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Heritage Fleet
Heritage Fleet Steam Locomotives -- Information about the steam locomotives UP has kept to honor its heritage, includes information about UP 844, 3985 and 4014.
Union Pacific Steam Schedules, 2003-2013 -- 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. (No updates after 2013)
Steam Locomotive Chronology
1915-1933 -- Steam Era (Steam only)
1934-1962 -- Late Steam Era (Steam and Diesel)
UPRR 1864 to 1880
| Era | Starting Group |
Ending Group |
File |
| 1864-1867 | Lt. Gen. Grant | Bellevue | up01-named-1864-1867 |
| 1864-1880 | UPRR 1 | UPRR 190 | up01-uprr-1864-1880 |
| 1864-1898 | Pony 1 | Pony 5 | up01-ponies |
| 1863-1869 | UPED | uped | |
| 1869-1885 | Kansas Pacific | kansas-pacific | |
| 1867-1880 | Denver Pacific | denver-pacific | |
| 1864-1890 | CC | colorado-central |
UPRy 1880 to 1885
| Era | Starting Group |
Ending Group |
File |
| 1880-1885 | UPRy 1 | UPRy 125 | up02-upry-1880-1885-01 |
| 1880-1885 | UPRy 126 | UPRy 278 | up02-upry-1880-1885-02 |
UP System 1885 to 1898
- Includes subsidiaries (KP, DP, OR&V, CC, etc.)
- Includes OSLRy after 1885, and OSL&UN after 1889, until 1897
- Includes ORy&N after 1890, until 1894
Narrow Gauge
| Era | Starting Group |
Ending Group |
File |
| 1885-1898 | UE 1 | KC 299 | up03-upsys1885-1898-00 |
Standard Gauge
| Era | Starting Group |
Ending Group |
File |
| 1885-1898 | UPRy 300 | UPRy 433 | up03-upsys1885-1898-01 |
| 1885-1898 | UPRy 434 | UPRy 566 | up03-upsys1885-1898-02 |
| 1885-1898 | UPRy 567 | UPRy 599 | up03-upsys1885-1898-03 |
| 1885-1898 | UPRy 600 | UPRy 699 | up03-upsys1885-1898-04 |
| 1885-1898 | UPRy 700 | UPRy 799 | up03-upsys1885-1898-05 |
| 1885-1898 | UPRy 800 | UPRy 891 | up03-upsys1885-1898-06 |
| 1885-1898 | UPRy 900 | UPRy 1036 | up03-upsys1885-1898-07 |
| 1885-1898 | UPRy 1100 | UPRy 1399 | up03-upsys1885-1898-08 |
| 1885-1898 | UPRy 1400 | UPRy 1816 | up03-upsys1885-1898-09 |
UP 1898 to 1915
| Era | Starting Group |
Ending Group |
File |
| 1898-1915 | UP 1 | UP 549 | up04-up-1898-1915-01 |
| 1898-1915 | UP 550 | UP 799 | up04-up-1898-1915-02 |
| 1898-1915 | UP 800 | UP 899 | up04-up-1898-1915-03 |
| 1898-1915 | UP 900 | UP 1270 (2-8-0) | up04-up-1898-1915-04 |
| 1898-1915 | UP 1187 (0-6-0) | UP 2002 | up04-up-1898-1915-05 |
OSLRy - OSL&UN - OSLRR
| Era | Starting Group |
Ending Group |
File |
| 1881-1889 | OSLRy 1 | OSLRy 983 | oslry-to-1889 |
| 1881-1889 | UCRy 1 | UCRy 22 | uc-ry-1881-1889 |
| 1881-1889 | SL&W 1 | slw-to-1889 | |
| 1887-1889 | U&N 726 (sg) | U&N 760 (sg) | unry-to-1889 |
| 1885-1898 | OSL&UN | OSL&UN | (see UP System, 1885-1898; above) |
| 1897-1915 | OSL 1 | OSL 4 | osl03-osl-1897-1915-00 (narrow gauge) |
| 1897-1915 | OSL 100 | OSL 685 | osl03-osl-1897-1915-01 |
| 1897-1915 | OSL 720 | OSL 1214 | osl03-osl-1897-1915-02 |
ORy&N - ORR&N - OWRR&N
| Era | Starting Group |
Ending Group |
File |
| 1862-1867 | Oregon Ponies | oregon-ponies | |
| 1863-1879 | OSN | osn-locos | |
| 1879-1889 | ORy&N 1 | ORy&N 86 | owrrn01-oryn-1879-1889 |
| 1889-1890 | ORy&N 3 | ORy&N 95 | owrrn02-oryn-1889-1890 |
