UP 6946
Centennial
Model: DD40X
Builder: Electro-Motive Division
Built: September 1971
Operating Weight: 540,000 lbs. (270 Tons)
Builder #: 35520
Length: 98 ft. 5 in.
Status: Display
Read about the Centennials of UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD'S 6900's series - Fact Sheet from Union Pacific
Below is a YouTube video that provides the history of the DDA40X engine from its beginning to the end of its service. Included in the video′s discussion is that UP DDA40X 6946, in the WPRM collection, was the last DDA40X built.
Toward the end of the video, it includes footage of UP′s presentation to the City of Portola of donated UP DDA40X 6946. In the donation portion of the video, UP President Mike Flannery is shown presenting the 6946 to the City of Portola. The video says the 6946 was the last Centennial delivered to UP by EMD.
WPRM's UP6946
- photo by Paul Finnegan
UP's UP6936 visiting museum July 5th, 2008
- photo by Paul Finnegan
Train Sheet #015, Page 3: From the Editor's Notebook
Train Sheet #012, Page 5: Centennial
Train Sheet #010, Page 2: The Wheel Report
Train Sheet #013, Page 0: UP Centennial 6946
Other reference: UP_6946, Page 1: UP 6946 Sign
Links to Train Sheet articles about UP 6912:
Train Sheet #024, Page 5: UP 6912 Returned
Train Sheet #020, Page 6: Equipment Notes
Train Sheet #019, Page 3: 6912 Parts Removal
Train Sheet #016, Page 3: UP 6912 at Portola
Train Sheet #015, Page 3: From the Editor's Notebook
Links to Train Sheet articles about UP 6936:
Train Sheet #135, Page 5: Scrub a Dub DD
