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Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:GE 8500 GTELBuilt As:UP 30B (8500 GTEL)
Serial Number:34094Order No:
Frame Number:Built:6/1961
Notes:blt 06/61, retired 02/70, scrapped
Other locos with this serial:  UP 30B(8500 GTEL)
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UP GTEL 30
Title:  UP GTEL 30
Description:  Union Pacific Railroad GTEL (Gas Turbine Electric Locomotive) 30 at Roscoe, Nebraska on May 31, 1962, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 30 was built in June 1961 (c/n 34093), retired in February 1970, sold for scrap in August 1971. Number 30B (c/n 34094) shares the built and retirement information as 30. The tender was converted from a Class 19-C tender removed from a retired 3800 series 4-6-6-4, reclassed 23-C-GTE. Trailing Number 30 are two SD24B's, one SD24, and a caboose, followed by the rest of the train.
Photo Date:  5/31/1962  Upload Date: 7/18/2015 7:22:12 PM
Location:  Roscoe, NE
Author:  Dick Rumbolz
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 30(8500 GTEL) UP 30B(8500 GTEL)
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