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QUOTE: Originally posted by TheAntiGates They couldn't keep the "flag" units clean, so it would be disrespectful to the USA if the Heritage units received better care than the flag units. [}:)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by NJMike [i] I dont think we should start this again.[;)] heh, I suppose not. but it is an interesting conflict when you think about it. the philosophy that UP somehow "owes more respect" to the heritage paint schemes honoring railroads that don't even exist anymore, than to the good ol USA. Reply Edit eolafan Member sinceDecember 2001 From: Aurora, IL 4,515 posts Posted by eolafan on Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:06 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by NJMike QUOTE: Originally posted by TheAntiGates They couldn't keep the "flag" units clean, so it would be disrespectful to the USA if the Heritage units received better care than the flag units. [}:)] I dont think we should start this again.[;)] I FULLY AGREE, LET'S LET THAT DIE A QUICK DEATH AND MOVE ON FOR NOW. Eolafan (a.k.a. Jim) Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:12 AM Come to think of it.....That's the Norfolk Southern doesn't wa***heir Locomotives. That's because their already Black[:D][:o)]. Allan. Reply Edit chad thomas Member sinceJanuary 2005 From: Ely, Nv. 6,312 posts Posted by chad thomas on Thursday, August 25, 2005 9:59 AM As long as those heritage units are out there protecting copyrights I don't think UP will care how dirty they get. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 26, 2005 6:45 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas As long as those heritage units are out there protecting copyrights I don't think UP will care how dirty they get. Couldn't have said it better myself![:D] Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 26, 2005 6:47 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas As long as those heritage units are out there protecting copyrights I don't think UP will care how dirty they get. Couldn't have said it better myself![:D] Reply Edit Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 26, 2005 7:35 PM i saw a trio of pretty snazzy lookin UP sd70's tearin a$$ through mendota, IL today headin up a stack train. they're not ALL dirty. unlike quite a few, i appreciate seeing the train no matter what's on the point. i don't play favorites. Reply Edit SchemerBob Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Northeast Missouri 869 posts Posted by SchemerBob on Friday, August 26, 2005 10:19 PM Union Pacific will probably try to keep these units pretty clean for now. I mean, come on, they've just started this. I'm sure any railroad wants to keep engines clean when they have a brand new paint job on them or if it's a new engine. Probably one reason the "flag" UP engines get dirty more often now is because the paint scheme isn't considered "new" anymore...not because they disrespect the United States. Long live the BNSF .... AND its paint scheme. SchemerBob Reply railfan619 Member sinceMarch 2004 From: Somewhere near the tracks 927 posts Posted by railfan619 on Sunday, August 28, 2005 4:20 PM Yeah you are all right I give them a couple of months maybe even a year they will treat the new loco with such care by washing them every week manting themand so on but after a while they look like every other loco out on the rails yes even the loco's with the american flags on the sides of them [banghead][banghead] Reply DrummingTrainfan Member sinceJuly 2005 From: Omaha-ish, Nebraska 703 posts Posted by DrummingTrainfan on Sunday, August 28, 2005 7:14 PM I bet that they get washed regularly. Washing won't be needed nearly as often if they'd keep them of those [censored] coal trains! GIFs from http://www.trainweb.org/mccann/offer.htm -Erik, the displaced CNW, Bears, White Sox, Northern Illnois Huskies, Amtrak and Metra fan. Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 28, 2005 7:48 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by SchemerBob . Probably one reason the "flag" UP engines get dirty more often now is because the paint scheme isn't considered "new" anymore...not because they disrespect the United States. Oh, I dunno, I think that we should invade Union Pacific, and liberate all those poorr abused fallen flag tradmarks, set up a democratic from of order amenable to our own,, destroy any WMD thay may have stockpiled and pointing at our children in their schools, and give the flag units a good washing on our way out, ...just to show 'em who's boss [}:)] Reply Edit fuzzybroken Member sinceOctober 2002 From: Milwaukee, WI, US 1,384 posts Posted by fuzzybroken on Sunday, August 28, 2005 8:55 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by eolafan (no matter how much we would like to compare the railroads to U.P.S. who keeps all of its trucks clean all of the time!)I beg to differ! UPS does a "good job" keeping things looking nice, but they aren't currently as clean as they have a reputation for! (Especially the inside of trailers... bleccchhh!) -Mark "Someone who knows personally" www.fuzzyworld3.com -Fuzzy Fuzzy World 3 Reply UPTRAIN Member sinceJune 2002 From: Independence, MO 1,570 posts Posted by UPTRAIN on Thursday, September 1, 2005 8:55 PM Not to bring this back up again, I've seen the MP unit 3 times now, twice in the lead, once as the third unit on a UP train (the air conditioning went out in Little Rock just prior do departure, so due to the unions and things, they put her in the back, the engineer did say that he wouldn't mind being hot, just to run that unit (ex-MOP employee). These employees take great pride in them, I'm sure there would be some sort of an outcry from employees if they did get too dirty. Like I said, in the 3 times I've seen it, it had a little bit of grime behind the trucks on the fuel tank, that's about it. The last time I saw it was last Saturday. I also saw the Katy then, but it was on it's first revenue run southward, and at the time I saw it, it was as far south as it had ever been, so I have no idea about how clean that one will stay. Pump Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 9:26 PM QUOTE: Originally posted by adrianspeeder I bet they will go the extra mile for these locos. Adrianspeeder Well you can hope. [;)] Reply Edit UPTRAIN Member sinceJune 2002 From: Independence, MO 1,570 posts Posted by UPTRAIN on Thursday, September 1, 2005 9:32 PM I heard the keep the cabs pretty clean on these in Little Rock, eh Jim? I heard that just a few scratches were on the desks, in fact, I saw pix of them, I can't remember who took them though... Pump Reply Anonymous Member sinceApril 2003 305,205 posts Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 1, 2005 10:04 PM It will be interesting to see where they will clean it. UP shut down the wash rack at north platte indefinately. It's challenge enough finding power that runs well, let alone clean. Hope it improves. Reply Edit Join our Community! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login » Register » Search the Community Newsletter Sign-Up By signing up you may also receive occasional reader surveys and special offers from Trains magazine.Please view our privacy policy More great sites from Kalmbach Media Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy
[i] I dont think we should start this again.[;)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by NJMike QUOTE: Originally posted by TheAntiGates They couldn't keep the "flag" units clean, so it would be disrespectful to the USA if the Heritage units received better care than the flag units. [}:)] I dont think we should start this again.[;)]
QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas As long as those heritage units are out there protecting copyrights I don't think UP will care how dirty they get.
QUOTE: Originally posted by SchemerBob . Probably one reason the "flag" UP engines get dirty more often now is because the paint scheme isn't considered "new" anymore...not because they disrespect the United States.
QUOTE: Originally posted by eolafan (no matter how much we would like to compare the railroads to U.P.S. who keeps all of its trucks clean all of the time!)
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QUOTE: Originally posted by adrianspeeder I bet they will go the extra mile for these locos. Adrianspeeder
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