The General Electric steam turbine locomotives were two steam turbine locomotives built by General Electric (GE) for Union Pacific (UP) in 1938. The two units were streamlined, 90 feet …

Union Pacific operated the largest fleet of gas turbine–electric locomotives (GTELs) of any railroad in the world. The prototype, UP 50, was the first in a series built by General Electric for …

After a multi-year restoration effort, Union Pacific No. 4014 is the world's largest operating steam locomotive. The Experience the Union Pacific Rail Car is a multi-media walk-through exhibition …

A steam turbine or steam turbine engine is a machine or heat engine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft. Its …

2003年3月10日 · These machines were the only condensing steam locomotives built and operated in the USA and were in many ways engineering triumphs but eventually proved …

2025年1月20日 · The road's mechanical and operating departments were anticipating being able to compare the performance of the most recent examples of locomotive technology -- steam, …

The General Electric steam turbine locomotives were two steam turbine locomotives built by General Electric (GE) for Union Pacific (UP) in 1938. The two units were streamlined, 90 feet …

UP 1. Union Pacific Railroad Collection. In an attempt to compete with General Motors passenger diesels, General Electric built a pair of steam-turbine-electric locomotives in 1938 for use on …

This book features B&W photos of Union Pacific steam locomotives during the final years of steam on the UP system in Kansas, Nebraska & Wyoming. You see steam motive power from …

Let’s take a look back at Union Pacific’s history of locomotive use to see how they have developed into today’s green powerhouses that can move one ton of freight 480 miles on a …