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| Title: |
UP U50 31 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific Railroad U50 31 near Omaha, Nebraska on October 26, 1963, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Union Pacific's Chief Mechanical Officer, D. S. Neuhart, came up with the idea to replace as many as ten first generation locomotives (rated at 1500 hp each) with three dual power plant locomotives producing the equivalant 15,000 horsepower. All three builders responded, and GE delivered three U50's in October 1963. This is the first U50 in road number order, and this is likely the first run of number 31. Completed in October 1963 (c/n 34891), placed in service October 26, 1963, it was retired January 1974 and traded back to GE. It rides on trucks and span bolsters from UP's Standard and Veranda gas-turbines, which were taken out of service in 1962. The trucks and span bolsters were reconditioned by the UP at Omaha and shipped to GE, and the turbines carbodies were scrapped. |
| Photo Date: |
10/26/1963 Upload Date: 11/8/2010 10:45:46 AM |
| Location: |
Omaha, NE |
| Author: |
Lou Schmitz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 31(U50) |
| Views: |
7471 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Monsters of the Midway crashing the grade at Perry. |
| Description: |
Monsters of the Midway crashing the grade at Perry. |
| Photo Date: |
3/8/1971 Upload Date: 3/8/2005 11:54:21 AM |
| Location: |
Perry, KS |
| Author: |
Photo by other. |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 31(U50) |
| Views: |
4972 Comments: 13 |
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| Title: |
UP Calendar Cover 1972 |
| Description: |
UP U-Boats on Front clver of UP 1972 Corporate calendar |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1972 Upload Date: 9/28/2010 6:39:00 PM |
| Location: |
Ogden, UT |
| Author: |
Jeff Wilson |
| Categories: |
Track |
| Locomotives: |
UP 32(U50) UP 31(U50) UP 33(U50) |
| Views: |
2642 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 32 |
| Description: |
U50 Sitting Somewhere. UP 31 sitting behind so maybe new units. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1963 Upload Date: 6/18/2007 10:31:39 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, US |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 32(U50) |
| Views: |
2676 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
UP U-Boats in Harriman, Wyoming |
| Description: |
UP U-Boats |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1965 Upload Date: 9/28/2010 6:38:22 PM |
| Location: |
Cheyenne, WY |
| Author: |
Jeff Wilson |
| Categories: |
Track |
| Locomotives: |
UP 33(U50) UP 35(U50) UP 34(U50) |
| Views: |
5566 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific U50 34 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific U50 34 rests at Kansas City, KS June 1971. Unknown Photographer Photo. |
| Photo Date: |
6/24/1971 Upload Date: 2/27/2021 4:48:46 PM |
| Location: |
Kansas City, KS |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 34(U50) |
| Views: |
463 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GE U50 cab interior: Automatic Brake Valve and side of Control Stand |
| Description: |
Photo taken at C&NW Cedar Lake shop |
| Photo Date: |
12/28/1973 Upload Date: 7/13/2008 4:56:46 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Jim Hinshaw |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 34(U50) |
| Views: |
4849 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
UP U50 #34 on the C&NW Cedar Lake transfer table |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
12/28/1973 Upload Date: 7/3/2008 4:44:52 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Jim Hinshaw |
| Categories: |
Roster,Night,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
UP 34(U50) |
| Views: |
3154 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
GE U50 cab interior: Control Switches and AMMETER Rear Engine |
| Description: |
Photo taken at C&NW Cedar Lake shop. This panel was on the back wall of the cab. It had two sets of control switches for the two engines and a load meter for the back engine. |
| Photo Date: |
12/28/1973 Upload Date: 7/13/2008 4:57:27 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Jim Hinshaw |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 34(U50) |
| Views: |
4504 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GE U50 cab interior: Throttle and Transition/Dynamic Brake Control |
| Description: |
Photo taken at C&NW Cedar Lake shop. Control stand with throttle transition/dynamic brake selecter lever, air gauges and the load meter for the front engine |
| Photo Date: |
12/28/1973 Upload Date: 7/13/2008 4:58:15 PM |
| Location: |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Author: |
Jim Hinshaw |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 34(U50) |
| Views: |
5943 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP U50 37 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific Railroad U50 37 being delivered at Council Bluffs, Iowa on July 18, 1964, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built in July 1964 (c/n 35097), it was placed in service July 22, 1964, retired in November 1974 and traded to GE for new power. It was basically two U25B's on a common frame, riding on trucks and span bolsters from retired turbines. It is appears that it is being delivered to the UP. |
| Photo Date: |
