U.P. Heritage units

[eolafan]

What ever came of the plan for U.P. to increase the number of "Heritage" units with a C&NW unit and perhaps even others[?]

[Dutchrailnut]

Give them time, the paint is barely dry on first batch.

[chicagorails]

heard cnw unit due in may or june[:)]

[CNW 6000]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chicagorails

heard cnw unit due in may or june[:)]

That'd be sweet!

[waltersrails]

just not paint the old ones then you have them without spending money.

[fuzzybroken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by waltersrails

just not paint the old ones then you have them without spending money.

Yeah, that might sound good, but those things are getting to be rather tattered-looking. The logos aren't black white and red anymore, they're black white and white! The panels over the engine compartment are grey, not sure if that's primer or if they got swapped with UP-painted engines. Unfortunately, they're not what they used to be.

Still a cool catch though! --> www.fuzzyworld3.com/up01.html#f

It will be nice to see the CNW Heritage unit, hopefully it isn't too "stylized" that it does an injustice to the memory of the railroad. I'll have to keep an eye on Wisconsin & Southern rails for this one to come through, and with the way they paint 'em the paint will look beautiful for a long, long time! [:D]

[spbed]

I saw a CNW original, original at Riverside CA last week. [:p]

QUOTE: Originally posted by eolafan

What ever came of the plan for U.P. to increase the number of "Heritage" units with a C&NW unit and perhaps even others[?]

[fuzzybroken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by spbed

I saw a CNW original, original at Riverside CA last week. [:p]

Get pictures?

[ShaunCN]

ya UP said early 2006 for the rest of them, that was back when the first 3 came out.

[chicagorails]

that would be great if it showed up at our cnw convention this week!!!

[oskar]

speaking of CNW. I have got sad news for CNW fans 8575 has been patched to UP 9037. Only 2 left.

http://www.railroadforums.com/forum/showthread.php?p=115841#post115841




kevin

[samfp1943]

Celebrating Katy Days

May 26, 27 & 28, 2006

In 1870 the first Missouri, Kansas and Texas train rolled into a new town in southeast Kansas. The town would become Parsons, Kansas and the
railroad would be remembered as the Katy. One hundred thirty-six years later, our community celebrates its railroad heritage and town history with the sixth annual Katy Days Festival. It's Kansas' only railroad-themed festival. And this year it will be better than ever. The Katy Railroad Historical Society will hold its annual meeting in Parsons during Katy Days this year - so join them and thousands of others in what has become a Memorial Day weekend tradition. Ride an excursion train, renew old friendships, rekindle memories or just enjoy two days of fun, food, entertainment and railroad-related activities in a 15-acre park setting. Many events are free of charge. Come join us!

The Union Pacific will have Unit 1988 here to be seen and boarded for tours during the Katy Days celebration, just as SD70M 3793 was here last year.
Be a good time to shoot all the photos up close you want, inside and out.
[8D][8D]
May 28 - Sun Oswego to Carona Carona Katy Days-Lunch Train 11am $20 per Ticket (include lunch) .. Train ride on the former Frisco line, now SKOL RR.
Sam

[Anonymous]

The D&RGW unit is due for debut in Denver in mid June, the C&NW unit in Chicago in mid July, and the SP unit mid August in at Roseville.

[Train 284]

Just wait! I bet they will come up with more. I hope the next one is a SP heritage unit!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chicagorails

heard cnw unit due in may or june[:)]

It is due in July, I heard.

[Anonymous]

Personally, I think that the Heritage Units all look like candy bars to me.

[coborn35]

What?

[FThunder11]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CNW 6000

QUOTE: Originally posted by chicagorails

heard cnw unit due in may or june[:)]

That'd be sweet!

That will be cool, but at the same time it will SUCK!!!! That means there will be no original CNW units left. They patch ALL before unvailinge a Heritage!!! Notic I do believe the next out is the DRGW and ony ONE remains unpatched and it will be patched before the unvialing!

[Gluefinger]

DRGW 5371 is rumored to have a 90-day inspection next week.

[coborn35]

And they just randomly decided to have that 90 day inspection in Horicon......

[Anonymous]

i just wi***hey would bring them back home to be patched

[CSXrules4eva]

QUOTE: Originally posted by FThunder11

QUOTE: Originally posted by CNW 6000

QUOTE: Originally posted by chicagorails

heard cnw unit due in may or june[:)]

That'd be sweet!

That will be cool, but at the same time it will SUCK!!!! That means there will be no original CNW units left. They patch ALL before unvailinge a Heritage!!! Notic I do believe the next out is the DRGW and ony ONE remains unpatched and it will be patched before the unvialing!

Maybe they should stop patching everything, and leave things the way there are, so this way us railfans can have symbolic representation of the way things used to be. Yea Right like that will really happen. At least we are getting the heritage units. [:D] I WANTA SEE CNW and SP units.........................puppy dog face ......................wines some more.....................[:D]

[fuzzybroken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CSXrules4eva

Maybe they should stop patching everything, and leave things the way there are, so this way us railfans can have symbolic representation of the way things used to be.

Like they do on Canadian Pacific/CP Rail/Soo Line/Milwaukee Road/D&H/StL&H!!!
[}:)]

[videomaker]

The thing that gets me about them is that all of us may never get to see all of them,since they were from different parts of the country...I heard they will all be system wide eventually ,but I have yet to see the WP unit in Tx yet,they probably havent seen the Katy unit either...Danny

[Anonymous]

Have you seen the Union Pacific Heritage Freight Cars?

Who has seen the WP High-Cube Boxcars with the Union Pacific Overland decals?

What about the SSW Cotton Belt Route ACF Center Flow 3-Bay Covered Hoppers?

It will be easier to spot the Freight Cars than the rare Locomotives.

Andrew

[coborn35]

But not as fun.

[chad thomas]

QUOTE: Originally posted by videomaker

The thing that gets me about them is that all of us may never get to see all of them,since they were from different parts of the country...I heard they will all be system wide eventually ,but I have yet to see the WP unit in Tx yet,they probably havent seen the Katy unit either...Danny

Quite true, We get the WP unit out here quite a bit, mostly on the Overland. But I don't think the MoPac or Katy units have been here at all.

[fuzzybroken]

Speaking of freight cars, UP had quite a group of brand-new CMO covered hoppers at Butler last week.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by waltersrails

just not paint the old ones then you have them without spending money.

That would work for me, however, many of the SP units are in dire need of painting.

But I do like the idea of keeping them in their original paint.

[Lord Atmo]

i heard rumors that the colors of said CNW heritage unit will be a stripe sort of thing on the back and the front will be UP. i hope this isnt true because there's nothing special about a UP locomotive with a colorful ***.

i disagree with all who want UP to paint the last of the CNW units. i dont care how tattered they are, once they become armour yellow, they instantly become dead to me. regardless of what road they used to be.

faded logos>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>armour yellow unpainted look