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Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:Alco 4-8-4Built As:UP 804 (4-8-4)
Serial Number:68812Order No:S-1769
Frame Number:24½X32 cylinders, 77" driversBuilt:8/1937
Notes:Schenectady 08/1937, class FEF-1, retired 05/1959
Other locos with this serial:  UP 804(4-8-4)
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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)
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