Luxurious Union Pacific Train At The Super Bowl

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Man, upon further study, that is one impressive passenger train Union Pacific has amassed. LOL, how far away is it from BNSF’s headquarters???

There’s five deluxe sleepers, three crew cars, four business cars although one business car accomodates higher “crew” personnel on many trips. I wonder which business car has the “top dogs”? Then there are two dome lounges, a diner and a dome diner. What I wouldn’t give for a seat there. I know I’d order the biggest steak. Could we hear from anyone lucky enough to have sampled this luxury train.

Consist: 21 Loads

UPP 3008 - Fuel Flat Car: UPTU 530048 - UP Bulktainer Load of Diesel

UPP 106 - “Shoshone” business car

UPP 201 - “Wyoming” deluxe sleeper

UPP 412 - “Lake Forest” deluxe sleeper

UPP 5779 - “Promontory” baggage car

UPP 314 - “Columbia River” crew sleeper

UPP 208 - Power Car

UPP 119 - “Kenefick” business car

UPP 202 - “Willie James” crew car

UPP 2066 - Power Car

UPP 101 - “Lone Star” business car

UPP 1605 - “Powder River” deluxe sleeper

UPP 1610 - “Portola” deluxe sleeper

UPP 413 - “Lake Bluff” deluxe sleeper

UPP 315 - “Little Rock” crew sleeper

UPP 5769 - “Council Bluffs” baggage car

UPP 9004 - “Harriman” dome lounge

UPP 9005 - “Walter Dean” dome lounge

UPP 302 - “Overland” diner

UPP 7011 - “Missouri River Eagle” dome diner

UPP 102 - “St. Louis” business car

David Harrison

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WOW!! Anybody got any photos of this beauty??!!

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I want to see pictures as well! I know it’s cold there but somebody please tough it out!

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I’ve ridden it several times. I wasn’t a “top dog” at UP (I’m retired now) but, if you are in UP management (and you don’t have to be that high up), there are opportunites to ride business trains, particularly when they are deadheading. I know for a fact that this train is going to be used by one of the Omaha HQ departments when it deadheads back to Council Bluffs. And, yes, it is every bit of the experience that you imagine it is.

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UP 1988 and 2010 were parked on the Great Southwest Railway overpass over Hwy 360 on Sunday. I wonder if these were used to power the special?

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1988 and 2010 were on the train, but not on the point. That honor was left for UP 949, 963, and 951.

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I would have loved to see those on the bridge as well.

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http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2390545

http://UPTRAIN.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2390544

Here are two pictures.

David Harrison

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I suppose my age is showing but, that train looks one heck of a lot better than any Amtrak I’ve ever seen.

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Well, that’s because it IS a lot better than any Amtrak train. But I suppose the same can be said for any Class I railroad business train. That’s what you’d expect, since trains like this are run for marketing and public relations purposes and aren’t expected to make a direct profit.

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shouldn’t be cold at all. yuma temps up in the 70s and i’m sure all the way into LA or SD it is going to be gorgeous weather. i have friends who were going to shoot it out of yuma but then it fell behind so there will be photos either on flickr or insta! the BNSF O-special yesterday was beautiful.

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Man, upon further study, that is one impressive passenger train Union Pacific has amassed. LOL, how far away is it from BNSF’s headquarters???

There’s five deluxe sleepers, three crew cars, four business cars although one business car accomodates higher “crew” personnel on many trips. I wonder which business car has the “top dogs”? Then there are two dome lounges, a diner and a dome diner. What I wouldn’t give for a seat there. I know I’d order the biggest steak. Could we hear from anyone lucky enough to have sampled this luxury train.

Consist: 21 Loads

UPP 3008 - Fuel Flat Car: UPTU 530048 - UP Bulktainer Load of Diesel

UPP 106 - “Shoshone” business car

UPP 201 - “Wyoming” deluxe sleeper

UPP 412 - “Lake Forest” deluxe sleeper

UPP 5779 - “Promontory” baggage car

UPP 314 - “Columbia River” crew sleeper

UPP 208 - Power Car

UPP 119 - “Kenefick” business car

UPP 202 - “Willie James” crew car

UPP 2066 - Power Car

UPP 101 - “Lone Star” business car

UPP 1605 - “Powder River” deluxe sleeper

UPP 1610 - “Portola” deluxe sleeper

UPP 413 - “Lake Bluff” deluxe sleeper

UPP 315 - “Little Rock” crew sleeper

UPP 5769 - “Council Bluffs” baggage car

UPP 9004 - “Harriman” dome lounge

UPP 9005 - “Walter Dean” dome lounge

UPP 302 - “Overland” diner

UPP 7011 - “Missouri River Eagle” dome diner

UPP 102 - “St. Louis” business car

David Harrison

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Curious as to what is the max power out put of each power car? Trying to compare them to the various Amtrak HEP locos and motors.

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I have no idea of the output of each of the power cars, however is suspect the power consumption of each of the ‘passenger’ cars is conspicuously higher than the normal consist of Amtrak cars/trains.

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I was excited to read about this and wondered why I hadn’t heard anything about it heading to Los Angeles for the Super Bowl.

Then I realized the original post was from 2011.

I wonder if UP still does something like this?

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Yes they do.

Two SD70M locomotives and 29 passenger and HEP cars on the way to Super Bowl LVI in LA on 02-06-22.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C6OPAa7fvrA

Back in 2004 they sent 3985 east to pick up the business train and head to Houston for the Super Bowl.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LHI5VHBwIfI

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3985 without any help (from diesels)!!!

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Was UP the only RR to NOT use mini bottles of liquor on its bar cars?

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One of our local railfans, CNW fan and past president of the CNWHS, was friends with Bill Wimmer, former UP vice president of engineering. This friendship resulted in getting invited to ride some of the EC test cars and the business train on one of Mr. Wimmer’s inspections. Of course he took pictures, which he showed once at the local railfan’s monthly meetings.

He had a picture of a large bowl of mixed nuts in the bar area on one of the cars. He made the comment that there wasn’t a peanut to be found in the bowl of mixed nuts. Inferring that the officials were provided with the best on those trips.

Other interior pictures showed very nice cars on the inside.

Jeff

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New poster redshoesgirl indicated there was a UP special train this year, earlier in the thread, and I believe she mentioned BNSF ran something too.