M-10001

M - 10001
A black and white photo of Union Pacific M-10000 power car
1934 advertisement depicting the M-10001.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
DesignerElectro-Motive Corporation
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARB-(B+2+2+2+2)-2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length:
 • Over beams48 ft (15 m) (power car)
Width9 feet 3 inches (2,820 mm)
Height11 feet 11.5 inches (3.645 m)
Prime moverWinton 201A
RPM range  ​
 • RPM idle275
 • Maximum RPM750
Engine typeTwo-stroke diesel
AspirationBlower-scavenged proportional
Cylinders60° V12
Cylinder size502.65 cubic inches (8,237.0 cm3)
TransmissionDC-DC
MU workingno
Performance figures
Power output900 hp (670 kW)

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 201A Diesel engine and General Electric generator, control equipment and traction motors. It was the UP's second streamliner after the M-10000, their first equipped with a diesel engine and was a longer train (six cars) than its three-car predecessor. All cars were articulated—trucks were shared between each car. It was delivered on October 2, 1934, and was used for display, test and record-setting runs for 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".