Union Pacific Heritage Fleet


The Union Pacific Heritage Fleet includes commemorative and historic equipment owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The fleet consists of 13 specially-painted diesel locomotives, four historic diesel locomotives, two steam locomotives, and nearly four dozen passenger cars used on office car specials and excursion trains.

Locomotives

Commemorative

Heritage units

Six EMD SD70ACe locomotives are painted in the liveries of railroads acquired by Union Pacific. The company says the locomotives "pay homage to those railroads and the generations of men and women who helped to build a great nation and the foundation for our future".
Six locomotives are painted to honor various people, organizations, and sports events:
Five locomotives painted to honor sports events, one organization, a military victory and a U.S. President have been retired or repainted in standard Union Pacific livery:
UP 949, 951 and 963B are a trio of streamlined General Motors Electro-Motive Division E9 passenger locomotives built in 1955. They are used to haul the UP business cars during excursions and charter specials. While externally they are 1955 vintage locomotives, the original twin 1,200-hp 12-cylinder 567 series engines have been replaced with single EMD 16-645E 2000 hp engines and the electrical and control equipment similarly upgraded, making them more modern locomotives under the skin. The set is made of two A units and one B unit, the latter which contains an HEP engine-generator set for powering passenger cars. The two A units have been modified to eliminate the nose doors to increase safety in a collision.
UP 951 has carried its original number since its entry into service. UP 949 was built with its current number, but later was sent to the Chicago and North Western Railway and Regional Transportation Authority as CNW/RTA #511 before being reacquired by the UP. UP 963B was built as UP E9B 970B and served as a heater car on Amtrak upon its formation before being reacquired by the UP. The heater car number was AMTK 669/1919.

EMD DDA40X Centennial

UP 6936 is an EMD DDA40X "Centennial" diesel-electric locomotive, the last of its class in service. These were the largest diesel locomotives ever built and were manufactured specifically for UP. In November 2000, UP 6936 collided with a dump truck at a grade crossing in Livonia, Louisiana, damaging its front end. The unit was stored in North Little Rock, Arkansas, until the damage could be repaired. Another collision took place in 2007, though there were no injuries.

Steam locomotives

Since 1960, the Union Pacific has operated steam locomotives on a variety of excursions. These include:
One steam locomotive, which previously operated in excursion service, has since been retired:
The Union Pacific operates a fleet of passenger cars that are often used for excursions and office car specials. Originally ordered by a variety of railroads, the oldest dates to 1912, but most were built in the mid-20th century, at the height of passenger train service. The fleet also carries a variety of important people, such as presidents, senators, generals, soldiers, artists, architects, singers and actors.

Baggage

in 2019