Union Pacific 1996

Union Pacific 1996

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Electro-Motive Diesel Serial number 20056723-100 Model SD70ACe

Specifications AAR wheel arr C-C Gauge 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)

Career Operators Union Pacific Railroad Numbers 1996 Delivered August 19, 2006 Disposition revenue service

Union Pacific 1996 is a SD70ACe locomotive owned by Union Pacific Railroad (UP). It is the sixth locomotive to receive a commemorative paint scheme in honor of UP's predecessor railroads as part of UP's "Heritage Series". It was unveiled on August 19, 2006, and is currently operating in regular revenue service. Its paint scheme is based on both the Daylight and "Black Widow" paint schemes of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

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.

This road number was previously held by an SD40-2, originally UP 3339, which was repainted and renumbered for the 1996 Olympics.

External links

• Photos of UP 1996

References

• Media related to Union Pacific 1996 (SD70ACe) at Wikimedia Commons
• Strack, Don (2006). "All Time UP Diesel Roster, part 32". Utah Rails.net. Retrieved 2006-07-14.
• "New Union Pacific Locomotive Honors Men and Women of Southern Pacific Railroad" (Press release). Union Pacific Railroad. 2006-08-21. Retrieved 2006-08-22.