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UP 1989-Denver & Rio Grande Western Heritage Locomotive

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SchemerBob
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Posted by SchemerBob on Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:42 PM
The engine NEEDS to be the freight scheme, it just NEEDS to be! Black and orange with the tiger stripes on the nose and the Rio Grande lettering...no more and no less! And they should leave "UP" off of the cab in front of the road number. Make it as original as possible, please!! You can always hope, at least! [:)]
Long live the BNSF .... AND its paint scheme. SchemerBob
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Lord Atmo
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Posted by Lord Atmo on Sunday, June 11, 2006 8:30 PM
i hope they just did the freight scheme. that's the one i know of the best

when is the unveiling date?

Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.

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Posted by ericsp on Sunday, June 11, 2006 1:14 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Texas Zepher

It has silver trucks and fuel tank - do you suppose they did a passenger scheme?

It will probably be some Frankensteinish combination of the last freight scheme and the passenger scheme.

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Posted by rrandb on Saturday, June 10, 2006 11:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by miniwyo

hmmm do I wanna drive 600 miles to see her? This requires lots of thought [:P]
You have to think about it. [?] [%-)]
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Posted by Gluefinger on Saturday, June 10, 2006 7:22 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by AMTK200

QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSFrailfan

Which route will it take?

All I can say is it will be having it's own movement reportly.


What?
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Posted by miniwyo on Saturday, June 10, 2006 3:55 AM
hmmm do I wanna drive 600 miles to see her? This requires lots of thought [:P]

RJ

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Posted by ValorStorm on Saturday, June 10, 2006 3:10 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Texas Zepher

It has silver trucks and fuel tank - do you suppose they did a passenger scheme?

All the Heritage units have silver trucks and fuel tank. But a D&RGW passenger scheme would be sweet.
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Texas Zepher
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Posted by Texas Zepher on Friday, June 9, 2006 11:07 PM
It has silver trucks and fuel tank - do you suppose they did a passenger scheme?
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joegreen
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Posted by joegreen on Friday, June 9, 2006 10:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSFrailfan

Which route will it take?


I heard it's headed via WSOR to Milwaukee for interchange to UP.
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Anonymous
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 9, 2006 8:44 PM
Aghh. I hate how UP is being so secretive about the Heritage Series.

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 9, 2006 8:00 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by BNSFrailfan

Which route will it take?

All I can say is it will be having it's own movement reportly.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 9, 2006 4:36 PM
Which route will it take?
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mudchicken
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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, June 9, 2006 2:41 PM
C'mon out here and get a Buffalo Steak and a barley pop at the Buckhorn Exchange and watch it sit at Burnham Shop when it gets here. Maybe next to the ex-Alco B-unit/Power car on EMD trucks?
Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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UPTRAIN
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Friday, June 9, 2006 2:27 PM
Here's a little more updated:

UP 001989 HORICON WI 06 08 0605 E Junction Received WSOR

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chad thomas
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Posted by chad thomas on Friday, June 9, 2006 2:12 PM
Darn CRS strikes again. I could have sworn it was 87'. I stand corrected. Now off to edit another thread where I stated 87' as the year.
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UPTRAIN
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Friday, June 9, 2006 2:04 PM
Maybe you oughta take a look over here:
http://www.trains.com/content/dynamic/articles/000/000/000/386rgbcj.asp

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Denver & Rio Grande incorporated in 1870 to build south from Denver as 3-foot-gauge. D&RG leased the affiliated standard-gauge Rio Grande Western, building southeast from Salt Lake City, in 1882. Dotsero Cutoff opened in 1934, forming connection with Denver & Salt Lake; D&SL merged on April 11, 1947. Denver & Rio Grande Western was acquired by Philip Anschutz in 1984. On August 9, 1988, Anschutz bought Southern Pacific and adopted that name as the operating label for the combined system.


Sounds to me like it was in 1988, but they already have a unit numbered that, so like the 1983 they went to the next year.

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chad thomas
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Posted by chad thomas on Friday, June 9, 2006 2:00 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by UPTRAIN

Wouldn't it be 1989? That's why 1988 has already come out, they're doing them in order. All I know is what UP tells me.


Well I thought they were to be numberd for the year the RR was merged. The year DRGW bought the SP was 1987. Go figure.
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Posted by FThunder11 on Friday, June 9, 2006 1:55 PM
I get to see it!!!!!! im gonna find public land somewhere near where it is happening even if i need binoculars to see it!!!!!!!!
Kevin Farlow Colorado Springs
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Posted by joegreen on Friday, June 9, 2006 1:54 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Pssst, I think you mean 1987.


Nope, it's 1989.....UP has stated already
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UPTRAIN
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Friday, June 9, 2006 1:50 PM
Wouldn't it be 1989? That's why 1988 has already come out, they're doing them in order. All I know is what UP tells me.

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chad thomas
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Posted by chad thomas on Friday, June 9, 2006 1:48 PM
Pssst, I think you mean 1987.
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UPTRAIN
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UP 1989-Denver & Rio Grande Western Heritage Locomotive
Posted by UPTRAIN on Friday, June 9, 2006 1:46 PM
Look out DRGW 5371, you're about to get a big brother.

UP 1989 Empty Interchange Delivered WSOR Granville, WS June 8 12:15

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=146818

WOO HOO I LOVE HERITAGE UNITS!!! [:D][8D][:)][:p][;)][^]

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