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Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:CNW 6854 (SD40-2)
Serial Number:74609-39Order No:74609
Frame Number:74609-39Built:3/1974
Notes:nee CNW 6854 3/74
Other locos with this serial:  UP 2986(SD40-2) CNW 6854(SD40-2)
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UP 3036
Title:  UP 3036
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/1/1998  Upload Date: 10/27/2016 10:31:24 AM
Location:  South Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3036(SD40-2) UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  919   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  ex-CNW SD40-2
Photo Date:  7/28/1999  Upload Date: 3/25/2009 8:52:55 PM
Location:  Jefferson City, MO
Author:  Mark Herren
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  539   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  Original picture by Mike Cleary.
Photo Date:  9/1/2003  Upload Date: 2/1/2008 10:04:07 PM
Location:  Roberts, WI
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2) UP 2962(SD40M-2)
Views:  863   Comments: 1
12T and classic power
Title:  12T and classic power
Description:  A 12T rolls west at Endwell behind a trio of SD 40-2s, led by one of NSs ex Sozthern hi hood versions.
Photo Date:  2/7/2004  Upload Date: 10/15/2017 4:47:41 AM
Location:  Endwell, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3214(SD40-2) UP 2986(SD40-2) UP 7887(SD40-2)
Views:  728   Comments: 2
Classic power
Title:  Classic power
Description:  Despite having over 1000 widecab GEs on the roster, sometimes trains would show up with old units from another era. Todays 12T is one such train, with an ex Southern high hood SD leading two standard SD40-2s from UP.
Photo Date:  2/9/2004  Upload Date: 1/19/2013 2:35:19 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3214(SD40-2) UP 2986(SD40-2) UP 7887(SD40-2)
Views:  933   Comments: 1
Farmland scene
Title:  Farmland scene
Description:  12T with an ex Southern hi hood unit and a pair of UP SDs rolls west near Ellistown. The pile of lumber at left was not too many years before, a barn, which made a nice photo prop.
Photo Date:  2/9/2004  Upload Date: 5/23/2017 4:45:04 AM
Location:  Waverly, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3214(SD40-2) UP 2986(SD40-2) UP 7887(SD40-2)
Views:  755   Comments: 1
A trio of 40s
Title:  A trio of 40s
Description:  From odd places. The leader is an ex Southern SD 40-2, still at it after all these years, and still with the high short hood that was the hallmark of Southern, and merger partner NW. The UP units were a surprise, since by this time, bigger power was standard, and many of the 40 line units were on locals or yard duty. But, 12T was an unusual train, and anything could show up.
Photo Date:  2/9/2004  Upload Date: 5/23/2017 4:48:07 AM
Location:  Waverly, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3214(SD40-2) UP 2986(SD40-2) UP 7887(SD40-2)
Views:  744   Comments: 1
NS 3214
Title:  NS 3214
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/10/2004  Upload Date: 3/16/2008 8:51:57 AM
Location:  Johnson City, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3214(SD40-2) UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  918   Comments: 1
Untitled
Title:  Untitled
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/14/2004  Upload Date: 6/17/2004 1:33:11 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  scott koehler
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  770   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/14/2004  Upload Date: 6/17/2004 1:34:54 AM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  scott koehler
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  659   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  Northbound ballast train passing Grimsby siding ~ UP Mt. Vernon Sub.
Photo Date:  10/8/2005  Upload Date: 10/9/2005 5:12:12 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  546   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  Northbound ballast train passing Grimsby siding ~ UP Mt. Vernon Sub.
Photo Date:  10/8/2005  Upload Date: 10/9/2005 5:16:11 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  533   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  Northbound ballast train passing Grimsby siding ~ UP Mt. Vernon Sub.
Photo Date:  10/8/2005  Upload Date: 10/9/2005 5:16:32 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  528   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986 Another former CNW unit
Photo Date:  12/6/2005  Upload Date: 12/6/2005 12:43:03 PM
Location:  Gateway Yard (East S, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  595   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986
Photo Date:  12/6/2005  Upload Date: 12/6/2005 12:43:21 PM
Location:  Gateway Yard (East S, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  619   Comments: 1
ALS 1506 and UP 2986
Title:  ALS 1506 and UP 2986
Description:  ALS 1506 and UP 2986
Photo Date:  6/10/2006  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 9:33:31 PM
Location:  Gateway Yard (East S, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ALS 1506(SW1500) UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  751   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986
Photo Date:  6/10/2006  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 3:07:25 PM
Location:  Gateway Yard (East S, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  479   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986
Photo Date:  6/10/2006  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 3:07:47 PM
Location:  Gateway Yard (East S, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  501   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986
Photo Date:  6/10/2006  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 3:08:06 PM
Location:  Gateway Yard (East S, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  497   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986
Photo Date:  6/10/2006  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 3:08:19 PM
Location:  Gateway Yard (East S, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  506   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986
Photo Date:  6/10/2006  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 3:08:31 PM
Location:  Gateway Yard (East S, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  514   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986
Photo Date:  6/10/2006  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 12:41:04 PM
Location:  Golden Gardens, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  469   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986
Photo Date:  6/10/2006  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 12:41:26 PM
Location:  Golden Gardens, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  450   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986
Photo Date:  6/10/2006  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 12:41:54 PM
Location:  Golden Gardens, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  444   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  UP 2986
Photo Date:  6/10/2006  Upload Date: 6/10/2006 12:42:19 PM
Location:  Golden Gardens, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
UP 2987
Title:  UP 2987
Description:  Today's MPRCB was pretty short today.
