Union Pacific 1704

Union Pacific 1704 GM EMD GP15-1 diesel-electric locomotive in the Elk Grove Village yard. UP 1704, UP, GM EMD GP15-1, UP locomotives, Locomotives, photographed on 6 April 1999 at Elk Grove Village yard by Harold A. Driscoll using a Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 digital camera [railfan/1999/04/99406a11.jpg] NEW 10 February 2000 This image size is ( 600 x 400 ).

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UP 1704 was built in March 1982, GM EMD GP15-1, builder number 817017-40, Missouri Pacific 1704, to UP number on 10 April 1987. Not equipped with dynamic braking. [courtesy of Union Pacific Locomotive Directory, Don Strack, Withers Publishing, ISBN 1-881411-16-8, 1998]

UP 1704: yard switcher, EMD GP15-1, 1,500 hp. [courtesy of Roster of UPRR Locomotive Ownership, January 1, 1999.]

Equipment characteristics of UP 1704: AAR car type D112 (locomotive), external dimensions (length 54' 11", width 10' 4", height 15' 0"). [courtesy of BNSF Equiptment Characteristics, December 1999]

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