Union Pacific (UP) 994 & 703 on "City of Los Angeles"

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A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 994 and 703 diesel-electrics, on westbound passenger train No. 103, "City of Los Angeles", with steam loco 2863 pushing, west of Cheyenne, WY, 12 cars, 40 mph.

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Kindig, Richard H. April 17, 1948.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Preston George Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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Description

A photograph postcard showing Union Pacific (UP) 994 and 703 diesel-electrics, on westbound passenger train No. 103, "City of Los Angeles", with steam loco 2863 pushing, west of Cheyenne, WY, 12 cars, 40 mph.

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Preston George Collection

The Preston George Collection railroad photographs were taken by Preston George during the 1930s and 1940s. George photographed trains in his spare time while working as a civil engineer in Colorado and Oklahoma.

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  • April 17, 1948

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  • March 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.

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Kindig, Richard H. Union Pacific (UP) 994 & 703 on "City of Los Angeles", postcard, April 17, 1948; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2296542/: accessed December 12, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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