Union Pacific Railroad

Missouri Kansas Texas Locomotives

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(As of August 1988)

August 1988 Total: 237 (239, including slugs)

Road Number Model Qty. UP Number
MKT 34 S12R 1 (not assigned a UP number)
MKT 50-55 SW1500 6 UP 1322-1327
MKT 56-59 MP15AC 4 UP 1393-1396
MKT 91-123 GP7 33 (not assigned UP numbers)
MKT 142, 143, 146, 152-154 RS3M 6 (not assigned UP numbers)
MKT 170-193 GP40 24 (not assigned UP numbers)
MKT 194-210 GP40 17 UP 500-516
MKT 211-230 GP40 19 UP 581-599
MKT 231-248 GP40 18 UP 666-684
MKT 300-303 GP38 4 UP 1975-1978
MKT 304-317 GP38-2 14 UP 2335-2348
MKT 318-321 GP38-2 4 UP 2060-2063
MKT 322-324 GP38 3 UP 1979-1981
MKT 325-343 GP38AC 18 UP 1982-1999
MKT 360-379 GP39-2 20 UP 2359-2378
MKT 380-389 GP39-2 9 UP 2350-2358
MKT 401B F3AM 1 (not assigned a UP number)
MKT 500 Yard Slug 1 (not assigned a UP number)
MKT 501 Road Slug 1 UP S50
MKT 600-637 SD40-2 36 UP 3809-3844

 

BLH/EMD S12R -- 1 unit (not assigned a UP number)
1200 horsepower; B-B trucks; 235,000 pounds operating weight

Road
Number
First
Number
Builder
Date
Builder
Number
Date
Retired
Notes
MKT 34 MKT 1202 Sep 1951 75505 24 Apr 1989 Sold to Watco 19 in May 1989.

General Notes:

  1. MKT 34 was re-engined by EMD in December 1959 from original its original 1,200 horsepower Baldwin engine to an EMD 12 cylinder 1,200 horsepower 567C engine9, using a new EMD long hood; completed on 13 December 1959.

 

EMD GP7 -- 33 units (not assigned UP numbers)
1500 horsepower; B-B trucks; 242,000 pounds operating weight

Road
Number
First
Number
Builder
Date
Builder
Number
Date
Retired
Notes
MKT 91 MKT 1501 Mar 1950 11117 9 Jun 1989 1
MKT 92 MKT 1502 Mar 1950 11118 25 May 1989 2
MKT 93 MKT 1503 Mar 1950 11119 9 Jun 1989 3
MKT 94 MKT 1504 Mar 1950 11120 9 May 1989 4
MKT 95 MKT 1505 Mar 1950 11121 9 Jun 1989 5
MKT 96 MKT 1506 Mar 1950 11122 24 Apr 1989 6
MKT 97 MKT 1507 Mar 1950 11123 12 Jun 1989 7
MKT 98 MKT 1508 Mar 1950 11124 24 Apr 1989 8
MKT 99 MKT 1509 Mar 1950 11125 28 Feb 1989 9
MKT 100 MKT 1510 Jan 1951 12058 9 May 1989 10
MKT 101 MKT 1511 Jan 1951 12059 9 Jun 1989 11
MKT 102 MKT 1512 Jan 1951 12060 9 Jun 1989 12
MKT 103 MKT 1513 Jan 1951 12061 9 May 1989 13
MKT 104 MKT 1514 Feb 1951 12062 9 Jun 1989 14
MKT 105 MKT 1515 Feb 1951 12063 9 Jun 1989 15
MKT 106 MKT 1516 Feb 1951 12064 9 Jun 1989 16
MKT 107 MKT 1517 Feb 1951 12065 9 Jun 1989 17
MKT 108 MKT 1518 Feb 1951 12066 9 Jun 1989 18
MKT 109 MKT 1519 Feb 1951 12067 9 May 1989 19
MKT 110 MKT 1520 Nov 1951 14987 25 May 1989 20
MKT 111 MKT 1521 Nov 1951 14988 9 Jun 1989 21
MKT 112 MKT 1522 Nov 1951 14989 9 May 1989 22
MKT 113 MKT 1523 Nov 1951 14990 9 May 1989 23
MKT 114 MKT 1524 Nov 1951 14991 28 Feb 1989 24
MKT 115 MKT 1525 Nov 1951 14992 9 May 1989 25
MKT 116 MKT 1526 Nov 1951 14993 9 Jun 1989 26
MKT 117 MKT 1527 Nov 1951 14994 24 Apr 1989 27
MKT 118 MKT 1528 Dec 1952 17086 24 Apr 1989 28
MKT 119 MKT 1529 Dec 1952 17087 9 Jun 1989 29
MKT 120 MKT 1761 Dec 1952 17082 25 May 1989 30
MKT 121 MKT 1762 Dec 1952 17083 25 May 1989 31
MKT 122 MKT 1763 Dec 1952 17084 12 Apr 1989 32
MKT 123 MKT 1764 Dec 1952 17085 9 May 1989 33

General Notes:

  1. MKT 91-119 built as MKT 1501-1529, renumbered to MKT 91-119 in 1960.
  2. MKT 120-123 built as MKT 1761-1764, renumbered to MKT 120-123 in 1960.
  3. MKT 91-99 were built under EMD order number 6074.
  4. MKT 100-109 were built under EMD order number 5049.
  5. MKT 110-117 were built under EMD order number 6323.
  6. MKT 118, 119 were built under EMD order number 5211.
  7. MKT 120-123 were built under EMD order number 5150.

