New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-02
, RACK NUMBER ENGINE.
IN .rr. THE LITTLE RED-wHEELED.
BRASS MOUNTED LOCOMOTIVES
OWNED BY THE UNION
PACIFIC ONLY ONE
REMAINS
r,om TIL. Omaha World-Herald.

From The Omaha World Herald ..,..o
In romances. ard perhaps in olden times oe was
looked upon somewhat as living b hen PEI py 50 in
man who manipulated the throttle mD ,S is ali
that is bestowed upon the engine. where a1 miSht
OF century ago the chances %ei adniiral and
for the engineer getting stuck on oneMne mas wv
many Of them to concenfIae ms Pasne laid in lot
Of engines which bore famous names ioreeneraI
he ss 81 and The
Rear Admiral Farragut careering over ,he PHmaba
I me 6scsos the DenSe BlsvHs The BS Tsw
hawk he Idaho me Colorado s snG 'n Of Nebraska
Tuf ths was in the days when ecomo.,ve was as
something They had not t eS Grespectfuy in con-
sequence When man ,eached o me coonsisned to
p pis care he grew two inches in height and went
hcme 10 tell his wife Then he went os sS .ogine
,T ifep You'd have been danger Of rubbing on
the npang there had SeeI IN apSS os s d dnSss
ana the name or number OF an engine was synony-
nous with the name OF the man ~nO rdh o ~ thc
,ir sa Is p sag pFoRf Of Cd
loved and but none Of them alive
now. ~ ,,,e, .r,,,.. TIM,
were christened like white folks only one remains
to-day and 1t has passed through coroner s. in
SSo oest 4da the has scrap pile
viii feel their hearts go wo1SepoD Snen wan named
omaha just when it emsTa'ed ID to MeSrp Ss ne
Sks9Ok o. Of the the aens shops Ss
PREVIOUS to April. 1867. Its subsequent history is
published ~ that fascinating work In one hondrea
which ornament the shelves OF one SIDE o. room SSn
Il we Went BY the number nl:o. bu. in sub sub
Ing to ts neishbOrs and large III size T., com com
Bsrr was Changed 10 ga For old Omaha really
grew in size as it progressed in years: for every
time was taken to the machine Se shop to be re-
built the machnist inserted piece OF larger ma
oh ODD
waiting to be bu1d sx. II mot notably yeS OF But
this is only In the natural order Of things. An
engine. II It IS worth anything. ought to grow
As for its name-that was painted out the first
time it got into the shops. For names went out OF
after the general managers OF the different rail
roads got their heads together few years ago.
class. Thus the numbers from to 200 have been
devoted to the sole and exclusive use Of the mar
begins with 800 omaha was given one in the three
hundreds. which, as the Union Pacihc engines run
from 800 TO 500 denotes that In the nr eSqyse s1 OF
Notwithstanding the honest endeavors OF the ma
The first written record the company books show
yious that. fooinotc explains IT had travelled
Of the same Year Nick Weeks took hold Q, IL and
airy OF that first recorded year 1t was taken into
the shops and had It's tires turned and repaired.
In March new tender wheels were required. and In
Ing that year 1t travelled 1875 miles. About the
same gait has been kept up ever since. which
road. It's usefulness has been expended In haul
main iine and the Omaha and Repubiican 0 RVes
branch. In July 1896, it made 1oos miles, but in
miles and 1t was run into the yards. where II has
been waiting ever since for an honorable burial.