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Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:GE 8500 GTELBuilt As:UP 23 (8500 GTEL)
Serial Number:34079Order No:
Frame Number:Built:12/1960
Notes:blt 12/60, retired 2/70, traded to GE
Other locos with this serial:  UP 23(8500 GTEL)
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UP GTEL 23
Title:  UP GTEL 23
Description:  Union Pacific Railroad GTEL (Gas Turbine Electric Locomotive) 23 at Council Bluffs, Iowa on an unknown day in February 1963, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 23 was built in December 1960 (c/n 34079), retired in February 1970, traded to GE on March 9, 1971.
Photo Date:  2/1/1963  Upload Date: 5/5/2011 4:33:20 PM
Location:  Council Bluffs, IA
Author:  Dick Rumbolz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 23(8500 GTEL)
Views:  2697   Comments: 0
UP GTEL 8500 #23 - Union Pacific
Title:  UP GTEL 8500 #23 - Union Pacific
Description:  Here is another GE GTEL (gas-turbine-electrict locomotive) built in December of 1960 as Union Pacific #23 (serial #34079). After only 10 years of service, the loco was retired in February of 1970 and then traded into GE. An unknown photographer took this photo which is now in my rr collection.
Photo Date:  7/7/1964  Upload Date: 12/20/2025 7:02:46 AM
Location:  Cheyanne, WY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 23(8500 GTEL)
Views:  64   Comments: 0


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