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{{Infobox locomotive | image=UP 1982 EMD SD70ACe.jpg | name=Union Pacific Heritage Fleet | caption=UP 1982, the initial entry into the fleet | imagesize=250px | builder=EMD | buildmodel=SD70ACe | powertype=Diesel-electric | gauge={{Track gauge|56.5in|allk=on}} | aarwheels=C-C | operator=Union Pacific }}The Union Pacific Heritage Fleet is made up of six EMD SD70ACe (SD70ACe) locomotives referred to as the UP's Heritage units and painted to pay tribute to predecessor railroads which have been acquired by the Union Pacific. Heritage units- Union Pacific 1982: Serial number 20046610-071, painted in Missouri Pacific colors. EMD delivered it on May 29, 2005, to Union Pacific. The locomotive was unveiled together with number UP 1983 in a private ceremony on July 30, 2005, in Omaha, Nebraska, after which it entered regular revenue service.[1]
- Union Pacific 1983: Serial number 20046610-075, painted in Western Pacific Railroad colors. Delivered on June 6, 2005; unveiled with UP 1982 on July 30, 2005, after which it entered regular revenue service. As UP 1982, it has a C-C wheel arrangement with a standard track gauge of 56.5 in (1,435 mm).[1]
- Union Pacific 1988: Serial number 20046610-088, painted in Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad or "Katy" colors. Delivered on 15 June 2005, unveiled in early August 2005, after which it entered regular revenue service on August 4, pulling a train from Chicago to East St. Louis.[1][2]
- Union Pacific 1989: Serial number 20056723-098, painted in Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad colors. Delivered on 24 May 2006, unveiled on June 17, 2006, at a special UP employee event in Denver, Colorado.[3][1]
- Union Pacific 1995: Serial number 20056723-099, painted in honor of Chicago and North Western Railway, which became a part of Union Pacific in 1995. The locomotive, painted at the Horicon, Wisconsin, shops of Wisconsin and Southern Railroad, was unveiled at a private ceremony for UP's ex-CNW employees at Proviso Rail Yard in suburban Chicago on July 15, 2006, before being publicly displayed at North Western Station (C&NW's former station) in Chicago. After its unveiling, the locomotive pulled freight train MPRCB from Proviso to Council Bluffs, Iowa in conjunction with CNW 8646 and 8701 (a set of GE Dash 9-44CW locomotives at the time still in CNW paint). The 1995 then entered regular revenue service, eventually operating through Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.[1][4]
- Union Pacific 1996: Its paint scheme is based on both the Daylight and "Black Widow" paint schemes of the Southern Pacific Railroad. It was unveiled on August 19, 2006, and is currently operating in regular revenue service. Southern Pacific 6051, a Daylight-painted EMD E9 locomotive that is preserved at the California State Railroad Museum was in attendance at UP 1996's unveiling. UP 1996's road number was previously held by an SD40-2 (originally UP 3339), which was repainted and renumbered for the 1996 Olympics.[1][5]
Operations On January 26, 2014, UP 1996 helped move "Big Boy" locomotive No. 4014 from Pomona, California, to West Colton, California. The locomotive pulled the Big Boy out of the Los Angeles County Fairplex, and continued to provide power for the rest of the trip, along with SD70M 4884 and SD40Ns 1596 and 1736.[5] GallerySee also- Diesel multiple unit
- Diesel–electric transmission
- Diesel engine
- Electric locomotive
References 1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web | author=Strack, Don| url=http://www.utahrails.net/all-time/all-time-32.php| title=All Time UP Diesel Roster, part 32| work=Utah Rails.net| year=2006| accessdate=2006-07-14}} 2. ^{{cite web| author=Union Pacific Railroad| year=2005-09-20| url=http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2005/0920_katy_heritage.shtml| title=Union Pacific Introduces Katy Heritage Series Locomotive| accessdate=2006-07-11}} 3. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2006/0619_drgw.shtml| title=Denver & Rio Grande Western Colors Again Ride the Rails| author=Union Pacific Railroad| year=2006-06-19| accessdate=2006-06-19| }} 4. ^{{cite web| author=Union Pacific Railroad| url=http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2006/0717_cnw.shtml| title=New Union Pacific Locomotive Honors Men and Women of Chicago & North Western Railroad| year=2006-07-17| accessdate=2006-07-17}} 5. ^1 {{cite press release| publisher=Union Pacific Railroad| date=2006-08-21| url=http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2006/0821_sp.shtml| title=New Union Pacific Locomotive Honors Men and Women of Southern Pacific Railroad| accessdate=2006-08-22}}
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