Help! UP colors

[Anonymous]

What was the color scheme of UP passenger cars and steam locomotives just before the coming the diesels

[Anonymous]

Gray/Charcoal

Like so;

[Anonymous]

Am I correct in assuming the yellow color scheme was not being used until the coming of the diesal engines?

[tschmidt]

So let me add my question... I have a Lionel UP Big Boy (Lionmaster #38075). What would be the correct Lionel passenger cars to follw this engine.

Thanks, Tom

[Anonymous]

Tom,

Big Boys never operated passenger trains.

The Yellow scheme was for the Eunits and F's... Someone correct me if I am wrong please

[tschmidt]

Thanks LVR. I thought it might be fun to stick some behind it. I guess I just like the looks of those yellow passenger cars.

Tom

[Anonymous]

Tom,

If i were you, I would go with the Amour Yellow cars

Like so;

[tschmidt]

LVR,

Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for. Do you know the Lionel #'s for thos cars and what year they came out?

Thanks, Tom

[Anonymous]

Tom,

6-39146

[tschmidt]

Thanks again for the info.

Tom

[jimhaleyscomet]

When the Challenger came to Houston recently it operated today with the UP amour yellow cars. I imagine if they ever used the big boy for excursions it also used the UP yellow cars. Perhaps someone out there will know.

Jim H

[Anonymous]

UP Big Boys have never been used in excursions, nor will they be.

They are just too large to run and no turntables are big enought to turn one.

[lionelsoni]

According to some posters on this topic, http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28221
Big Boys did pull some troop trains.

I don't buy the "too big" excuse. A Big Boy will turn about as sharp a corner as an F3. And turntables are pretty much extinct now; yet UP runs a Challenger.

[Anonymous]

Well, I should say, revenue service then.

Still you won't see a UP Big Boy on the road... be happy 844, and 3985 are on the road.