M-10001
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The Union Pacific Railroad's M-10001 was a diesel-electric streamlined train built in 1934 by Pullman-Standard with a power system developed by General Motors Electro-Motive Corporation using a Winton
1934 advertisement depicting the M-10001.
After the record run in October 1934 the M-10001 gave its manufacturers and the Union Pacific much publicity.
A 1939 colorized postcard depicting the Union Pacific's streamlined M-10001 City of Portland
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City of Portland (train)
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The City of Portland was a named passenger train on the Union Pacific Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon. The first trip left Portland on June 6, 1935, using the streamlined M-10
M-10001
…the next two months before being returned to Pullman-Standard for an increase in power and capacity, following which it was placed into service as the City of Portland train. It has been nicknamed "The Banana". In October 1934 the M-10001, known as the "Canary Bolt" and still with its original 900 hp (670 kW) engine…
The train headed by an EMD E6A locomotive
The train along the Columbia circa 1955
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