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Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:Alco 4-8-2Built As:LASL 7863 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:63769Order No:B-1582
Frame Number:29X28 cylinders, 73" driversBuilt:1/1923
Notes:Brooks 01/1923, class MT-1, retired 03/1956
Other locos with this serial:  UP 7863(4-8-2)
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UP 4-8-2 #7863
Title:  UP 4-8-2 #7863
Description:  A proud crew poses with this good looking 4-8-2 mountain type steam engine built by Alco-Brooks in January of 1923 (serial #63769, MT-1 class). The loco was leased to the LA&SL subsidiary for passenger service between Los Angles and Salt Lake City. It served for nearly 34 years before retirement in March of 1956. Specs - 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 29x28" cylinders, engine weight of 340,000 lb, tractive effort of 54,838 lb. Paul W. Prescott photo
Photo Date:  12/1/1945  Upload Date: 6/3/2022 10:31:30 AM
Location:  East Los Angeles, CA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Steam
Locomotives:  UP 7863(4-8-2)
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