Railroad photograph
Photo by: Kevin Morgan
While I'm not a huge of UP's latest paint scheme, it is always nice to see a freshly painted unit. This C44ACM must have been very recently (re)painted. I'm not a huge fan of the flag on the nose. The cab and nose just feel a little too busy, in my humble opinion. I also very much miss the wings on the nose. I would speculate that a lot of these changes were financially motivated, as the smaller flags and remove of the wings probably saves quite a bit of money on repaints.
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Thursday, August 06, 2026 at 09:17:36
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Location Information

City or County and State
Arvada, CO

Subdivision
Moffat Tunnel (UP)

Milepost or Control Point
Eisele (Clay) (5,780 ft)




Train Information
Railroad
Union Pacific
Model
C44ACM
Primary Unit Number
UP 5869

Paint Scheme
UP Flag/Lightning/Wings
Symbol
Train Type
Unit Coal



Photo Information
Camera Make/Model
Hasselblad / Mavic 3 / Mavic 3 Pro [L2D-20c]
ISO
100
900
Flash
Did Not Fire

Focal Length
24 mm
Shutter
1/1600 seconds
Aperture
f/2.8