Western Railroad Discussion > UP Business Car Run

Went out to shoot some photos of various signals in the ABS section of the Omaha Sub and ran across this hot shot. Call me biased, but UP has the finest looking business car fleet in the country.

1) Valley, NE

2) Harriman

3) Best, NE

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4) Best, NE

5) Ames, NE (Ghost of Railroad Past)

6) Leaves turning, red, brown, and yellow. Ames, NE

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Axy_Dent opines:
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> Call me biased, but UP has the
> finest looking business car fleet in the country.
>
I'd agree, but NS's tuscan red business equipment runs a very close second. The tie breaker: UP's locomotives mirror the colors of its passenger equipment, and NS's do not.

Another tie breaker..

No Dome cars on the NS!!!!!!

bob

NS got the conrail xsf full dome

Wrong again!

1.) NS Dome Car "Delaware" (from Photo Gallery by E. M. Bell at pbase.com)

Hipshot

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Yeah, I'd have to go with NS on this one. If they were still around, I'd also put BN and Conrail's trains up against UP's any day. Just not a big fan of the yellow.

- Jeff

I love the NS steam program to!!!!!!

bob

Nice shots dude.

bnsfsd70 Wrote:
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> Yeah, I'd have to go with NS on this one. If they
> were still around, I'd also put BN and Conrail's
> trains up against UP's any day. Just not a big
> fan of the yellow.
>
> - Jeff

But which of the class ones left actually can resemble a classic streamliner of yesteryear?

Axy

CPR with the 2816 or F units and pre streamline era..

bob

You obviously haven't see KCS's pax train.

Now that is one classy train.

The BNSF can still run a classy business train. They just need to get rid of the 4 former SP commuter cars.
Charlie

nikon1 Wrote:
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> The BNSF can still run a classy business train.
> They just need to get rid of the 4 former SP
> commuter cars.
> Charlie

I couldn't agree any more, just put Warbonnets on the point (best marketing tool around).

Axy

CSX HAD a classy looking business train, reminiscent of the old B&O blue and gray color scheme, but in my opinion loused it up when they went to the all blue with gray roofs. I also loved the BN's executive fleet when it was painted in Cascade Green with the white window stripe and black roofs. The later BN cream and brunswick scheme with red pin striping and enormous car name lettering was, IMHO, an abomination.

Art House

ArgyleEagle Wrote:
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> You obviously haven't see KCS's pax train.
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> Now that is one classy train.
You're right, haven't seen the KCS train, but I've been a passenger on its twin in Panama!

Butch,,,,,,also a classy train

Axy_Dent Wrote:
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> nikon1 Wrote:
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> > The BNSF can still run a classy business train.
> > They just need to get rid of the 4 former SP
> > commuter cars.
> > Charlie
>
> I couldn't agree any more, just put Warbonnets on
> the point (best marketing tool around).
>
> Axy

Glad you are enjoying those biz cars in that pretty country side. You realize those biz cars spend the winter in Oakland and I'll bet when you finish your first winter there in a couple of months you will wish you were back in Oakland too!! :-) Hope all is going well with the new job at the HDC!!
C.

Carol Voss
Bakersfield, CA

Nice shootin' Boyyyyeeee ! Since you said to: Axy_BiaseDent.


TCS - don't call him dude, dud

KCS train are x UP cars chiefly. UP fleet of 50 or so cars at least with the steam team! To lazy to look at the others. Of course Alaska would do well. Power helps this is were UP beats anyone currently. How many places can you copy a consist you rode on before Amtrak, my answer the UP. Love time travel