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Pictures of UP 2978
 
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:CNW 6830 (SD40-2)
Serial Number:74609-15Order No:74609
Frame Number:74609-15Built:2/1974
Notes:nee CNW 6830, UP 2978, UP 1571 Sd40N 8/30/10
Other locos with this serial:  CNW 6830(SD40-2) UP 2978(SD40-2) UP 1571(SD40N)
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Union Pacific 2978 at SLO
Title:  Union Pacific 2978 at SLO
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/1/2001  Upload Date: 7/14/2011 2:18:38 PM
Location:  San Luis Obispo, CA
Author:  Austin Beede
Categories:  Night,Station
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  1240   Comments: 2
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/19/2002  Upload Date: 2/22/2011 8:38:33 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Doug Little
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  923   Comments: 0
SD40 day
Title:  SD40 day
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/26/2003  Upload Date: 10/26/2003 6:52:20 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Chad Malinovsky
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2959(SD40M-2) UP 3024(SD40-2) UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  1826   Comments: 1
UP 2964
Title:  UP 2964
Description:  Three UP SD40-2s lead a loaded ballast train across Monona Bay. The famous "pink lady" ballast came from the formerly CNW owned quarry at Rock Springs, WI. WSOR handles all switching operations on leased UP tracks in and out of Madison, but UP retains trackage rights to Rock Springs to access the ballast quarry. Madison sometimes sees newer, large GE and EMD power on the rock trains that dwarves the smaller SDs and GPs of the WSOR
Photo Date:  9/16/2004  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:36:38 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2964(SD40M-2) UP 3090(SD40-2) UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  2330   Comments: 1
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/5/2006  Upload Date: 1/15/2008 6:10:01 PM
Location:  Sterling, IL
Author:  Larry Gholson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2) UP 2973(SD40-2)
Views:  1114   Comments: 0
Lots of Activity
Title:  Lots of Activity
Description:  A whole host of locomotives line up at the Clinton yard.
Photo Date:  3/25/2006  Upload Date: 3/26/2006 10:36:44 AM
Location:  Clinton, IA
Author:  Robert Garton
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  UPY 727(GP15AC) UP 3044(SD40-2) UP 3075(SD40-2) UP 2978(SD40-2) UP 2960(SD40M-2)
Views:  1923   Comments: 1
UP 2974
Title:  UP 2974
Description:  A WSOR crew throttles up a pair of SD40-2s to get this loaded ballast train cookin'. After a long stretch of 10mph running, the crew may welcome this blistering 25mph pace.
Photo Date:  5/23/2006  Upload Date: 5/23/2006 7:16:58 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2974(SD40-2) UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  1408   Comments: 1
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  7/30/2006  Upload Date: 7/30/2006 12:21:38 PM
Location:  Gateway Yard (East S, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  914   Comments: 1
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/2006  Upload Date: 1/11/2007 10:02:03 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MI
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  281   Comments: 1
UP 4916
Title:  UP 4916
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/2006  Upload Date: 1/11/2007 10:04:33 PM
Location:  Plymouth, MI
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4916(SD70M) UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
UP 4916 & 2978 & CSX 5936
Title:  UP 4916 & 2978 & CSX 5936
Description:  Mixed CSX/UP power running light westbound past the library...
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/2/2006 12:49:24 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4916(SD70M) UP 2978(SD40-2) CSX 5936(B40-8)
Views:  1494   Comments: 0
UP 4916 & 2978 & CSX 5936
Title:  UP 4916 & 2978 & CSX 5936
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/2/2006 12:49:26 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4916(SD70M) UP 2978(SD40-2) CSX 5936(B40-8)
Views:  1491   Comments: 0
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/2/2007  Upload Date: 1/2/2007 7:38:14 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  832   Comments: 0
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  5/12/2007  Upload Date: 5/14/2007 2:31:44 PM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  1016   Comments: 1
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  5/16/2007  Upload Date: 5/16/2007 10:53:26 AM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  841   Comments: 1
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  8/10/2007  Upload Date: 8/10/2007 12:26:07 PM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  854   Comments: 1
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  8/10/2007  Upload Date: 8/10/2007 12:26:30 PM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  839   Comments: 0
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  9/2/2007  Upload Date: 9/2/2007 2:31:12 PM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  863   Comments: 1
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  9/2/2007  Upload Date: 9/2/2007 2:31:27 PM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  828   Comments: 0
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  9/19/2007  Upload Date: 9/19/2007 11:42:17 AM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  9/19/2007  Upload Date: 9/19/2007 11:42:29 AM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  793   Comments: 0
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  9/19/2007  Upload Date: 9/19/2007 11:42:43 AM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  799   Comments: 0
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  9/19/2007  Upload Date: 9/19/2007 11:42:54 AM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  793   Comments: 0
UP 2969
Title:  UP 2969
Description:  Going west out of Rock Siding
Photo Date:  9/22/2007  Upload Date: 9/24/2007 10:26:19 PM
Location:  Lebanon, WI
Author:  Chris Keating
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2969(SD40M-2) UP 2978(SD40-2) UP 8624(SD40T-2) CSX 9022(C40-9W) CSX 7724(C40-8W)
Views:  2050   Comments: 5
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  1/27/2008  Upload Date: 1/27/2008 1:37:41 PM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  775   Comments: 0
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  1/27/2008  Upload Date: 1/27/2008 1:37:55 PM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  688   Comments: 0
UP 2978
Title:  UP 2978
Description:  UP 2978
Photo Date:  1/27/2008  Upload Date: 1/27/2008 1:38:08 PM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Keith B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2978(SD40-2)
Views:  766   Comments: 0
SD40Ns at Colton
Title:  SD40Ns at Colton
Description:  UP 1571 1559 & 1597 run light after pulling a cut of cars up to the departure yard
Photo Date:  1/18/2018  Upload Date: 1/17/2020 11:47:24 PM
Location:  Colton, CA
Author:  Cameron Smith
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 1571(SD40N) UP 1559(SD40N) UP 1597(SD40N) UP 2978(SD40-2) CNW 6830(SD40-2) UP 7894(SD40-2) UP 3219(SD40-2) UP 3339(SD40-2R)
Views:  1400   Comments: 1

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