Photo Date:  9/1/2007  Upload Date: 9/2/2007 9:37:52 AM
Location:  West Chicago, IL
Author:  Andrew Barchifowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2987(SD40-2) UP 3051(SD40-2) UP 2986(SD40-2) UP 3020(SD40-2)
Views:  968   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  Itasca Yard
Photo Date:  9/3/2007  Upload Date: 7/29/2008 1:04:23 AM
Location:  Itasca, WI
Author:  Matt Hagfors
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  451   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  Ex-CNW unit trailing on Q132.
Photo Date:  11/28/2007  Upload Date: 11/28/2007 6:24:43 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MI
Author:  Chris Paciocco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  503   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  The leading units of Q132 heading east.
Photo Date:  11/28/2007  Upload Date: 11/28/2007 6:24:55 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MI
Author:  Chris Paciocco
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  459   Comments: 0
UP 3799
Title:  UP 3799
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2007  Upload Date: 12/18/2007 10:44:39 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MI
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3799(SD70M) UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  621   Comments: 0
UP 3799
Title:  UP 3799
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2007  Upload Date: 12/18/2007 10:44:39 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MI
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3799(SD70M) UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  652   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/28/2007  Upload Date: 12/18/2007 10:44:35 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MI
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3799(SD70M) UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  636   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description:  I believe this is the unit that struck a tractor and cultivator on 06-01-08 that had stalled on the tracks at Loogootee. No injuries to the train crew or the farmer. Here is the news article http://www.wjbdradio.com/index.php?f=news_single&id=12485
Photo Date:  6/3/2008  Upload Date: 6/7/2008 6:01:49 PM
Location:  Salem, IL
Author:  Justin Draper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  514   Comments: 1
UPY 1330
Title:  UPY 1330
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/21/2009  Upload Date: 11/22/2009 12:04:21 AM
Location:  Berkeley, IL
Author:  Larry Amaloo
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UPY 1330(MP15DC) UPY 1327(MP15DC) UP 9589(C44-9W) UP 9156(C40-8) UP 2964(SD40M-2) UP 2986(SD40-2) UP 8086(SD9043MAC)
Views:  1209   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/24/2010  Upload Date: 10/3/2010 2:25:06 PM
Location:  Muskogee, OK
Author:  Raymond Hamm
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  501   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/20/2010  Upload Date: 8/20/2010 6:31:49 PM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Chris Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  368   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/20/2010  Upload Date: 8/20/2010 6:35:41 PM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Chris Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/20/2010  Upload Date: 8/20/2010 6:37:00 PM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Chris Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  359   Comments: 0
UP 4407
Title:  UP 4407
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/20/2010  Upload Date: 8/20/2010 6:44:57 PM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Chris Bodkin
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 4407(SD70M) UP 2986(SD40-2) UP 6689(AC44CW) UP 6407(AC44CW) UP 7882(AC45CCTE)
Views:  976   Comments: 0
UP 2906
Title:  UP 2906
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/8/2010  Upload Date: 10/15/2010 5:27:28 AM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Robert Sabbe
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  400   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/8/2011  Upload Date: 1/8/2011 8:22:02 PM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Christopher Bodkin
Categories:  RollingStock,Model
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  401   Comments: 2
UP 4058
Title:  UP 4058
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/13/2011  Upload Date: 1/13/2011 5:09:56 PM
Location:  Chester, IL
Author:  Christopher Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4058(SD70M) UP 4943(SD70M) UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  671   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/13/2011  Upload Date: 1/13/2011 5:15:12 PM
Location:  Chester, IL
Author:  Christopher Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  364   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/13/2011  Upload Date: 1/13/2011 5:16:56 PM
Location:  Chester, IL
Author:  Christopher Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2) UP 4943(SD70M) UP 4058(SD70M)
Views:  563   Comments: 1
An ex-CNW SD40-2 & an ex-SSW GP60 sit in front of the yard office
Title:  An ex-CNW SD40-2 & an ex-SSW GP60 sit in front of the yard office
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/27/2011  Upload Date: 2/28/2011 4:02:42 AM
Location:  Illmo, MO
Author:  Scott R. Ikemeyer
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2) UP 1946(GP60)
Views:  787   Comments: 1
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/15/2011  Upload Date: 10/15/2011 8:00:19 PM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Christopher Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2) LLPX 2291(GP38-2) UP 1975(GP60) UP 1399(GP40-2)
Views:  630   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/15/2011  Upload Date: 10/15/2011 8:06:22 PM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Christopher Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2) LLPX 2291(GP38-2) UP 1975(GP60) UP 1399(GP40-2)
Views:  640   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/15/2011  Upload Date: 10/15/2011 8:08:43 PM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Christopher Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
UP 1399
Title:  UP 1399
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/4/2012  Upload Date: 2/4/2012 6:39:56 PM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Christopher Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1399(GP40-2) UP 1963(GP60) UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  629   Comments: 0
UP 2986
Title:  UP 2986
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/4/2012  Upload Date: 2/4/2012 6:42:04 PM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Christopher Bodkin
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2986(SD40-2)
Views:  262   Comments: 0


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