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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:5/10/1969 - 12/1/1977
Album Info:Nice group of 4 photos of Union Pacific DDA40X model diesel locomotive.
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UP DDA40X #6900 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP DDA40X #6900 - Union Pacific
Description:  This appears to be at Salt Lake City, UT, centennial anniversary of the first transcontinental railroad festivities where this loco was debuted. Specs - 98' 5" long, 10' 4" wide, engine weight of 545,000 lb, impressive starting tractive effort of 113,940 lb. No date, location or photographer listed.
Photo Date:  5/10/1969  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 4:11:14 PM
Location:  Salt Lake City, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6900(DDA40X)
Views:  458   Comments: 0
UP DDA40X #6900 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP DDA40X #6900 - Union Pacific
Description:  Here is another view of the debut of the "Centennial" DDA40X locomotive built by EMD and displayed for the first time at the Centennial Anniversary celebration of the completion of the transcontinental railroad. According to rr author Brian Solomon, "It is the most powerful diesel-electric locomotive model ever built on a single frame, having two 16v645ciE3 diesel prime movers." No date, location or photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  5/10/1969  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 4:11:17 PM
Location:  Salt Lake City, UT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6900(DDA40X)
Views:  579   Comments: 0
UP DDA40X #6935 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP DDA40X #6935 - Union Pacific
Description:  This 1971 EMD built DDA40X locomotive heads areound a curve in an unidentified location. With help from Steve Evers (see comment below & a couple YouTube videos, the location is the Williams Loop, a former Western Pacific Feather River line through the Sierras. The loco was retired on May 29, 1985 and traded to EMD in May 1986. It was scrapped by St. Louis Auto Shredding. No date, location or photographer was listed for the photo.
Photo Date:  6/1/1977  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 4:11:32 PM
Location:  East Quincy, CA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6935(DDA40X)
Views:  268   Comments: 2
UP DDA40X #6905 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP DDA40X #6905 - Union Pacific
Description:  Beautiful action shot of the EMD DDA40X #6905 built in August of 1969 as it heads up a freight consist. A note on the back says somehwere near the heddie "y" in the mountains of Northeastern California." With help from Steve Evers (see comment below), the location is "Keddie Wye" near Keddie, CA. Very much appreciate the help, Steve. Thanks! The loco was retired on May 29, 1985 and sold to Precision National Corporation, Mount Vernon, Illinois on March 2, 1988. No date or photographer was listed.
Photo Date:  12/1/1977  Upload Date: 3/14/2020 4:11:22 PM
Location:  Keddie, CA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 6905(DDA40X)
Views:  285   Comments: 1


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