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(This page printed from UtahRails.net, Copyright 2000-2015 Don Strack) Union Pacific Index Page

This page was last updated on October 8, 2014.

Union Pacific In Utah — A history of the construction and operation of all of Union Pacific's lines in Utah, including descriptions and abandonments of its many branchlines in the state.

Union Pacific Corporate History — A brief narrative of Union Pacific's corporate history, with full company names and dates, including the following major subsidiaries, leased to UP in 1936.

• Oregon Short Line Railroad • Oregon- Railroad & Navigation Co. • Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad • Alphabetic Listing of predecessor and subsidiary railroads

Union Pacific, Not In Utah — An index page for Union Pacific predecessor and subsidiaries, not in Utah.

Union Pacific After 1936 — A brief review of changes in Union Pacific's organization that took effect on January 1, 1936.

Equipment

Diesel Locomotives — Information about Union Pacific's diesel and turbine locomotives.

Steam Locomotives — Information about UP's steam locomotives.

Heritage Locomotive Fleet — An index page for UP's Heritage Fleet of steam locomotives and diesel locomotives.

Motive Power timeline — Full chronologies for Union Pacific's motive power, from 1915 to 2001:

• 1915-1933 — Steam Era (Steam only) • 1934-1982 — Late Steam Era and Classic Era (Steam and Diesel) • 1983-2001 — Early Merger Era, Late Merger Era, and Modern Era (Diesel only)

Freight Cars — Information about Union Pacific's freight cars.

Passenger Cars — Information about Union Pacific's steel and Streamliner passenger cars, from 1909 through the last new cars in 1964, and the Heritage Fleet equipment UP uses today for its various excursions and special operations.

Heritage Fleet — Information about UP's Heritage Fleet of passenger cars.

Roadway Equipment — Roster listings of UP's 900000 series Roadway equipment, UP's name for equipment assigned to maintenance of way.

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Cabooses — Information about Union Pacific's wooden and steel cabooses, plus three photo albums of UP 25007, a steel CA-3 caboose.

Motor Cars — Information about Union Pacific motor cars, including McKeen motor cars, EMC motor cars, and Brill motor cars.

Equipment Record — Information about Union Pacific's equipment record, the railroad's own record for its own equipment.

GTE Tenders — Information about tenders that Union Pacific used on its 4500 and 8500 horsepower GTE locomotives.

Heritage Fleet Water Cars — Information about the retired GTE tenders assigned to UP's steam program and Heritage Fleet.

Snow Plows — Information about Union Pacific rotary and wedge snow plows.

Derricks and Cranes — Information about Union Pacific locomotive cranes and wrecking cranes, which they called derricks . (under construction; research continues)

Equipment Trusts — Information about equipment trusts used by Union Pacific to purchase locomotives and rolling stock. (under construction; research continues)

UP Shops — Information about UP's locomotive and car repair shops. (under construction; research continues)

Painting, Lettering & Numbering

Painting and Lettering, Diesels — An index of Painting, Lettering & Numbering information for diesel locomotives.

Painting and Lettering, Steam — An index of Painting, Lettering & Numbering information for steam locomotives.

Painting and Lettering, Cabooses — An index of Painting, Lettering & Numbering information for wooden and steel cabooses.

Painting and Lettering, Passenger Cars — An index of Painting, Lettering & Numbering information for passenger cars.

Painting and Lettering, Roadway Equipment — A brief summary of the colors used for maintenance of way equipment, including Kenefick Green.

Gothic Lettering — A separate page about Union Pacific's first use of Gothic lettering, on steam locomotives and passenger cars in 1937, and on freight cars and diesel locomotives in 1939.

HTML Colors — A page with information about simulating UP colors using HTML coding.

Armour Yellow on UP — Information of when Union Pacific began using Armour Yellow.

Other Union Pacific Information

UP Passenger — Brief summaries of a few of the named non-Streamliner passenger trains operated by Union Pacific. (incomplete; research continues)

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UP Steam Schedules — Information about Union Pacific's excursions and trips with its historic steam locomotives, UP 844 and UP 3985; covers 2003 through 844's removal from service in July 2013, including 3985's removal from service in September 2010.

Union Pacific Buses — Information about Union Pacific's three bus subsidiary companies, Union Pacific Stages, Inc.; Interstate Transit Lines; and Union Pacific Stage Co.

UP's Calendars — Information about Union Pacific's annual color calendar, available starting in 1940.

UP Form 70 — Information about UP's Form 70, "List of Agencies, Stations, Equipment, Etc." — Descriptive listings of all agencies, stations, locomotives and locomotive service facilities, and passenger and freight equipment, along with listings of officials, managers, physicians, hospitals and time inspectors.

UP News Releases — Links to Union Pacific's own archive of its news releases, back to 2001.

UP City Codes — A listing of Circ 7 city codes, along with their corresponding cities and two-letter city codes, which themselves are used in UP's designations.

UP Yards — Information about UP's switch yards, all across the system. (under construction; research continues)

UP Depots — Information about UP's depots in Utah and other locations.

Union Pacific's B-17 — An article about Union Pacific's Boeing B-17 Heavy Bomber that flew in World War II.

Union Pacific Miniature Train — Information about UP's "956" miniature train. (See also: Union Pacific's Parade Trains, by Don Strack; UPHS The Streamliner, Volume 21, Number 3, Summer 2007)

Union Pacific Presidents — Brief summaries of the men who were leaders at Union Pacific, including UPRR President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, as well as similar positions with Union Pacific Corporation.

Union Pacific MP&M Men — Brief biographical information about the men in UP's Motive Power & Machinery department (under construction).

Union Pacific Magazines — Information about the magazines published by Union Pacific, including Union Pacific Magazine and Info . (under construction)

Union Pacific Videos — An index page that includes links to videos about Union Pacific.

Lifeline To The Country — UP's music video from 1990, about two brothers who dreamed of working for Union Pacific.

Rail Views — Information about a series of videos produced by Union Pacific in 1993 to 1996, for distribution to employee groups.

Track Structure — Information on Union Pacific's own web site about the track structure standards and specifications for industrial track.

Sounds

Great Big Rollin' Railroad - 's theme song from the late 1970s to mid 1980s.

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UP's 4-12-2 - Howard Fogg's recording of a Union Pacific-type 4-12-2

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