Train
The Union Pacific Railroad's M-10001 was a diesel-electric streamliner train built in late 1934 by Pullman-Standard with an engine from General Motors' Electro-Motive Division and General Electric generator and traction motors. It was the UP's second streamliner after the pioneering M-10000, the first equipped with a diesel engine and was a much larger train than its three-car predecessor. All cars were articulatedtrucks were shared between each car. It was delivered on October 2, 1934 and was used for display, test and record-setting runs for the next two months before being returned to Pullman-Standard for an increase in its power and capacity, following which it was placed into service as the City of Portland train. On October 22, 1934, the M-10001, still in its original 900 hp (670 kW) incarnation, set an as-yet unbroken record from coast to coast of the United States, running from Oakland Pier to Grand Central Terminal in 57 hours. When placed into service as the City of Portland, the train reduced the Chicago, Illinois to Portland, Oregon schedule from 58 hours to 40 hours without any upgrades to track or other facilities.
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| Title | Train |
| Description | The Union Pacific Railroad's M-10001 was a diesel-electric streamliner train built in late 1934 by Pullman-Standard with an engine from General Motors' Electro-Motive Division and General Electric generator and traction motors. It was the UP's second streamliner after the pioneering M-10000, the first equipped with a diesel engine and was a much larger train than its three-car predecessor. All cars were articulatedtrucks were shared between each car. It was delivered on October 2, 1934 and was used for display, test and record-setting runs for the next two months before being returned to Pullman-Standard for an increase in its power and capacity, following which it was placed into service as the City of Portland train. On October 22, 1934, the M-10001, still in its original 900 hp (670 kW) incarnation, set an as-yet unbroken record from coast to coast of the United States, running from Oakland Pier to Grand Central Terminal in 57 hours. When placed into service as the City of Portland, the train reduced the Chicago, Illinois to Portland, Oregon schedule from 58 hours to 40 hours without any upgrades to track or other facilities. |
| Subjects | Pullman_Train_Cars; |
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| Date | -00-00 |
| Format | Photograph (all forms) |
| Identifier | 10913: pfp.12.28.07.252 |
| Rights | The Pullman State Historic Site provides reproductions of items from its collections for personal or research use. If an image is to be reproduced in any type of publication or on the web, written permission is required and use fees may be assessed. Digitization of some of the items in this collection was developed pursuant to a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, an Office of the Secretary of State using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act. |
| Collection | Pullman State Historic Site |
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