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Steam & Excursion > The Heritage Of This Railroad Was Apparent From The Steam Power!Date: 10/06/21 03:31 The Heritage Of This Railroad Was Apparent From The Steam Power! Author: LoggerHogger Certain steam motive power is so distinctive that you can recognize the railroad that operated it at just a glance. Such was the case with the Union Pacific steam power as we see in this image of UP #7850 leading a double-headed passenger train out of Los Angelas in March, 1946.
You don't have to look twice to know that this is big UP steam power in action. Martin Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 10/06/21 03:38 by LoggerHogger.  Date: 10/06/21 05:12 Re: The Heritage Of This Railroad Was Apparent From The Steam Pow Author: Bob3985 That is a great photo of a pair of UP Mountain class 4-8-2's on a passenger train.
Bob Krieger Cheyenne, WY Date: 10/06/21 09:21 Re: The Heritage Of This Railroad Was Apparent From The Steam Pow Author: steamfan759 I sure would like to have one of those squat UP shields without UP on them!! Great action photo!
Ron Date: 10/06/21 11:03 Re: UP Author: timz No baggage car -- maybe some sort of troop train?
Date: 10/06/21 11:34 Re: UP Author: PHall timz Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > No baggage car -- maybe some sort of troop train? March of 1946, Operation "Magic Carpet", bringing everyone home was still happening. Maybe a train of happy GI's. Date: 10/06/21 12:42 Re: UP Author: agentatascadero It does not help that the number boards are obscured, or we might have had a train number for ID. I see two streamlined cars up front. I'm thinking brand new streamlined cars would not be utilized on a troop train. My vote is for a section of a regularly scheduled train.
Time for a consultation with the closest Official Guide.....I have a '42 and a '48....will report back. AA Stanford White Carmel Valley, CA Date: 10/06/21 21:56 Re: UP Author: timz No one knows whether it's westward or eastward
or where it is, so the timetable won't help much. Scanned using Book ScanCenter 7131 (wx4.org) Date: 10/06/21 23:31 Re: UP Author: JimBaker My best guess is that it is Eastbound out of LA.
James R.(Jim) Baker Whittier, CA Date: 10/07/21 08:15 Re: UP Author: HotWater JimBaker Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > My best guess is that it is Eastbound out of LA. OK, but just what would be Westbound out of LA? Sure is a GREAT action photo anyway! Date: 10/07/21 14:21 Re: UP Author: agentatascadero JimBaker Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > My best guess is that it is Eastbound out of LA. Agreed, that double header says "eastbound" to me. AA Stanford White Carmel Valley, CA Date: 10/10/21 11:53 Re: UP Author: ns1000 NIICE..!!
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