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GE 44 ton — 1 unit
380 horsepower; B-B trucks; 88,600 pounds operating weight

Road
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First
Number
Second
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Builder
Date
Builder
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Date
Retired
Notes
UPMW 903999 GE 1399 UP 1399 UPMW 03999 Feb 1947 28344 Jun 1974 1

General Note:

a. UPMW 903999 was built new as GE demonstrator 1399, delivered to Union Pacific on 28 March 1947; sold to UP on 8 May 1947. UP 1399 renumbered to UPMW 03999 in October 1956; renumbered to UPMW 903999 in December 1959; used at maintenance of way equipment shop at Pocatello, Idaho, from October 1956 until 1972; sent to Omaha for a complete rebuild in late 1972, completed in February 1973; used as Omaha shop switcher until retirement in 1974.

Note:

1. Sold to Diesel Supply Co., in June 1974; sold to General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn., in August 1974, named "Diane"; donated to Danbury Railroad Museum, Danbury, Conn. in about July 2006 (photo)
 

GE 44 ton — 1 unit
380 horsepower; B-B trucks; 88,600 pounds operating weight

Road
Number
First
Number
Second
Number
Builder
Date
Builder
Number
Notes
UPMW 03999 GE 1399 UP 1399 Feb 1947 28344 Renumbered to UPMW 903999 in December 1959.

General Note:

a. UPMW 03999 was built as GE demonstrator 1399, delivered to Union Pacific on 28 March 1947; sold to UP on 8 May 1947. UP 1399 was first assigned to yard switching duties in the Omaha area, then as shop switcher for Omaha Shops; then transferred to the maintenance of way department and renumbered to UPMW 03999 in October 1956; used at the maintenance of way equipment shop at Pocatello, Idaho, from October 1956 until 1972.
 

Baldwin-Westinghouse 50 ton Electric — 1 unit
400 horsepower; B-B trucks; 95,000 pounds operating weight

Road
Number
First
Number
Builder
Date
Builder
Number
Date
To UP

Notes
LA&SL E-100 G&M 22 Aug 1923 56397 May 1931 Transferred to UP-owned Yakima Valley Transportation Co., 297, Yakima, Wash., in March 1942; donated to Orange Empire Trolley Museum, Perris, Calif., in November 1985.

General Notes:

a. LA&SL/UP E-100 built new as Glendale & Montrose Railway 22; locomotive and railroad sold to UP in May 1931.
b. LA&SL/UP E-100 was equipped with 36-inch wheels; 60:17 gear ratio, and four Westinghouse Model 562-D5, 100 horsepower traction motors.
c. LA&SL/UP class B-1.
d. LA&SL/UP E-100 had Baldwin-Westinghouse order nnumber 23577.
 

Maintenance of Way Locomotives — 8 units
Two-axle, four-wheel

Road
Number
First
Number
Type Weight Builder Builder
Model
Builder
Date
Builder
Number
Date
Retired
Notes
UP-1   G-M 12 ton Vulcan   Dec 1922 3273 1950 1
UP-2   G-M 12 ton Vulcan   Dec 1922 3274 1936 2
UP-3   G-M 12 ton Whitcomb WHL May 1929 12889 1950 3
UP-4   D-M 12 ton Davenport D-12 May 1931 2190 1938 4
UP-5   G-M 20 ton Whitcomb 20GM-4 Oct 1936 13150   5
                   
MW-1 MW-6 D-M 25 ton Whitcomb 25DM-42A Jun 1950 40693   6
MW-2 MW-8 D-E 25 ton GE   Jun 1967 35916   7
MW-3 UP-5 G-M 20 ton Whitcomb 20GM-4 Oct 1936 13150 1968 8
MW-4   D-M 24 ton Whitcomb 20GM-9 Oct 1937 13162   9
MW-6   D-M 25 ton Whitcomb 25DM-42A Jun 1950 40693   10
MW-7   D-M 25 ton Whitcomb 25DM-42A Jun 1950 40694   11
MW-8   D-E 25 ton GE   Jun 1967 35916   12
    D-M 30 ton Whitcomb 30DM35A Sep 1944 40288 24 Feb 1978 13

General Notes:

a. G-M denotes Gas-Mechanical; D-M denotes Diesel-Mechanical; D-E denotes Diesel-Electric.
b. Union Pacific used the term Roadway Service for all of its maintenance of way equipment and activities.
c. UP-1 to UP-5 and MW-1 to MW-8 were 29-1/2 inch gauge and were used at UP's tie plants in Laramie, Wyo., and The Dalles, Ore.

Notes:

1. UP-1 was retired in 1950 under Work Order 6114; UP records show replaced by MW-1.
2. UP-2 was retired in 1936 under Work Order 1278.
3. UP-3 had 97 horsepower; retired in 1950 under Work Order 7947; UP records show replaced by MW-7.
4. UP-4 was retired in 1938 under Work Order 5788; UP records show replaced by MW-4.
5. UP-5 renumbered to MW-3.
6. MW-1 had 190 horsepower; renumbered from MW-6; still in service during November 1978.
7. MW-2 was renumbered from MW-8; still in service during November 1978; sold to Kerr McGee, number KM-2D.
8. MW-3 renumbered from UP-5; retired 1968 under Work Order 31009.
9. MW-4 had 147 horsepower; was still in service during November 1978.
10. MW-6 had 190 horsepower; renumbered to MW-1.
11. MW-7 had 190 horsepower; still in service, November 1978; sold to Kerr McGee, number KM-1D.
12. MW-8 renumbered to MW-2.
13. (No MW Number) 140 horsepower; purchased second-hand from Boeing Aircraft Co.; used briefly as shop switcher at North Platte; transferred to Roadway equipment shop in Pocatello, Idaho; removed from service in 1976; retired on 24 February 1978 and sold.

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