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Union Pacific MW001 Locomotive


Title	Union Pacific MW001 Locomotive
Image ID Number	H04635
Date	1950
Decade	1950s
Creator	Union Pacific Railroad
Description	Black and white photograph of Union Pacific's MW001 locomotive facing the proper left side of the photo. There is an older man in the engine. Beneath the photo inthe border is "30 inch Gauge" written in black ink. On the back of the photo is "Donkey Loco MW001 Taken at breaking plant at Pacatella. This loco shipped to Laramie the breaking (beating) plant when Pacatella closed and it was retired in 1950. 30" gauge" written in blue ink. Below this is a purple stamp that reads "Please Credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo". Over this stamp is an unsidedown number sequence that is written in pencil and crossed out with blue ink "50-2(7?)-636"
Content Type	other
Historical Context	Railroad Era
Subject	Railroad locomotives Railroad tracks Railroads Railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins Railroads--Colorado--Spring Canyon Union Pacific Railroad (Spring Canyon, Colo.) Transportation
Image Source	Historical Collection
Format	image/jpeg
Image Collection	Historical Collection
File Location	FC - General Subjects - Railroads - Union Pacific
Language	English
Image Origin	Print
Digitization Format	Epson Expression 10000XL; Adobe Photoshop 6.0; TIFF 800 dpi; JPEG 72 dpi
Collection Name	HistoricPhotographs

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The Water Ways Photograph Database provides 1200 photographs associated with Larimer County water history.