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Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Model:GE 8500 GTELBuilt As:UP 18 (8500 GTEL)
Serial Number:34069Order No:
Frame Number:Built:8/1960
Notes:Blt 08/60, retired 02/70, to IRM in 1992
Other locos with this serial:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
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Union Pacific 8500 GTEL Turbine A unit
Title:  Union Pacific 8500 GTEL Turbine A unit
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 12/31/2021 12:22:12 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Station
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
Union Pacific 8500 GTEL Turbine A unit
Title:  Union Pacific 8500 GTEL Turbine A unit
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/4/2011  Upload Date: 12/31/2021 12:22:19 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Mauricio Burguete
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,Station
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  57   Comments: 0
Gas Turbines.
Title:  Gas Turbines.
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/25/2011  Upload Date: 12/25/2011 5:59:06 PM
Location:  Akron, OH
Author:  Dennis Varian
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL) UP 18B(8500 GTEL)
Views:  682   Comments: 2
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/14/2012  Upload Date: 7/11/2012 6:52:20 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Steven McKay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  148   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/2012  Upload Date: 2/3/2014 10:05:47 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Andrew Goblirsch
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  Hmmm a full tank on the turbine, that is a lot of diesel fuel.
Photo Date:  8/11/2012  Upload Date: 8/13/2012 4:19:34 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Chris Walat
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  350   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/29/2012  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 12:33:29 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  244   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/29/2012  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 12:33:28 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  217   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/29/2012  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 12:33:27 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  Un-frikken believably HUGE...so UP.
Photo Date:  8/29/2012  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 12:33:21 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  285   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  You really have to stand next to this monster of a machine to truly appreciate its awesome size. I can't even imagine standing trackside on Sherman Hill in Wyoming or somewhere when this monster flew by.
Photo Date:  8/29/2012  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 12:32:07 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  206   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/29/2012  Upload Date: 1/26/2013 12:32:06 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  203   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/6/2013  Upload Date: 7/18/2013 12:47:53 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Zachary Walters
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  What a monster!!! I would have loved to have been trackside somewhere in Wyoming when this giant came by.
Photo Date:  7/11/2013  Upload Date: 7/11/2013 9:03:06 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  BOB WICKES
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  165   Comments: 2
UP 18 (8500 GTEL)
Title:  UP 18 (8500 GTEL)
Description:  GE X-18 on display at the Illinois Railroad Museum in Union IL.
Photo Date:  7/17/2013  Upload Date: 1/23/2015 8:31:35 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  R. W. Bragg
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  247   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/21/2013  Upload Date: 7/23/2013 3:17:24 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Trey Holland
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
Union Pacific #18
Title:  Union Pacific #18
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/2013  Upload Date: 8/2/2013 5:35:25 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  220   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  At IRM
Photo Date:  8/4/2013  Upload Date: 7/4/2015 10:20:49 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  William Sweeney
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  147   Comments: 0
Union Pacific #18
Title:  Union Pacific #18
Description:  The gas turbine locomotive was out from its normal home in yard 5 for display on the west leg of the wye.
Photo Date:  8/30/2013  Upload Date: 8/31/2013 11:39:02 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
Union Pacific #18
Title:  Union Pacific #18
Description:  Catching some sun on the west leg of the wye.
Photo Date:  8/30/2013  Upload Date: 8/31/2013 11:42:38 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  282   Comments: 0
Union Pacific #18
Title:  Union Pacific #18
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/30/2013  Upload Date: 8/31/2013 12:10:06 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
UP #18 Under Stormy Skies
Title:  UP #18 Under Stormy Skies
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/30/2013  Upload Date: 8/31/2013 12:29:50 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
Union Pacific #18
Title:  Union Pacific #18
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/30/2013  Upload Date: 8/31/2013 12:32:09 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  266   Comments: 1
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/2013  Upload Date: 12/15/2013 3:51:15 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/2013  Upload Date: 12/15/2013 3:58:25 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  155   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/2013  Upload Date: 12/15/2013 4:04:41 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL) UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/2013  Upload Date: 1/29/2014 8:28:08 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/2013  Upload Date: 1/29/2014 8:44:47 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL) UP 18B(8500 GTEL) UP 6936(DDA40X)
Views:  838   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/2013  Upload Date: 1/29/2014 8:47:36 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL) UP 18B(8500 GTEL)
Views:  550   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  Rear of the tender for the UP 18
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/17/2014 11:45:30 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Chris Walat
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  Such a face
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/14/2014 2:53:04 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Chris Walat
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/19/2014  Upload Date: 10/22/2016 6:53:38 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL) UP 18B(8500 GTEL)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
Union Pacific #18
Title:  Union Pacific #18
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/4/2014  Upload Date: 8/6/2014 11:38:49 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  137   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  At the IRM.
Photo Date:  8/18/2014  Upload Date: 1/31/2015 10:27:42 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Taylor Woolston
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
Union Pacific #18
Title:  Union Pacific #18
Description:  Receiving some cosmetic work.
Photo Date:  10/26/2014  Upload Date: 11/3/2014 11:57:22 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  204   Comments: 0
ATSF 543
Title:  ATSF 543
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/17/2015  Upload Date: 1/30/2020 2:33:00 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Max Koehn
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ATSF 543(H-12-44TS) UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
Fresh Paint and Decal on the Nose
Title:  Fresh Paint and Decal on the Nose
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/11/2015  Upload Date: 7/19/2015 4:22:21 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  301   Comments: 0
Twilight Turbine
Title:  Twilight Turbine
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/7/2015 7:04:58 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
Union Pacific #18
Title:  Union Pacific #18
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/16/2016  Upload Date: 4/21/2016 5:50:05 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  265   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  UP 18 on dosplay at the IRM
Photo Date:  9/14/2016  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 10:48:37 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  David Balko
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  120   Comments: 2
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  UP 18 on display at the IRM
Photo Date:  9/14/2016  Upload Date: 11/7/2016 10:48:41 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  David Balko
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
UP 18
Title:  UP 18
Description:  UP GTEL 18 at IRM. The 18 was in service on UP for a mere 9-1/2 years, retired 2/70.
Photo Date:  9/17/2016  Upload Date: 9/18/2016 10:57:59 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jeff Van Cleve
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
Union Pacific #18
Title:  Union Pacific #18
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/22/2017  Upload Date: 7/24/2017 3:25:46 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
8,500 horsepower Night Light
Title:  8,500 horsepower Night Light
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/2/2017  Upload Date: 9/4/2017 3:49:42 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  268   Comments: 0
Illuminated Turbine
Title:  Illuminated Turbine
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/2017  Upload Date: 9/17/2017 4:55:07 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Union Pacific #18
Title:  Union Pacific #18
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/26/2018  Upload Date: 5/27/2018 1:37:44 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  270   Comments: 0
Yard 5
Title:  Yard 5
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/26/2018  Upload Date: 5/27/2018 1:44:54 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Tim Fennell
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNW 9933(RDC1) ATSF 543(H-12-44TS) UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  466   Comments: 0
Union Pacific 18
Title:  Union Pacific 18
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/2018  Upload Date: 8/15/2019 9:41:13 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
Who planted that #$^&*!!! pole here?
Title:  Who planted that #$^&*!!! pole here?
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/15/2018  Upload Date: 9/29/2018 12:13:26 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  368   Comments: 0
The size is astounding
Title:  The size is astounding
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/15/2018  Upload Date: 9/29/2018 12:11:56 AM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  UP 18(8500 GTEL)
Views:  277   Comments: 1


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