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Re: GN Helena to Butte - 1959 > UP

Author: Graham Buxton

Date: 11-10-2013 - 03:42

Don't forget Uncle Pete Wrote:
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> Don't for get UP went to Butte too, I believe
> passenger train terminated at the NP depot.

Noted photographer Ron Nixon photographed a UP passenger train in Butte in 1933:

http://morphotoarchive.org/rvndb/rvndb-zoom-jpgs/RVN04028.jpg

UP 4-6-2 No. 3129, series 3129-3133, Class P-10, arriving at Butte station with train No.29
Photo linked from: [morphotoarchive.org]

You may wish to visit the link above to use the "magnify" feature available to enlarge portions of the linked photo.

The Ron V. Nixon Union Pacific Collection is here, and includes at least one additional photo of a UP passenger train in Butte:
[morphotoarchive.org]

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Subject	Written By	Date/Time (PST)
GN Helena to Butte - 1959	Pdxrailtransit	11-09-2013 - 17:07
Re: GN Helena to Butte - 1959	Great Northern got my goat	11-09-2013 - 20:02
Re: GN Helena to Butte - 1959	Kenn	11-09-2013 - 20:16
Re: GN Helena to Butte - 1959	Mitch	11-09-2013 - 21:25
Re: GN Helena to Butte - 1959	Don't forget Uncle Pete	11-09-2013 - 23:36
Re: GN Helena to Butte - 1959 > UP	Graham Buxton	11-10-2013 - 03:42
Re: GN Helena to Butte - 1959	Rich Hunn	11-10-2013 - 07:48
NP Butte, Billings & Gallatin Gateway Inn	Kyle	11-10-2013 - 09:42
Re: NP Butte, Billings & Gallatin Gateway Inn	Great Northern got my goat	11-10-2013 - 11:51
Re: NP Butte, Billings & Gallatin Gateway Inn	danoh	11-10-2013 - 12:36
Gallatin Gateway Inn	Argonaut	11-10-2013 - 12:43
Re: West Yellowstone, MT	Richard Elgenson	11-10-2013 - 14:07
Re: West Yellowstone, MT	Kyle	11-10-2013 - 15:06
Misc	SP5103	11-10-2013 - 16:47
Re: UP facilities at West Yellowstone, MT	Argonaut	11-10-2013 - 17:17
Re: Butte, Montana	George Andrews	11-10-2013 - 19:34
Re: Butte, America	Jeff Stabnow	11-12-2013 - 11:31
Re: UP facilities at West Yellowstone, MT	George Jenista	11-12-2013 - 10:52
Re: UP facilities at West Yellowstone, MT	Uncle Pete	11-12-2013 - 11:40

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Graham Buxton Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Don't forget Uncle Pete Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Don't for get UP went to Butte too, I believe
> > passenger train terminated at the NP depot.
> 
> Noted photographer Ron Nixon photographed a UP
> passenger train in Butte in 1933:
> 
> http://morphotoarchive.org/rvndb/rvndb-zoom-jpgs/R
> VN04028.jpg
> UP 4-6-2 No. 3129, series 3129-3133, Class P-10,
> arriving at Butte station with train No.29
> Photo linked from:
> http://morphotoarchive.org/rvndb/rvnjpeg_img_rec.p
> hp?objno=RVN04028
> 
> You may wish to visit the link above to use the
> "magnify" feature available to enlarge portions of
> the linked photo.
> 
> The Ron  V. Nixon Union Pacific Collection is
> here, and includes at least one additional photo
> of a UP passenger train in Butte:
> http://morphotoarchive.org/rvndb/rvndb_railroad_sr
> ch.php?rvn_railroad=Union%20Pacific%20Railroad&pag
> e=60&limit=10

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