A look at the Heritage Units on the wye track in Salt Lake City from the back. Man that Jenks Blue looks wonderful on the back of UP 1982. Really makes me wish I could have been around to shoot the Missouri Pacific back in the 70's and 80's!
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A version of the Daylight Scheme lives again. Considering the possibilities of Daylight, Black Widow, and Bloody Nose schemes, I think the design team did a wonderful job on the Southern Pacific Heritage Unit.
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Perhaps the reason Chicago and North Western chose green and yellow as their colors is due to the location of their tracks: the midwest. The colors remind me of a corn and wheat fields...just perfect!
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This shot just seemed appropriate! Looking up at the nose of the Missouri Pacific Heritage Unit.
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A look up at the Feather River Route on the long hood of the Western Pacific Heritage Unit.
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At the time of this picture, I wondered when I would see UP 1989 again. UP decided that after this event, the Heritage Units would enter into general revenue service, not necessarily along home rails.
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A look at the engineers side of the Katy Heritage Unit (UP 1988). The Katy includes aspects of both the railroads paint schemes, including maroon/red the transitions using stripes the way the green and yellow scheme did. One possible scheme for this engine was going to be red and green, but a Christmas Tree look didn't fly!
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After the Rio Grande Heritage Unit, I'd have to say the Western Pacific is my second favorite. There is great contrast in the colors and the design of the flag running up the long hood is just perfect!
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A look at the engineers side of UP 1982, the Missouri Pacific Heritage Unit.
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At the official Heritage Unit Reunion Event, all six units are lined up the west leg of the wye at UP's Intermodal Facility in Salt Lake. At 2pm, the sun was starting to swing around to provide some nice lighting on the units. The units are lined up in order of year acquired, from 1996 (Espee) behind UP 8444 back to 1982 (MoPac) in the back.
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I believe that the transition between Power Blue and Jenks Blue (using the Screaming Eagle) is one of the better transitions amongst the six Heritage Units.
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The Screaming Eagle really screams loud at night! The eagle is highlighted along with the rest of the decals by a flash around 1am.
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Sitting in the dark just after midnight, the Missouri Pacific Heritage Unit sits amongst its colleagues west of Salt Lake City.
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I think the design of the Western Pacific along the long hood might be the best of any of the Heritage Units. The feather is perfect for the Feather River Route and breaks up the two-tone of the unit very well.
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A good way to see the feather along the side of the Western Pacific heritage unit is with a flash at night! The orange feather appears clearly up the side of the unit. Looks like the strips on the nose might need a bit of a cleaning!
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