtoive. Specs - serial #67026, UP-2 class, 67" drivers, 220 psi boiler pressure, three 27" diameter cylinders (two with 32" stroke and one with a 31' stroke), engine weight of 496,000 lb, tractive effort of 96,646 lb. The loco was "vacated" in January of 1955. From the collection of Howard W. Ameling
Date: 3/23/1946 Location: Laramie, WY   Map Show Laramie on a rail map Views: 712 Collection Of:   Gary Everhart
Locomotives: UP 9003(4-12-2)    Author:  Gary Everhart
UP 4-12-2 #9003 - Union Pacific
Picture Categories: Roster,Steam This picture is part of album:  UP 4-12-2 "Union Pacific" type steam locomotives
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Lucas Connor General Yeah, vacated is referring to when it was scrapped, probably in Cheyenne, like the Big Boys. Thanks for sharing, Gary! 5/30/2021 3:48:47 PM

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