Union Pacific No. 618

Union Pacific No. 618 is a Class C-2 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1907. It was originally delivered as Oregon Short Line Railroad No. 1068, and was sent to work hauling freight and mixed trains for much of its career.
In 1915, No. 1068 was transferred to Union Pacific stock (the OSL was a UP subsidiary) and re-numbered No. 618 and was in service for the Union Pacific Railroad until it was retired in 1958 and donated for display at the Utah State Fair. The Promontory Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society (NRHS) acquired the engine in 1969, and a year after that, the locomotive was leased to the Wasatch Mountain Railway. It was finally sold to the Heber Valley Railroad in 1996, where it resides today to haul passenger excursions, as well as occasional photo freight charters.thumb|480x480px
From 2008-2010 618 ran limited capacity and was then taken out of service for a 1,472-day inspection and major overhaul, as required to meet Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) safety standards in 2010. The non-profit railroad raised the $750,000 required for the project to give #618 another 30 years of service. Its restoration, including conversion from coal to oil burning, is expected to be completed around sometime in 2022.
==Trivia== 
*Locomotive No. 618 was seen and used in the 2006 film, Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy. In celebration of its 100th birthday in 2007, it was temporarily relettered as Oregon Short Line No. 1068, the historic locomotive’s first number. 
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