7/18/1964 Upload Date: 11/8/2010 11:42:53 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Lou Schmitz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 37(U50) |
| Views: |
6422 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
UP 8 East blasting thru Weber Canyon with 28,500 HP! |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
6/7/1967 Upload Date: 11/8/2020 10:48:35 PM |
| Location: |
Uintah, UT |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 8(8500 GTEL) UP 43(U50) UP 37(U50) |
| Views: |
783 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
UP U50 38 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific Railroad U50 38 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on June 13, 1965, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built in July 1964 (c/n 35098), placed in service July 27, 1964, retired September 25, 1973 and traded to GE, the U50 was two U25B's on a common frame (two FDL-16 four stroke prime movers coupled to two GT588 main generators producing 5000 hp total to eight GE-752A traction motors), utilizing span bolsters and trucks from retired gas-turbine locomotives. One wonders why they didn't carry the red stripe sheet metal continuously across the top of the radiator intakes. The triangular shaped items on the running board, located almost over the center of each span bolster, are the sandboxes. The only other customer, the Southern Pacific, acquired just three U50 locomotives and they lasted a bit longer on the SP. |
| Photo Date: |
6/13/1965 Upload Date: 11/10/2010 1:14:34 PM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Lou Schmitz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 38(U50) |
| Views: |
4753 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 39 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
2/2/1969 Upload Date: 12/16/2010 6:34:34 PM |
| Location: |
Laramie, WY |
| Author: |
Jack Smith |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 39(U50) |
| Views: |
1088 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Big Thunder at Devils Slide |
| Description: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Photo Date: |
10/15/1967 Upload Date: 8/20/2024 3:36:47 PM |
| Location: |
Devils Slide, UT |
| Author: |
Randy Curlin Collection |
| Categories: |
Station,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 51(U50) UP 722(GP30) UP 40(U50) |
| Views: |
91 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP U50 #40 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
8/28/1973 Upload Date: 8/15/2020 8:21:55 AM |
| Location: |
North Platte, NE |
| Author: |
Gerard Putz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 40(U50) |
| Views: |
408 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP U50 41 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific Railroad U50 41 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on May 2, 1965, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built around August 1964 (c/n 35101), retired and traded to GE January 1974. A batch of 12 were delivered between July and September 1964, while a final eight were built May through August 1965. They were numbered 31-53. The number 72 appears in the engineer's side number board, and at the time of this photo, the UP (and the SP) were using the number boards to display the train number, not the locomotive number, so perhaps this locomotive last worked train #72. The trucks and connecting span bolsters came from retired gas-turbine locomotives. This locomotive was essentially two U25B's on a common frame. The UP had determined that the maintenance costs were independent of the power output of the locomotive, so the concept was to reduce maintenance costs by using a few large locomotives in place of several smaller locomotives. |
| Photo Date: |
5/2/1965 Upload Date: 11/14/2010 11:22:33 AM |
| Location: |
Council Bluffs, IA |
| Author: |
Lou Schmitz |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
UP 41(U50) |
| Views: |
4431 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP U50 42 |
| Description: |
Taken circa 1971. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1971 Upload Date: 9/15/2021 5:00:41 PM |
| Location: |
Denver, CO |
| Author: |
Bob Jordan |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 42(U50) |
| Views: |
236 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP Devil's Slide, Utah |
| Description: |
UP U-Boats running out west from the July, 1975 UP calendar |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1975 Upload Date: 9/28/2010 6:36:50 PM |
| Location: |
Ogden, UT |
| Author: |
Jeff Wilson |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Track,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 44(U50) UP 43(U50) |
| Views: |
3009 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP U50 #45 - Union Pacific |
| Description: |
Interesting experiment by Union Pacific produced this stub-nosed diesel built by GE in 1965. The GE U50 was an eight-axle, 5,000 hp (3.7 MW) diesel-electric locomotive built by GE Rail. They were twin-engined locomotives, combining two 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) diesel engines. The U50 was built in response to the Union Pacific Railroad's requirement, issued in the early 1960s, for a 15,000 hp (11,200 kW) 3-unit locomotive intended to replace the turbines. This unit was retired sometime between 1973-74 and possibly traded into GE. The exact location, date and photographer are unknown. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1970 Upload Date: 7/8/2017 10:35:18 AM |
