Union Pacific 4141 (Bush scheme)

was rolling down the highway in Austin TX tonight and spotted this off to the side. UP4141
Rain storms behind and no tri-pod with me so it's not ideal exposure. (found info on the train here click)

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Interesting... I didn't think that UP would break with the yellow and gray to have a special paint scheme (well, SP did that a couple of times, IIRC)

Thanks for sharing.

-- John

You'd think they would make one after George Washington.

Interesting catch.

Actually, along with the 4141 and the two Olympic Torch units (2000 and 2001), the UP has done a pretty good job with their Heritage Units. There's six of them total and they are all painted in some semblance of one of the railroads that the UP swallowed up (numbered with the year that the UP acquired that particular railroad).

There is a lot of speculation that the UP only did this to protect copyrights on fallen flag logos, but who knows, maybe they just want to show their history...

Here's a link to all of the different engines: (EDIT: This link used to work, now it doesnt...) (NEW EDIT: Now it does again!)
http://forum.atlasrr.c​om …/topic.asp?TOPI​C_ID=30919

So the Union Pacific specialties are-

UP1982 Missouri Pacific
UP1983 Western Pacific
UP1988 Missouri-Kansas-Texas (The Katy)
UP1989 Rio Grande
UP1995 Chicago and North Western
UP1996 Southern Pacific
UP2001 Olympic Torch Relay
UP2002 Salt Lake 2002
UP3300 United Way
UP3593 Desert Storm Camouflage
UP4141 George Bush Presidential Library & Museum

any others?

Rick, Nice catch & story. Thanks.
-Bruce

Here are a few more of the Heritage Units that I have caught. As the get older they go everywhere on and off the UP.

Kaine

1. Olympic Torch Run Unit UP2001

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Kaine, These are a nice addition to this thread. I'd like to see them all.
-Bruce

Ballen Photo wrote:
Kaine, These are a nice addition to this thread. I'd like to see them all.
-Bruce

I like to shoot them all....now if only they would come this way!

Yeah, I know what you mean.
-Bruce

Hey the 2001 I shot not to far from house in Wixom, MI. The other two were on a Chicago to Houston train. Be patient they will get out.

Kaine