Union Pacific Steam Locomotive #833, Ogden, UT - Locomotives on Waymarking.com

The text on the sign by this display of various locomotives reads:
"Machines to Match the Mountains

You will find many historic locomoties and cars in our railyard.

The big locomotives were built for power. Turn to your left, look at the Wasatch Mountains, and you'll see why. They hauled heavy loads up the long, gradual slop from Utah to Wyoming, a climb of nearly 3000 feet (914 meters). They also traveled west over the Donner Summit to California, a climb of nearly 2800 feet (853 meters). These locomotives delivered everything; from coal and steel, to automobiles and jet engines, to mail and the Olympic flame. The small locomotives helped put trains together. Almost all of these locomotives and cars traveled through Ogden. Please enter our railyard to learn more about these historic machines."

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The text on the information sign for this locomotive reads:

"Union Pacific Steam Locomotive #833

The Speedy Engine with "Elephant Ears".

Locomotive #833 belongs to a class of steam engines called "Northerns". Northerns had a reputation for being fast. The large, "driver wheels" are over six feet in diameter, helping the locomotive reach speeds of up to 110 miles per hour. The large, smooth metal plates on the front of the engine are called "elephant ears". They help lift smoke above the engine so it doesn't flow into the cab.

#833 pulled passenger, mail, express, and high priority freight trains through Odgen, UT.

There are only three other Union Pacific locomotives like this left in the world. Two are in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and one is in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Fun Facts:

Built October 1939
Weight: 908,000 pounds
Length: 113 feet, 10.125 inches
Engines: Steam powered with a boiler pressure of 300 psi and an estimated horsepower of 4100
Fuel capacity: 23,500 gallons of water and 6,000 gallons of fuel oil.
Top Speed: 110 mile per hour
Retired: 1957"
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