Union Pacific No. 2295

Union Pacific No. 2295 is a class MK-9 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive that sits on display at the railroad depot in Boise, ID.

History[]

Built by Alco (Brooks) in 1920 for the Union Pacific railroad the locomotive is one of sixteen of this Heavy Mikado class.

No. 2295 worked on the Union Pacific railroad between North Platte, NE, and Huntington, OR, mainly hauling freight, typically with a consist of fifty to seventy-five loaded cars. It briefly hauled passenger trains between Cheyenne, WY, and Ogden, UT, during the 1920s but was soon returned to freight service. It ended its life as one of the last steam locomotives operating in Idaho, working on yard and freight service out of Pocatello until 1957.

It was retired from active service in 1959 and it was donated to the City of Boise. Initially displayed in Julia Davis Park, it was moved to its current position in 2007 after further cosmetic work.

Trivia[]

The engine was shown briefly in UP's Last Of The Giants while double-heading a freight train with Union Pacific No. 6537.
This was the only MK-9 equipped with a kind of cold weather window called "bay window" (in fact, very few locomotives had this feature).

Gallery[]

Preserved Union Pacific Locomotives
UP Class 700	No. 737
UP Class C-2	No. 237 • No. 264 • No. 561 • No. 616 • No. 618 • No. 6051 • No. 6237
UP Class C-57	No. 407 • No. 421 • No. 428 • No. 437 • No. 460 • No. 477 • No. 480 • No. 481 • No. 485
UP Class MK-1	No. 2005
UP Class MK-7	No. 2537
UP Class MK-9	No. 2295
UP Class MK-10	No. 2564
UP Class T-57	No. 1242 • No. 1243
UP Class P-1	No. 3206
UP Class P-2	No. 3203
UP Class TTT-6	No. 5511
UP Class S-4	No. 4420
UP Class S-5	No. 4436 • No. 4439 • No. 4442
UP Class S-6	No. 4455 • No. 4466
UP Class FEF-1	No. 814
UP Class FEF-2	No. 833
UP Class FEF-3	No. 838 • No. 844
UP Class 9000	No. 9000
UP Heavy Challengers	No. 3977 • No. 3985
UP Big Boys	No. 4004 • No. 4005 • No. 4006 • No. 4012 • No. 4014 • No. 4017 • No. 4018 • No. 4023