Alan, The flag units seem to only have the UP herald with the name on it. Non-flag units have the name in large lettering on the long hood. Near as I can tell, as my images of Borg units are rare up here.
They usually have a small herald with the "Building America" somewhere on the side along with the big flag.
Thanks for the info, Russ. Are there any more non-flag units coming out as-built, or are they all getting the Building America livery?
I am pretty sure new locomotives are being delivered in the "Flag" scheme. Not sure what UP is repainting older locomotives with.
I see so much 'Flag' that I sometimes forget about the older 'Union Pacific' block letter scheme. I saw an older Dash 9 without the flag, and it took me a long time to realize why it looked wrong. BNSF changing to H3 was a pretty big deal, but I never put a lot of thought to UP's flag scheme. It's a pretty major rebranding of the company, but it never really phased me, but now looking back, I can't imagine UP without the flag. Locomotives looks really strange and empty without it.
I had to make a supply run to Dickinson, ND yesterday to a latge construction retailer. For years I have wanted to catch trains at two places, and I did!! Beach, ND has a nice curve coming into town from the west which then goes by the old unused elevator. And this view of the badlands of the Little Missouri just west of Medora, ND has always been a beauty. Yeserdays lighting and light snow cover made it even better!
After flying into Vienna, Austria on a business trip in November 1981, I had to catch a commuter train into the city.
Maybe a rerun, maybe not. I need to start keeping track of what I post.... "1912 Meets 2002 on 199" The 1912-built Soo Line depot in Minot, ND meets 2002-built AC4400CW #9711, leading CP's daily Chicago-Vancouver intermodal, CP train 199. Light flurries fall on a bitterly cold February afternoon.
CN Widecab SD40-2W in North American Map scheme leading M338 in Earlville, IA. CN Dubuque Sub March 13, 2022 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I don't know how you endure the cold in ND and MT while taking your photographs @HemiAdda2d . As I waited for Amtrak's late-running Silver Star to appear on Saturday morning in SC for a picture, it was 45 Deg. with a 15 MPH wind and I froze my a** off, despite a wool shirt, heavy jacket and knit cap.
It's the humidity down here in the south. When I spend a week with my brother each February in the mountains of Colorado, I do not notice the below freezing dry cold much. Down here along the Gulf Coast, I am just miserable when it gets down in the 40s. My favorite story is from when I was in college. Some of my buddies and I had organized a raft trip down the Salmon River in Idaho. We dumped all our gear at a jump off point called Corn Creek near North Fork, Idaho and had to ferry some vehicles around the the end point were we planned to pull out near Riggins. The shortest route by road took us through Lolo Pass way up in the mountains to the north. We stopped at a visitor center up near the pass to get some snacks. The local guy at the cash register asked where we were from. We said Galveston. He said, "Truth be told, I spent the coldest winter of my life working as a longshoreman on the docks in Galveston."
Don't come up to Canuckia (the home of the fabled Cold Canadian Air). Some days this winter, it was around 0-5F with winds gusting up to 40 MPH at times, blowing snow, the works. Great day for shoveling show. An even greater day to play with trains...
I'd forgotten that element and you're right. I just checked our weather history for Saturday and our humidity was 95% that day. No wonder I was so cold!
Layers are key. Windproof layers, insulation, and willpower to endure the cold. But it's a dry cold, which helps. I frequently look like this... You're not wrong... No beaches in Beach! Named for a key historic figure named (captain) Warren Beach. https://www.beachnd.com/2149/History#:~:text=Beach is named for Captain,seat of Golden Valley County.
