Ogden in Weber County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Union Pacific Steam Locomotive #833

Union Pacific Steam Locomotive Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

1. Union Pacific Steam Locomotive Marker

Inscription.
The Speedy Engine with "Elephant Ears"
Locomotive #833 belongs to a class of steam engines called "Northerns." Northerns had a reputation for being fast. The large, "driver wheels" are over six feet in diameter, helping the locomotive reach speeds of up to 110 miles per hour. The large, smooth metal plates on the front of the engine are called "elephant cars." They help lift smoke above the engine so it doesn't flow into the cab.

#833 pulled passenger, mail, express, and high priority freight trains through Ogden, UT.

There are only three other Union Pacific locomotives like this left in, the world. Two are in Cheyenne, Wyoming and one is in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Fun Facts
Built: October 1939
Weight: 908,000 pounds (454 tons, 411,862 kg) Length: 113 feet, 10,125 inches (35 meters) Engine: Steam powered with a boiler pressure of 300 psi (21 kg/cm) and an estimated horsepower of 4100
Fuel capacity: 23,500 gallons of water (88,931 ltr) and 6,000 gallons of fuel oil (22,706 ltr)
Top speed: 110 miles per hour (177 kmph)
Retired: 1957

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1939.

Location. 41° 13.206′ N, 111° 58.77′ W. Marker is

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in Ogden, Utah, in Weber County. It can be reached from Wall Avenue. Marker is south of the Union Pacific Building. Access is through the Depot building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 813 Wall Avenue, Ogden UT 84401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Union Pacific DDA40X locomotive #6916 (here, next to this marker); Rio Grande #5371 (a few steps from this marker); South Pacific Diesel Locomotive SD-45 #7457 (a few steps from this marker); Union Pacific Super Turbine Locomotive #26 (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Pacific Caboose #25766 (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Army Locomotive #1216 44-ton Switch Engine (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Pacific Railway Post Office Car (within shouting distance of this marker); Union Pacific Wrecking Derrick #X-250 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ogden.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

2. Union Pacific Steam Locomotive Marker

Union Pacific Steam Locomotive image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 21, 2025

3. Union Pacific Steam Locomotive

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 91 times this year. Last updated on July 7, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.