| Location: |
Unknown, WY |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 45(U50) |
| Views: |
565 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
UP 46 |
| Description: |
UP 46, shown here on an eastbound freight at Topeka, would be retired and traded in to GE in September, 1973. Date of photo approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1972 Upload Date: 12/10/2008 5:38:45 PM |
| Location: |
Topeka, KS |
| Author: |
Mike Woodruff |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 46(U50) |
| Views: |
3533 Comments: 13 |
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| Title: |
UP 46 |
| Description: |
Going away shot of UP U50 #46. Date of photo approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1972 Upload Date: 12/10/2008 5:44:49 PM |
| Location: |
Topeka, KS |
| Author: |
Mike Woodruff |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 46(U50) |
| Views: |
3547 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 49 |
| Description: |
UP 49 was retired and traded in to GE in January, 1974. Date of photo approximate. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1972 Upload Date: 12/10/2008 6:18:11 PM |
| Location: |
Topeka, KS |
| Author: |
Mike Woodruff |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 49(U50) |
| Views: |
2945 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
UP U-Boats from the UP 1972 Calendar |
| Description: |
UP in Perkins, Wyoming |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1972 Upload Date: 9/28/2010 6:37:54 PM |
| Location: |
Perkins, WY |
| Author: |
Jeff Wilson |
| Categories: |
Track |
| Locomotives: |
UP 50(U50) UP 2909(U30C) |
| Views: |
3072 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 51 Archer, Wy east of Cheyenne, late 60s |
| Description: |
UP 51 Archer, Wy east of Cheyenne, late 60s |
| Photo Date: |
1/2/1969 Upload Date: 1/2/2012 6:10:53 PM |
| Location: |
Archer (Laramie), WY |
| Author: |
Wendy Crim |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 51(U50) |
| Views: |
1360 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
FRISCO U-boat taggin' along. |
| Description: |
At the time, the elevator was the second largest in the world. |
| Photo Date: |
7/20/1973 Upload Date: 2/11/2005 1:02:41 PM |
| Location: |
Topeka, KS |
| Author: |
Photo by other |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 51(U50) |
| Views: |
5154 Comments: 5 |
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| Title: |
UP #51 |
| Description: |
Scanned with an Epson V550 from a duplicate Ektachrome 35mm slide. |
| Photo Date: |
12/8/2014 Upload Date: 8/7/2016 9:19:56 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, CA |
| Author: |
Richard R. "Dick" Wallin/Paul Frantz Collection |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 51(U50) |
| Views: |
1056 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Union Pacific U50 52 |
| Description: |
Union Pacific U50 52 charges through North Platte NE September 1969. Unknown Photographer Photo. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1969 Upload Date: 3/11/2022 10:38:43 PM |
| Location: |
North Platte, NE |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
Action |
| Locomotives: |
UP 52(U50) |
| Views: |
312 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 8500 |
| Description: |
CG Parsons photo |
| Photo Date: |
11/27/1964 Upload Date: 1/19/2025 4:44:18 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
CG Parsons |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8500(U50) |
| Views: |
31 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 8502 as delivered |
| Description: |
One of three U50s in its original number. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1964 Upload Date: 7/27/2012 12:16:21 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 8502(U50) |
| Views: |
1764 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 8502 |
| Description: |
PRE 1965 Renumbering; date is aproximate, man who took this was known as TINY... |
| Photo Date: |
6/10/1965 Upload Date: 5/10/2008 7:33:42 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Charles "Tiny" |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 8502(U50) |
| Views: |
1885 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SP 9550 near Industry Yard, back in the day. |
| Description: |
SP 9550 front half, great way to view those details. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/1969 Upload Date: 11/7/2016 4:40:05 PM |
| Location: |
Industry, CA |
| Author: |
Richard Curts - LA 13½ |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9550(U50) |
| Views: |
716 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9550 rear half mostly, details on rear truck. |
| Description: |
SP 9550's rear section. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/1969 Upload Date: 11/7/2016 4:46:15 PM |
| Location: |
Industry, CA |
| Author: |
Richard Curts - LA 13½ |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9550(U50) |
| Views: |
531 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9550 smoking it up near City of Industry. |
| Description: |
Here you can see what was on either side of those detail images seen elsewhere in this album. |
| Photo Date: |
8/7/1969 Upload Date: 11/7/2016 5:51:31 PM |
| Location: |
Industry, CA |
| Author: |
Richard Curts - LA 13½ |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9550(U50) SP 8607(U33C) |
