I had occasion today to drive back and forth from Jefferson City to Lee Summit, MO oh Highway 50 that basically parallels the UP track that crosses the state from Kansas City to St. Louis.
I saw three empty coal trains and headed west, two with two motive units (sorry, I can't spot the diesels by type) up front and one at the rear, the third one had three units on the head end. What struck me about each of these trains was that one ot two of the units on each train were wearing SP colors. Does that tell me that basically the UP has no plans to repaint these and will just eventually retire them sometime wearing their SP paint?
Bob
I saw three empty coal trains and headed west, two with two motive units (sorry, I can't spot the diesels by type) up front and one at the rear, the third one had three units on the head end. What struck me about each of these trains was that one ot two of the units on each train were wearing SP colors. Does that tell me that basically the UP has no plans to repaint these and will just eventually retire them sometime wearing their SP paint?
Bob