Notes:

  1. MKT 91 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989 Sold to Floydada & Plainview 91.
  2. MKT 92 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Intermountain Western 175 in June 1990; to Texas Northeastern 92.
  3. MKT 93 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Sabine River & Northern 1759 in July 1990.
  4. MKT 94 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Sabine River & Northern 17510 in July 1990.
  5. MKT 95 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Chicago Central & Pacific 1600; to North Shore Scenic Railroad 652 in May 1991.
  6. MKT 96 was sold to Border Pacific Railroad 96, Mission, Texas, on 24 April 1989; repainted UP yellow and gray (no lettering), December 1989; sold to Specialty Locomotive, Baytown, Texas on 16 August 2008.
  7. MKT 97 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Chicago Central & Pacific 1601.
  8. MKT 98 was sold for scrap to Gray Supply, North Little Rock, Arkansas, on 24 April 1989.
  9. MKT 99 was sold for scrap to Southern Scrap, on 22 May 1989.
  10. MKT 100 was sold to National Railway Equipment, on 19 July 1989; stored for 19 years at Dixmoor, Illinois, until scrapped during early May 2008.
  11. MKT 101 was sold to National Railway Equipment, on 19 July 1989; stored for 19 years at Dixmoor, Illinois, until scrapped during early May 2008.
  12. MKT 102 was sold to Watco, Inc., on 26 June 1989; lettered for South East Kansas Railroad 102.
  13. MKT 103 was sold to Watco, Inc., on 26 June 1989; lettered for South East Kansas Railroad 103; scrapped on 13 February 2008 at Silsbee, Texas by Watco.
  14. MKT 104 was sold to National Railway Equipment, on 19 July 1989; stored for 19 years at Dixmoor, Illinois, until scrapped during early May 2008.
  15. MKT 105 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Seagraves, Whiteface & Lubbock 105.
  16. MKT 106 was sold to Watco, Inc., on 19 July 1989; lettered for South East Kansas Railroad 106.
  17. MKT 107 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Intermountain Western 176 in June 1990; to Texas Northeastern 107.
  18. MKT 108 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Kiamichi Railroad 905 in July 1989.
  19. MKT 109 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Peabody Coal 601, Randolph Preparation Plant, Marissa, Illinois
  20. MKT 110 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Atlantic & Gulf 110.
  21. MKT 111 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Central Railroad of Indiana 1751.
  22. MKT 112 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to U. S. Sugar 989, Bryant, Florida, in September 1989.
  23. MKT 113 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Seagraves, Whiteface & Lubbock Railroad 113 in April 1990.
  24. MKT 114 was sold for scrap to Pielet Brothers Scrap Iron & Metal, on 28 April 198.
  25. MKT 115 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Texas Northeastern 115 in February 1991.
  26. MKT 116 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Appanoose County Community Railroad 116.
  27. MKT 117 was sold to Watco, Inc., on 26 June 1989; lettered for South East Kansas Railroad 117.
  28. MKT 118 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp. (without generator), on 6 June 1989; resold to Seagraves, Whiteface & Lubbock 118.
  29. MKT 119 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Chicago Central & Pacific 1602, retired April 1991.
  30. MKT 120 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Central Railroad of Indiana 1750.
  31. MKT 121 was sold to Wilson Railway Corp., on 19 July 1989; resold to Atlantic & Gulf 121 in February 1991.
  32. MKT 122 was sold for scrap to Gray Supply, on 12 April 1989.
  33. MKT 123 was sold to Watco, Inc., on 6 June 1989; lettered for South East Kansas Railroad 123.

 

Alco/EMD RS3M -- 6 units (not assigned UP numbers)
1750 horsepower; B-B trucks; 256,000 pounds operating weight

Road
Number
Rebuilt
From
Builder
Date
Builder
Number
Date
Retired
Notes
MKT 142 MKT 1701 Jun 1951 78892 28 Aug 1989 1
MKT 143 MKT 1702 Jun 1951 78893 12 Apr 1989 2
MKT 146 MKT 1553 Dec 1950 78454 9 May 1989 3
MKT 152 MKT 1559 Sep 1951 79091 28 Feb 1989 4
MKT 153 MKT 1560 Sep 1951 79092 28 Feb 1989 5
MKT 154 MKT 1561 Sep 1951 79093 23 Jun 1989 6

General Notes:

  1. All units were re-engined by EMD in September and October 1959, using new EMD 16-567C engines and new EMD GP9-style car bodies, with dynamic braking, retaining the units' original Alco frames, cabs, and short hoods.

