Union Pacific 6900 Being Moved to Kennefic Park

[mancavene]

Let me guess......You were jerking off while filming this weren't you? Train enthusiasts=lonely, sad, and border line retards with no life.

[OmahaTom]

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[OmahaTom]

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[vettelover2009]

how come these were taken from service...lack of need for such a large engine or exspense, or just antiquated?

[OmahaTom]

@vettelover2009 Hey there! In the 1960's Union Pacific started aggressively experimenting with how far they could take diesel power. The 6900's, or "Centennial" class diesels were the last experiment they tried and successfully implemented. They stayed in regular service between Omaha and Los Angeles until 1981.

What was different about these massive diesels is they actually had 2 full-size diesel engines on board. However, UP soon realized that having a fleet [MORE NEXT POST!]

[OmahaTom]

@vettelover2009 [THIS IS THE 2nd HALF OF MY POST]...fleet of engines unique to your railroad. Whenever a unit broke down or needed a mechanical replacement, UP had to build the piece(s) themselves, rather than just ordering it from a manufacturer such as GE, which is where most of their engines come from today. Ordering engines from a manufacturer is just a lot easier & way more economical if your running a massive railroad like UP. Great Question & Thank You 4 watching!! -Tom

[pruitt3507]

lol looks like it been easier to lay track n drive it to its location

[TheMozart228]

It's big jack.

[hobbeekid]

Was it moved with or without it's prime movers?

[OmahaTom]

@hobbeekid without. They were moved ahead of the unit

[hobbeekid]

@OmahaTom the twin diesel engines?! does it still retain it's diesel prime movers? or were they removed completely before it was put on display?thanx

[OmahaTom]

@hobbeekid Ah. I thought you were referring to the trucks. As far as I know, the engines were taken out and scrapped years ago, when the engine was retired in 1980.

[blobjrghf]

-5 hours later-

Guy: "HEY WE MOVED 3 FEET"

[omegaroad]

what a waist 

[TRAINMANCW]

the union pacific steam crew shood get that 6900 out of the park put it in there collection with 3985 and 8444

[badboylll]

@TRAINMANCW then they wouldnt be a steam crew would they?

[SaltineCrackaAss]

This is what Optimus Prime from the Movie transformers, should've been. A massive Freight Train

[robertgift]

Nice video, Tom.

Thank you.

Why is 6900 no longer in use?

[fernando93540]

pra mim essas jóias deviam ta trafegando nos trilhos!

[ACLTony]

She's a beauty! I'm glad that there is still one DDA40X in service.

[cbff33]

This is cool. Drove by there this morning, and was wishing I could see how they got 6900 up on the hillside....now I got to see it

[kirbyfan600]

they had to take it apart?

[Austocracy]

@kirbyfan600 They took the trucks (the wheels and wheel housing) off and moved them seperately. At the park, they placed the trucks where they were supposed to be on the short track they had built to hold the 6900, and lowered the engine onto them with a crane.

[trainmanjosair]

@Austocracy They also took the fuel tank off of it too. i wonder if the prime movers were removed also cuz if not it would have been even more fun trying to move her down that hill.

[NSrailfan1]

@BuffettBobcat ur an idiot.............

[OHS73]

she was still in good condition for a diesel loco why take her off the rails so early union pacific have a few trains on the lines still

[train2589]

@OHS73 The train you see here was taken out of service in the 1970's-1980's due to the rising fuel cost's. Only one survives in excursion service. It still pulls freight when it is running between it's home in chyanne and were ever the passenger cars are.

[miked9372]

road train

[Rbnqss]

That sight may suprise you on traffic jam :D

[dd40axcentennialfan]

The 6900 should be in Utah where it was first introduced at Promontory Point in 1969

[zsacapala]

it is a EMD DDA40X the largest diesel locomotive and the most powerfull. It has 2 engines of 16 cilinders with a power of 2750 kw each ones, it weights 247 tons and it lenghts 30 meters, The problem was it's eight wheels per boggie, that dangers the rails, also it isn´t a big boy,

[AyTrane]

It is most definitely a Big Boy. I was climbing on it in June to give it a wash down. I actually got to clean both engines.

[scythelord]

The DDA40X may as well be called Big Boy 2 as it has the same tractive effort of the Big Boy.

[kirbyfan600]

@scythelord big boy has 2 pounds more traction effort

[1314matt]

Does that thing drive still or not?

[zsacapala]

no, it was take out of service in the 70's

[cooknsmurf]

@1314matt the 6936 dda40x still runs

[mustang6603]

I think this was aired on Discovery channel, Big Movers when this happened.

[trainboy32]

awesome video

[1fiddy3]

Is that the horn thats making that sound at 1:05

[lbss09]

No, thye just cut to a closer shot of the loco (closer physicaly, not zommed) so the hydralicts got louder.

The Locomotive probobly doesn't have it's motive power in it anymore to make it easier to move it, but I'm not sure, either way it's not on, so no horn.

[scribsmoving]

This was a fun job to be part of, thank you for the nice video to watch of it. micahthatrocks lol that is why we did the job they need pro's.

[scribsmoving]

This was a fun job and thank you for nice video of it.

[radiolarion]

It is a DDA40X. Number 6900. First of 47 units made for Union Pacific. This one was completed just in time for it to participate in the 100th anniversary of the laying of the golden spike (hence they being called 'Centennials') in 1969 (hence they being numbered in the 6900's). Today, only #6936 is still operating. About a dozen other DDA40X are on display, including one in Mexico City.

[DASCO2136]

Too bad the big boy on display next to the 6900 isnt the first big boy built. Though if im not mistaken it was the last big boy built at the time of her retirement since 4024 was involved in a wreck and subsecently scrapped i think.

[web123456788]

ia that a dd40x

[micahthatrocks]

did they really have to take the whells off. i have better way to move it. they can't be pro's.

[nimrod4017]

i agree it is sad to see it like that.

I think it would have been easyer to build tracks in there and push it in there that way

[franklinterrier]

thats a real roadtrain, it is sad though

[familyguydude31]

cool

[waterboy31602]

wow this is a great video street running...haha

[OmahaTom]

Yeah, I guess it kind of is. But the park, which is now completed, is really nice.

[Aaron200707]

That is kind of a sad sight.