Trainz_12_fan_100
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Be specific, ship Union Pacific
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I think they used some FEF's and the challengersForgive my ignorance. but what steam engines did the UP use for long haul passenger service?
Dave
Forgive my ignorance. but what steam engines did the UP use for long haul passenger service?
Dave
The UP seemed to heavily relied on doubleheading for long haul passenger trains. Pacifics, Mikados, Mountains, even 2-10-2s where used on occasion. By the mid 30s the UP was using Moutains almost exclusively to power their trains, until the FEFs and Challengers came in. Even with the larger engines the UP still doubleheaded, that way in the event one engine failed the other one could continue the train on its journey. Post World War II, the UP mostly used E units or PAs for the trains in A-B-B-A lashups.
Description:
CS Class: MT-1 Cabside Class: MT-73 Drive Wheel Diameter: 73 inches Cylinders: 29x28 inches Maximum Tractive Effort: 54,838 pounds
UP Class MT1 #7000-7039 Some were coal fired and others were oil fired you would need to check number against fuel in roster.
From http://utahrails.net/index.php
Built in 1922 by Brooks
LA&SL had an additional 20 Mountains.
Euphod did #7000
<kuid2:7592:10179:2> UP #7000 4-8-2 Mountain Tender
<kuid2:7592:10180:2> UP #7000 4-8-2 Mountain
Norm is correct. Stunning locomotives in design.
Edit: I do want to clarify that the locomotive in the picture is after the UP reorganized its roster numbers, 7865 was not the original number for this locomotive. Also notice the boxpox driver on the main axle, these where added later on to prevent the stress cracking these engines suffered from early on in their service careers. The trailing truck is also the newer delta-style which the UP fitted on most engines with 2 wheel trailing axles later in their lives.