Are there any UP Heritage Engines coming to Ohio? If there is where? Also what are your favorite Heritage Units? Put them order from #1 to #8 of your favorite just like I did below. My favorite Heritage are in order from first #1 to #8 of them.
Rio Grande #1982.
Southern Pacific #1996.
Western Pacific #1983.
Katy #1988.
Chicago Northwestern #1995.
George Bush #4141.
Union Pacific #8444.
MoPac #1982.
I least like MoPac because it looks like a Postage Stamp, anybody agree with me?
The Georege Bush unit is not a heritage unit.
2 Rio Grande
3 CN&W
4 Western Pacific
5 Katy
6 MOPAC
7 UP 8444
8 SP cause it looks like a hodge podge, its suppose to resemble 4449 but it dont to me…They should’ve used just the black widow scheme through out…
1 CNW
2 Katy
3 WP
4 Mopac
5 SP
6 Rio Grande
4141 as stated above not a heritage unit
8444 whats so special? about a regular UP ACe wow its the old number of UP 844 nothing really special about it
I disagree with you, why, is because that is close enough to the Daylight Colors and I think it matches it correctly. It has Black and Orange, that’s all that matters.
I’m sorry. Your right. It’s not a heritage. Made a mistake. There are only 7 Heritages not 8 Heritages. Just a really special engine made for George Bush. I like the colors because it’s different then all the other engines out there in the world.
Your wrong and right because it’s just another number on a same engine. But the #8444 is the original on the side of the UP FEF so give them credit for putting the number on the side of the ACe to always remember the UP 844 if it ever got scraped.
The Rio Grande unit (is #1989 not #1982), and the Chicago Northwestern were on the point of a UP business train that was here in Denver last week.
I don’t see how anyone can consider the 8444, or 4141 in the same classification of the UP heritage railroad painted units.
They arent in the same classification…which is obvious.
but the original poster of this thread didint understand why they are not… thats all there was to it…
To the nameless originator of this thread,
There are only six UP heritage units…not eight. and there is zero chance UP will scrap 844! and this thread does not fit the defination of “contest”… unless you are planning to offer a prize! 
Scot
wrawroacx,
By chance do you reside in the Tx.panhandle area? I have a friend with the same internet service…
They all look better to me since the last change of leadership at Union Pacific.
As was admitted by a corporate officer, one of the motives for having these “heritage” locomotives was to support UP’s over-the-top trademark crusade against model manufacturers and calendar publishers.
Under new leadership, Uncle Pete is once again focused on the larger business of running a huge railroad profitably and efficiently. That appears to be working.
What do you mean by Tx.panhandle area?
wrawroacx,
Actually when it was delivered in 1945, it sported the #844, It was renumbered when the UP bought GP40s and numbered them in the 800s, so when that GP40 that was numbered 844 was retired, they put the FEF back to the 844 number. The SD70ACe getting numbered 8444 was just coincidence really, it is just where it falls in the list. The only true way to make it a heritage IMO is to paint it Two Tone Grey, When they got them all together in Salt Lake City last year, they had the 8444 there, and claimed that “It was a nod towards the steam program”, when the actual idea was to make sure they had something armor yellow.
Sorry. Your right. It is #1989 not #1982. MoPac has #1982 and Rio Grande has #1989.
You’re wrong too. They numbered a GP30 844, not a GP40. Of course that very GP30 is now on static display somewhere out west now.
As my my favorite heritage units.
I can’t vote for any of the others because I have never seen them before. I barely see 1995 as it is. It sucks living near the line less traveled. Far from any big UP main
Ah yes LA, you are right! Thanks for correcting me.
Not a problem at all! That’s why I’m here [;)]