Notes:

  1. MKT 142 was sold for scrap to Azcon Corp., in August 1989.
  2. MKT 143 was sold to Watco, Inc., on 12 April 1989, lettered for South East Kansas Railroad.
  3. MKT 146 was sold for scrap to Southwest Railroad Car Parts, on 26 June 1989.
  4. MKT 152 was sold for scrap to Southern Scrap, in February 1989.
  5. MKT 153 was sold for scrap to Southern Scrap, in February 1989.
  6. MKT 154 was sold for scrap to Southwest Railroad Car Parts, on 26 June 1989.

 

EMD GP40 -- 24 units (not assigned UP numbers)
3000 horsepower; B-B trucks; 263,000 pounds operating weight

Road
Number
Builder
Number
Builder
Date
Frame
Number
Date
Retired
Notes
MKT 170 Jun 1966 32122 7918-01 29 May 1992 1
MKT 171 Jun 1966 32123 7918-02 15 May 1990 2
MKT 172 Jun 1966 32124 7918-03 5 Jun 1991 3
MKT 173 Jun 1966 32125 7918-04 9 Oct 1992 4
MKT 174 Aug 1966 32126 5713-01 29 May 1992 5
MKT 175 Aug 1966 32127 5713-02 28 Feb 1989 6
MKT 176 Aug 1966 32128 5713-03 4 May 1989 7
MKT 177 Aug 1966 32129 5713-04 9 Oct 1992 8
MKT 178 Aug 1966 32130 5713-05 23 Oct 1991 9
MKT 179 Aug 1966 32131 5713-06 5 Jun 1991 10
MKT 180 Aug 1966 32132 5713-07 9 Oct 1992 11
MKT 181 Oct 1967 32133 5713-08 9 Oct 1992 12
MKT 182 Sep 1967 33474 7056-01 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 183 Sep 1967 33475 7056-02 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 184 Sep 1967 33476 7056-03 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 185 Sep 1967 33477 7056-04 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 186 Sep 1967 33478 7056-05 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 187 Sep 1967 33479 7056-06 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 188 Oct 1967 33480 7056-07 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 189 Oct 1967 33481 7056-08 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 190 Oct 1967 33482 7056-09 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 191 Oct 1967 33483 7056-10 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 192 Oct 1967 33484 7056-11 28 Aug 1989 13
MKT 193 Oct 1967 33485 7056-12 28 Aug 1989 13

General Notes:

  1. MKT 170-174, 177-181 (10 units) were first retired in August 1989; reinstated and leased to NdeM in October and November 1989; retired as they returned from lease to NdeM in May 1990 and January 1991.
  2. MKT 170-193 were delivered in MKT's then-current red paint scheme. MKT 173 was the last MKT GP40 to be repainted to MKT's newer green and yellow scheme, completed in July 1980 (MKT 205 was the first, completed in May 1972). (information from John Merman, via Norm Metcalf, 17 April 2005)
  3. MKT 170-173 (4 units) were built under EMD order number 7918.
  4. MKT 174-181 (8 units) were built under EMD order number 5713.
  5. MKT 181 was wrecked in June 1967 just south of Elgin, Texas at M.P. 937, and was rebuilt by EMD in October 1967 under order number 8078-01. The Katy Railroad Historical Society did an article on this wreck in their magazine in December 1997 ("Engineer Shielded Son But Both Die," by J. C. Gresham. Photos and text accounts of train wreck on M-K-T near Elgin, Texas.)
  6. The following comes from Robert Donnell, one of the crew members on Train 104:
  7. "Thirty-three cars of ballast rolled out of siding at Elgin in non-block territory. Train 104 had MKT 181 in the lead, with MKT 89C, an Alco FA-1 re-engined with EMD prime mover, and MKT 177, another GP40. Train 104 had 90 cars, mostly empties. After rounding 'S' curve at 37 MPH, train 104 collided with the ballast cars at 22 MPH, killing engineer J. B. Patterson and his 17 year old son Darryl, who was riding with his dad as his graduation present per his request. They lived across the street from me and I was the rear brakeman on the train." (Robert Donnell, email dated August 31, 2012)
  8. MKT 182-193 (12 units) were built under EMD order number 7056.

