UP M-69

Name	Type	Comments	Date

John Urban	General	Looks to me like it is the morning westbound train on the Salina-Plainville line between Lucas and Luray. There were two large trestles between those towns. Both visible from K18 which paralleled the line on the north side. I rode this train many times from Natoma to Lucas, I particularly liked to ride on the yellow Brill doodlebug.	3/29/2015 10:56:12 PM

Chuck Zeiler	General	Thanks John, I made a note in the photo description to see your comment. It took me a bit of research to determine you were referring to Kansas and not Nebraska, which what what I guessed, based on other photos in my collection by the same photographer.	3/30/2015 9:50:20 AM

Henry Lombard-Hughes	General	Nice shot.	3/18/2021 8:08:08 PM

UP M-69
Union Pacific Railroad Brill M-69 at an unknown location (see comment below, thanks John) on June 2, 1957, Kodachrome by Dick Rumbolz, Chuck Zeiler collection. The slide mount was simply marked: UP M-69 TRESTLE 6/2/57. If anyone recognizes the location, please leave a comment and I will correct this information. Number M-69 was built by Brill in 1930 as Oregon Short Line M-69 (c/n 22866-1) and retired in May 1958. It was a Brill Model 350, weighed 57 tons, was powered by a Hall Scott 300 horsepower gasoline engine driving GE electrical equipment, and seated 70 passengers. It was retired in May 1958 and presumably scrapped. Nice trailing car, sorry, I couldn't accurately read any numbers, so I am relying on the slide mount to tell the truth.
Date: 6/2/1957	Location: Luray, KS Map	Views: 2350	Collection Of: Chuck Zeiler
Locomotives: UP M-69(Doodlebug)			Author: Dick Rumbolz

Picture Categories: Bridge		This picture is part of album: Union Pacific Railroad

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