Norfolk Southern
ALTOONA, Pa. – Norfolk Southern has rolled former Union Pacific DDA40X No. 6944 out of its Altoona paint shop Friday. NS performed the work under agreement with the St. Louis Museum of Transportation, the locomotive’s owner.
The locomotive left its Missouri home in July 2014.
The twin-engine, 6,600 horsepower Electro-Motive Division locomotives were used across the UP system between 1969 and 1984. Thirteen of the original 47 locomotives were donated for public display in various parks and museums.
UP No. 6936 is the last remaining DDA40X in operation today, used in special excursion service hosted by the Class I railroad.