| 1890-1898 | ORy&N | ORy&N | (see UP System, 1885-1898; above) |
| 1894-1896 | ORy&N 10 | ORy&N 164 | owrrn03-oryn-1894-1896 |
| 1896-1911 | ORR&N 10 | ORR&N 452 | owrrn04-orrn-1896-1911 |
| 1911-1915 | OWRR&N 1 | OWRR&N 565 | owrrn05-1911-1915 |
| 1906-1910 | O&W | oregon-washington | |
| 1905-1911 | North Coast | north-coast | |
| 1888-1910 | Ilwaco | ilwaco (narrow gauge) |
SPLA&SL - LA&SL
San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad; name changed in 1916 to Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad
Controlled by UP after 1921
| Era | Starting Group |
Ending Group |
File |
| 1901-1916 | SPLA&SL 1 | SPLA&SL 3708 | splasl-1901-1916-locos |
| 1916-1921 | LA&SL 1 | LA&SL 3805 | lasl-1916-1921-locos |
UP 1915 to 1962 (UP, OSL, OWRR&N, LA&SL)
| Era | Starting Group |
Ending Group |
File |
| 1915-1962 | OWRR&N N-1 | OWRR&N N-4 | up05-1915-1962-00 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 2-8-0 100 | UP 2-8-0 310 | up05-1915-1962-01 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 2-8-0 311 | UP 2-8-0 499 | up05-1915-1962-02 |
| 1915-1962 | OSL 2-8-0 500 | OWRR&N 2-8-0 798 | up05-1915-1962-03 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 4-8-4 800 | OWRR&N 4-4-0 1123 | up05-1915-1962-04 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 4-6-0 1200 | UP 4-6-0 1369 | up05-1915-1962-05 |
| 1915-1962 | OSL 4-6-0 1500 | OWRR&N 4-6-0 1760 | up05-1915-1962-06 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 4-8-0 1800 | OWRR&N 2-8-2 2171 | up05-1915-1962-07 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 2-8-2 2200 | UP 2-8-2 2499 | up05-1915-1962-08 |
| 1915-1962 | OSL 2-8-2 2500 | LA&SL 2-8-2 2735 | up05-1915-1962-09 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 4-6-2 2800 | UP 4-6-2 2911 | up05-1915-1962-10 |
| 1915-1962 | OSL 4-6-2 3100 | OWRR&N 4-6-2 3227 | up05-1915-1962-11 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 4-4-2 3300 | UP 4-4-2 3514 | up05-1915-1962-12 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 2-8-8-0 3500 | UP 2-8-8-2 3599 | up05-1915-1962-13 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 2-8-8-2 3600 | UP 4-6-6-4 3718 | up05-1915-1962-14 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 2-8-8-2 3800 | UP 4-6-6-4 3999 | up05-1915-1962-15 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 2-6-0 4000 | UP 0-6-0 4359 | up05-1915-1962-16 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 0-6-0 4360 | UP 0-6-0 4609 | up05-1915-1962-17 |
| 1915-1962 | OSL 0-6-0 4700 | OWRR&N 0-6-0 4933 | up05-1915-1962-18 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 2-10-2 5000 | LA&SL 2-10-2 5529 | up05-1915-1962-19 |
| 1915-1962 | LA&SL 2-8-0 6000 | OSL 2-8-0 6537 | up05-1915-1962-20 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 4-8-2 7000 | LA&SL 4-10-2 8809 | up05-1915-1962-21 |
| 1915-1962 | UP 4-12-2 9000 | OWRR&N 9708 | up05-1915-1962-22 |
| 1915-1962 | Shop Locomotives | shop-locos | |
| 1915-1962 | LA&SL Shays | up-shays |
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