UNION PACIFIC 25 GTEL TURBINE TYPE 3, ART BY ANDY ROMANO, FIRST EDITION R21-535

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Union Pacific Gas Turbine-Electric Type 3,
Original
First Edition
24x17"
Watercolour Giclee
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Original Edition art print, not a reprint or photograph
• Museum quality 24x17" hand-cut cold press watercolour paper
(textured matte-finish acid-free)
• Large image 20 x 13” with wide white margins for matte and framing
(matte and frame not included)
• Not typical glossy mass-produced commercial poster/prints
• No more than 12 prints in First Edition of this subject
• Each print individually produced, using highest quality dyes for longevity
• Hand-signed, and shipped direct to you by the artist
• Color may be less vivid and softer than this illuminated screen image
• Only one print of this subject available on Ebay at this time
In 1955, Union Pacific ordered a third generation of turbine-electric,
the world's most powerful locomotive. Each was two units plus a fuel
tender, rated at 8,500 horsepower. The A unit was a control cab, and
housed an auxiliary diesel engine generator. The B unit carried the
turbine and main generators to provide electricity to the traction motors
on both A and B units. The turbine was a new design, a GE simple-
cycle turbine with a new compressor, ten combustion chambers and
a two-stage turbine. No steam generator was needed to heat and li-
quify the Bunker C fuel because tenders were insulated. They were
delivered to UP between 1958 and 1961,
and numbered 1 to 30.
They were very different from the previous generations, having
a C-C wheel arrangement (except tenders). The GTELs weighed
about 610 tons with a full tender. Tractive effort was 146,000 lbs
with 65 mph 74:18 gearing. In 1961 tonnage ratings were as high
as 6740! Turbines in these units are the most powerful prime movers
ever installed in any American locomotive. With 8,500 hp from a single
prime mover, these engines set a record that still stands. In cool, dense
air the turbine itself could exceed 10,000 hp if electrical systems could
handle it. These turbines eventually displaced units 51 to 75. There
had been problems with fuel filters clogging on the earlier turbines, so
it was decided to filter the fuel before filling the fuel tanks. The 8,500 hp
turbines came with 24,000 gallon fuel tenders, in addition to the 2,500
gallons of Diesel fuel in the cab unit tank.
They had Leslie S-5T-RF air horns on the cab roof (later moved to
the mid-radiator section of the A unit, in response to ice build-up in
the bells). All these third generation turbines were retired by 1970.
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Color will be less vivid than this illuminated screen image.
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Andy Romano
has won just about every creative award in the advertising field,
holds a Master’s Degree in Art; Life Member of The Art Directors Club of NY
.
Proud graduate of The Newark School
of Fine and Industrial Arts.
Private student and
friend of the late Anthony Triano who was Artist-in-Residence at Seton Hall Univ.
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