The UNION PACIFIC Centennial Locomotive, Largest Diesels Preserved – (NEW BOOK)

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When ordering from the US, parcels may be subject to import tax and duty charges, which the buyer is responsible to pay. The Union Pacific Centennial Locomotive

by James J. Reisdorff & Michael M. Bartels

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The DDA40X or “Centennial” type of locomotive,operated by the Union Pacific Railroadbetween 1969 and 1985, were considered to be the world’s largest and mostpowerful diesel-electric locomotives. Today, 13 of these unique machines stillexist.

Like no other UP locomotive since the era of the steam-powered “BigBoy,” the Centennials inspired a flood of promotional material related totheir use.

This book is the story of how the Centennials became part of Union Pacific’slegendary motive power, and the circumstances under which each of the 13survivors came to be preserved once their remarkable service careers had ended.

Informative text provides the service history, location and status of eachsurviving Centennial.

This is supplemented by 50+ black and white illustrations of these units inservice as provided mainly by noted western rail photographer A.J. Wolff.

Softbound, 8.5×11, 48 pages, 50+ photos & illustrations.

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