Historical Equipment and Information Questions
- I'd like to plan a train trip. Where can I find information?
- My relative used to work for UP. How can I get information on them?
- Do you have any cabooses you can sell/donate?
- Where is it possible to see a Big Boy locomotive?
- I don't see any historical information from the CNW, MOPAC, WP or Katy--why not?
- I'm writing a paper. Can you send me everything you have on your current business, history and equipment?
I'd like to plan a train trip. Where can I find information?
For historical locomotive excursions hosted by UP, see our Steam Operations section. For regularly scheduled passenger service, see the Amtrak Web site.
My relative used to work for UP. How can I get information on them?
We do not keep historical records on employees. We suggest you try some of the railroad historical societies, or the Railroad Retirement Board. They have general information about employee records (after 1935), and their Help line can assist with questions about family histories and genealogy. The toll-free phone number is 1-800-808-0772, or browse the Railroad Retirement Board Web site.
Do you have any cabooses you can sell/donate?
See the UP Yardsale section for information on the sale and/or auction of surplus equipment.
Where is it possible to see a Big Boy locomotive?
There are eight Big Boy locomotives still in existence around the United States. They can be found in the following cities:
- Pomona, California
St. Louis, Missouri
Dallas, Texas
Omaha, Nebraska
Denver, Colorado
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Cheyenne, Wyoming–where our last two operating steam locomotives, No. 3985 and No. 844, also may be found.
Depending on the time of year, Cheyenne would be the best site to visit, if you like trains. The roundhouse there was restored just a few years ago, and as the busiest railroad in the U.S., we always have some modern equipment rolling past the roundhouse.
If your primary interest is in historical equipment, you might want to peruse the information on Historical UP Locomotives, located in our About UP section. It features complete lists of both steam locomotives and diesel locomotives which have been donated, including the cities and states where they can be found.
I don't see any historical information from the CNW, MOPAC, WP or Katy--why not?
For the most part, the UP museum did not receive any material from those railroads when they were merged into the Union Pacific. The museum is our primary source for historical data for the Web site, so if the museum doesn't have it, you won't see it here. Hopefully, more historical societies will be developing Web sites in the future.
I'm writing a paper. Can you send me everything you have on your current business, history and equipment?
You will find this information in our General Public section on this site.