Notes:

  1. MKT 170 was leased to NdeM from October 1989 to May 1990; stored unserviceable at Fort Worth, Texas; sold to National Railway Equipment on 9 October 1991; resold to Nebraska Central 4200.
  2. MKT 171 was leased to NdeM from October 1989 to May 1990; sold to Morrison Knudsen in trade for new UP freight slugs S301-S303 on 22 May 1990; rebuilt to SP GP40-2 7297, completed on 9 February 1991.
  3. MKT 172 was leased to NdeM from October 1989 until wrecked on NdeM in May 1991; sold to National Railway Equipment on 9 October 1991; rebuilt by NRE to Ferrocarril del Pacifico SA (Fepasa, Chile) SD39-2M 2354 in early September 1997. One of 14 locomotives being completed, including ex MKT GP40 179, UP/MP GP40 611 (ex CRI&P 351), and wrecked UP GP38-2 2026. (Extra 2200 South, issue 112, March 1997, page 14; Extra 2200 South, Issue 114, February 1998, page 18) (Locomotive Notes II, Number 200, January-February 1998, page 29; Number 210, March-April 1998, page 29, reported by Alan Miller)
  4. MKT 173 was leased to NdeM from October 1989 to January 1991; stored unserviceable at Fort Worth, Texas; sold to National Railway Equipment on 9 October 1991.
  5. MKT 174 was leased to NdeM from October 1989 to January 1991; stored unserviceable at Fort Worth, Texas; sold to National Railway Equipment on 9 October 1991; resold to Nebraska Central 4201.
  6. MKT 175 was wrecked; sold to Morrison Knudsen in trade for new UP freight slugs S301-S303 on 22 May 1990; rebuilt to SP GP40-2 7298, completed on 9 February 1991.
  7. MKT 176 was wrecked; sold to Morrison Knudsen in trade for new UP freight slugs S301-S303 on 22 May 1990; rebuilt to SP GP40-2 7282, completed on 9 December 1990.
  8. MKT 177 was leased to NdeM from October 1989 to November 1990; stored unserviceable at Fort Worth, Texas; sold to National Railway Equipment on 9 October 1991; resold to Nebraska Central 4202.
  9. MKT 178 was leased to NdeM from October 1989 to April 1990; stored unserviceable at Fort Worth, Texas; sold to Helm Financial.
  10. MKT 179 was leased to NdeM from October 1989 until wrecked on NdeM in April 1991; sold to National Railway Equipment on 9 October 1991; rebuilt by NRE to Ferrocarril del Pacifico SA (Fepasa, Chile) SD39-2M 2350 in July 1997. One of 14 locomotives being completed, including ex MKT GP40 172, UP/MP GP40 611 (ex CRI&P 351), and wrecked UP GP38-2 2026. (Extra 2200 South, issue 112, March 1997, page 14; Extra 2200 South, Issue 114, February 1998, page 18) (Locomotive Notes II, Number 200, January-February 1998, page 29; Number 210, March-April 1998, page 29, reported by Alan Miller)
  11. MKT 180 was leased to NdeM from October 1989 to October 1990; stored unserviceable at Fort Worth, Texas; sold to National Railway Equipment on 9 October 1991.
  12. MKT 181 was leased to NdeM from October 1989 to June 1990; stored unserviceable at Fort Worth, Texas; sold to National Railway Equipment on 9 October 1991.
  13. MKT 182-193 were returned to owner/lessor, EMD, after lease expired on 31 December 1989; all 12 units were rebuilt by VMV in early 1990 (including adding dynamic braking), repainted to EMD blue and white scheme and used as part of EMD's nationwide lease fleet as EML 182-193.

 

EMD/MKT "F38B" -- 1 unit (not assigned a UP number)
2000 horsepower; B-B trucks

Road
Number
First
Number
Rebuild
Date
Date
Retired

Notes
MKT 401B MKT 399 Apr 1975 20 Dec 1988 Donated to City of Dennison, Texas; displayed at Red River Railroad Museum, Dennison, Texas.

General Notes:

  1. Rebuilt in December 1974 from F3A 66C (EMD 4034, June 1947) by MKT at Parsons, Kansas, numbered MKT 399; renumbered to MKT 401B in April 1975 upon entering service. F3A 66C had been wrecked on 17 June 1974 at Caney, Okla.
  2. Rebuild included an EMD 2000 horsepower 16 cylinder 645E prime mover and upgraded electrical gear; cab windows were blanked out and a new enlarged nose door installed, making the unit into a cabless booster.

 

Yard Slug -- 1 unit (not assigned a UP number)
B-B trucks

Road
Number
Builder
Date
Date
Retired

Notes
MKT 500 May 1976 16 Dec 1988 Sold to National Railway Equipment, 28 February 1989; stored at Dixmoor, Illinois; still there as of 17 June 2008 (19 years).

General Notes:

  1. Rebuilt from MKT F7A 74A in May 1976; operated with MKT GP7 99; renumbered (on paper only) to MKTS 500 on 24 January 1989.

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