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The Inaugural

Union Pacific’s M-10000

On February 12, 1934, Union Pacific Railroad took delivery of and

introduced the world to the era of streamliners. A radically futuristic designed

locomotive with its articulated cars, the M-10000, the “Tin Worm” was unlike

anything ever to ride the rails.

The M-10000 was made of lightweight aluminum, which dramatically

reduced the weight of the locomotive and two cars to 85 tons. Compare that to

a typical steam engine and cars that weighed 1000 tons. The lighter the

weight, the less power needed to push it to its maximum speed of 100 mph.

The train was considered electric but was driven by a 600 hp distillate engine

which drove a generator… the forerunner of the diesel-electric motors that

drive trains today.

To show off their new, advanced train- Union Pacific put it on a 12 week

cross-country inaugural run. Beginning in Washington, DC., with the blessing

of President Roosevelt, the train embarked on a 13,000 mile, 22 state tour.

Tens of thousands came in mass to see this new, streamlined transportation

marvel. Impressive as it was, it opened the door to the Streamliner Era. Two

months later the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad introduced its

streamlined Zephyr. It is estimated that 15 million people came out to view

these two trains.

The painting is set in Western Montana, and the train is adorned with wheel

pants- only used for the inaugural run. Since it didn’t produce smoke and

tinders normally seen with a steam engine, UP installed a spotlight which

pointed straight up that could be seen for miles. It became the talk of the

town- so much that toy train manufacturers like Lionel started producing

them in huge numbers. If you wanted to be in vogue- you had one of these

running on your train layout.

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Paint Sizes

Giclée on Fine Art Paper, Giclée Rolled Canvas, Giclée Stretched and Signed Canvas