Marysville in Marshall County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Union Pacific Engine No. 460

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2014

1. Union Pacific Engine No. 460 Marker

Inscription. For future generations to enjoy
this locomotive
Union Pacific Engine No. 460
has been placed here
as a gift of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company
in April 1956
The project was financed
through sale of stock
of the
Marysville Short Line Railroad
whose officers were
O. W. Swanson, General Supt.
Clarenec Schroller, Chairman
L. R. Van Bibber, Treasurer
Byron E. Guise, Co-Chairman
Bernell Lynxwiler, Secretary

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1956.

Location. 39° 50.377′ N, 96° 38.748′ W. Marker is in Marysville, Kansas, in Marshall County. Marker is at the intersection of 10th Street (U.S. 77) and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south on 10th Street. Engine and marker are near the northeast edge of Marysville City Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marysville KS 66508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marysville (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pony Express Home Station No. 1 (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Marysville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marysville, Kan. (approx. 0.2

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miles away); Marshall County Court House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marshall County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); S. M. N. & R. American Legion Post 163 Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marysville.

Also see . . . Union Pacific Engine No. 460 Facts. (Submitted on October 17, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Union Pacific Engine No. 460 and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2014

2. Union Pacific Engine No. 460 and Marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2014

3. Union Pacific Engine No. 460 and Marker

Union Pacific Engine No. 460 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 1, 2014

4. Union Pacific Engine No. 460

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 17, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.