HO DDA40X Locomotive, UP #6900

HO DDA40X Locomotive, UP #6900 Overview

Built exclusively for Union Pacific by EMD between 1969 & 1971, the DDA40X Centennial locomotives were the modern equivalent of the railroad's famed Big Boy steam locomotives. These massive 98-foot double-engine diesels were UP's mainstay hotshot power for a decade until they were sidelined by the recession of the early 1980's. They had one last hurrah in 1984-85 when 25 of them were returned to service for about a year to help relieve a power shortage.

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Built by EMD exclusively for Union Pacific between 1969 & 1971, the DDA40X Centennial locomotives were the modern equivalent of the railroad's famed Big Boy steam locomotives. These massive 98-foot double-engine diesels were UP's mainstay hotshot power for a decade until they were sidelined by the recession of the early 1980's. They had one last hurrah in 1984-85 when 25 of them were returned to service for about a year to help relieve a power shortage.