| Views: |
875 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9950 |
| Description: |
Date is uncertain. |
| Photo Date: |
1/11/1965 Upload Date: 5/10/2008 7:35:00 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
2007 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9950 |
| Description: |
SP 9950 rests on one of the tracks off the Taylor shops turntable |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1973 Upload Date: 7/24/2011 3:01:46 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Ron Hawkins |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
1964 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 9950 |
| Description: |
In need of shop time and a paint job, SP 9950 waits next to C415 2408 and SD45 9129 |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1973 Upload Date: 7/24/2011 3:03:57 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Ron Hawkins |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
2590 Comments: 7 |
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| Title: |
SP 9950 |
| Description: |
Rear view of SP 9950 |
| Photo Date: |
3/10/1973 Upload Date: 7/24/2011 3:04:43 PM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Ron Hawkins |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
1187 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9950 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
3/10/1973 Upload Date: 8/3/2011 10:38:13 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
1897 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
SP 9950 |
| Description: |
Back on the road in fresh paint, SP 9950 is the rear unit in a westbound consist |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/1973 Upload Date: 7/24/2011 3:05:52 PM |
| Location: |
Colton, CA |
| Author: |
Ron Hawkins |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
1711 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
SP Ultra GE |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/1/1973 Upload Date: 2/10/2004 8:17:37 PM |
| Location: |
West Colton, CA |
| Author: |
Unknown Author |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
2165 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9950 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
2/1/1974 Upload Date: 8/3/2011 10:37:11 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
1812 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9950 |
| Description: |
Thanks Tom Fassett for the photo clean up... Pic taken near City of Industry |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1975 Upload Date: 2/4/2009 3:35:53 PM |
| Location: |
Industry, CA |
| Author: |
John Huey |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
2723 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
SP 9952 |
| Description: |
Like a beached whale being picked apart by scavengers, one of Southern Pacifics three huge U50 diesels is dismantled at a scrapper on Terminal Island, Long Beach, California. "Born" at General Electrics Erie, PA, factory in May of 1964 (as SP 8500, then SP 9550), the big behemoth "died" just 14 years and one month later. |
| Photo Date: |
7/1/1977 Upload Date: 8/3/2011 10:26:07 AM |
| Location: |
Long Beach, CA |
| Author: |
Craig Walker |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
2033 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Southern Pacific GE U50 #9950 |
| Description: |
SP 9950 |
| Photo Date: |
8/12/1977 Upload Date: 8/17/2024 7:08:30 AM |
| Location: |
Los Angeles, CA |
| Author: |
Steven Vincent |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
71 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9950 |
| Description: |
The only thing left of the U50 |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/2014 Upload Date: 3/8/2014 3:43:41 PM |
| Location: |
Perris, CA |
| Author: |
Ashley Rodriguez |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 9950(U50) |
| Views: |
1071 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
All kinds of funny power |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
9/1/1973 Upload Date: 2/10/2004 8:17:36 PM |
| Location: |
West Colton, CA |
| Author: |
Unknown Author |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 9951(U50) SP 6638(GP35) SP 6763(U25B) |
| Views: |
3407 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
A Mixed Bag of Power |
| Description: |
A very mixed variety of GE built motive power mixes. Taken in the early 1970s by an unknown photographer. |
| Photo Date: |
1/1/1974 Upload Date: 6/27/2022 11:44:00 PM |
| Location: |
Unknown, CA |
| Author: |
Unknown |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 9951(U50) SCL 1851(U36B) SCL 3216(MATE) |
| Views: |
252 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP U50 #9951 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/1/1974 Upload Date: 2/10/2004 8:17:37 PM |
| Location: |
West Colton, CA |
| Author: |
Unknown Author |
| Categories: |
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| Locomotives: |
SP 9951(U50) |
| Views: |
1960 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
SP 9951 |
| Description: |
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| Photo Date: |
7/4/1974 Upload Date: 5/6/2018 11:19:09 AM |
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San Luis Obispo, CA |
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Peter Arnold |
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SP 9951(U50) |
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