Power type Steam Nicknames "Challenger" Operator Union Pacific Railroad Configuration 4-6-6-4 Serial number 70160 | Operators Union Pacific Disposition On static display Build date June 1943 Retired 1968 | |
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Gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Numbers 3977 (coal burner, 1943), 3710 (oil burner, 1952), 900079 (MOW snow melter, 1961) renumbered back to 3977 for display in North Platte 1968. Builder American Locomotive Company | ||
Union pacific 3977 4 6 6 4 challenger class live steam
Union Pacific 3977 or UP 3977 is a 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive originally owned by Union Pacific Railroad. Its counterpart, Union Pacific 3985, is the largest operating steam locomotive in the world. 3977 was donated to the City of North Platte, Nebraska for display on October 19, 1968. It is on display in Cody Park, next to EMD DDA40X #6922.
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