Union Pacific 1995 revealed

There was not as much fanfare about this locomotives as with #1989.
http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos. ... =UP%201995

Some of those photos are bitchin'! The the last virgin CNW locos lead by UP 1995!

I like it a lot! It's a tad more conservative than the other heritage units.

From UP Website:

C&NW Design Includes Elements of Railroad’s Past

The Chicago & North Western locomotive is the fifth in Union Pacific's Heritage fleet.


The Chicago & North Western Heritage Unit was unveiled July 15 at an employee event in Chicago. The C&NW Heritage locomotive was designed to reflect several eras in the railroad’s history.

The green and yellow colors on the Heritage locomotive were applied to C&NW passenger cars in 1912 and to diesel locomotives in 1939. The ball-and-bar logo on the side of the locomotive was trademarked in 1891. The "employee-owned" version of the ball-and-bar logo on the nose was introduced by C&NW during the 1970s. The Heritage unit’s "lightning stripe" was first seen on the C&NW's C44-9Ws (Dash 9s) units beginning in November 1993.

Members of UP’s Heritage Series creative team include Marty Amsler, creative director; John Bromley, director of historic projects; Mike Iden, general director-car and locomotive engineering; Brenda Mainwaring, director-corporate relations; and Greg Pietruszynski, manager-mechanical engineering. Outside experts, including Nick Kallas of the Illinois Railway Museum, Joe Pierson of the C&NW Historical Society, and the Williams-Hayward Paint Co., also provided invaluable assistance.

The Heritage locomotive designs are inspired by the proud past of the railroads that have become an integral part of Union Pacific’s future. Careful consideration was given to traditional color schemes, logos and graphic elements, which were used in a contemporary manner to embody and celebrate their history.

The first three Heritage Series locomotives -- the Missouri Pacific, Western Pacific and Katy units -- were introduced in 2005 and are currently operating around the UP system. The Denver & Rio Grande Western was unveiled last month, and the Southern Pacific unit will be introduced Aug. 19 in Roseville, Calif.

Each Heritage series locomotive features a unique paint scheme, incorporating elements of one of the six railroads that have merged with Union Pacific. This summer, UPOnline is taking a closer look at design considerations for the final three locomotives in the series

What seems bizarre, to me at least, is the fact UP is repainting original CNW locos, into UP clones, and then they have to grab another engine, and "recreate" the very paint job, they are trying so hard, to remove from the property............ Ditto for SP and DRGW, I suppose.

It looks pretty good leading those other two CNW motors. Too bad its not a new CNW paint scheme

Any one else notice the toilets smell alot more on the new units? Could it be the cheap plastic door they put up now? How about those nice new plastic handles instead of the old cast metal ones thay guys would steal and do who knows what with?