History in the making! Now this is what I call a real train. 2 of the world's most powerful diesel-electric locomotives in action. I just love at 0:53 the driver/engineer acknowledges the film producer Jack Pearson with a friendly wave. I believe both gentlemen knew they were essentially creating and capturing history. What an exceptional moment in time! I'm a Kiwi (New Zealand) rail fan and have experienced riding in every main passenger train here in New Zealand.
Great vid of the last little era for the EDDA40X's in regular service just a fun memory of the time. Its just do neat seeing how high the profile of the locomotive is compared to the SD40-2's in the cure consist and wow the little cupola caboose hanging in there!
History in the making! Now this is what I call a real train. 2 of the world's most powerful diesel-electric locomotives in action. I just love at 0:53 the driver/engineer acknowledges the film producer Jack Pearson with a friendly wave. I believe both gentlemen knew they were essentially creating and capturing history. What an exceptional moment in time! I'm a Kiwi (New Zealand) rail fan and have experienced riding in every main passenger train here in New Zealand.
Thanks for commenting. I got a chance to film some Centennials working in Wyoming back in the 80s.
I love how those two DDA40Xs make the SD40-2s look so puny
So True!
Big Boys, Challengers, Turbines, DD35s, U50s, C855s, Centennials: Union Pacific had it all!
Yes they did.
Great vid of the last little era for the EDDA40X's in regular service just a fun memory of the time. Its just do neat seeing how high the profile of the locomotive is compared to the SD40-2's in the cure consist and wow the little cupola caboose hanging in there!
Thanks, glad you liked it.
51,600 cubic inches of 2 stroke power!
Yuppers
I always love to see old footage like this. Hope you have some more that you might post in the future. Thank you so much for sharing!
I have some more to upload after some editing. I also have a lot of other videos already uploaded on TH-cam.
Hands down, no North American railroad had a more impressive locomotive roster than Union Pacific.
I agree
Opening scene an impressive 19,200 horsepower dealing with those mountain grades
Yes, Very Impressive. I suppose we will never see locomotives such as these built in the future.
Real locos, better than the GEVO rubbish today
For Sure!
No replacement for displacement, them things are badass…😮
Yes sir, I was lucky to catch them in the 80s as well.
Why are there refrigerator cars on this train?
Produce train
Fun Fact: Union Pacific DDA40X Was Involved Trainz N3V Games
Why was the train going so slowly? Were they going uphill or downhill? What were the buildings in the background?
I think it's going downhill. Going slow because it's got a lot of weight. Sorry for the late reply. I didn't see your question when you asked.
He’s climbing. That’s down by Cleghorn exit. Climbing up Sullivans curve.
0:25 Looks like A SP 4449 Ditchlight
Thanks for commenting
Where were the fast forties during this time
I don't know.
I miss the days of the caboose on the freight train
What was the symbol for this train
When was this video shot? TOFC, must be late 70s or early 80s? Oh a caboose. Late 70s?
1984
UP 6936 is still in service.
Whatever happened to 6931 & 6933?
Retired in May 1985 and traded to EMD on a new SD60
Both have long since been scrapped.
Did the turbines and u50c show up on cajon pass?
Don't know. I own the film but don't know the guy that filmed it.
I read or saw somewhere that the turbines made limited runs in that area due to the amount of noise they made.