Western Railroad Discussion > UP 2169 Fresh!

My friend took this pic a couple days ago down at the service track at North Little Rock.  UP 2169 is fresh out of Jenks with a flag included!   I think this may be the first SD60M with a flag?   I think it looks sharp!  Please forgive him, he forgot to put the pole filter on his camera...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/24/16 12:26 by sp8192.

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Nice photo, just does not look right without the lower red stripe.

Ed

That does look sharp!
I agree about the lower red stripe. Believe me U.P. fought hard to try and keep it. The Federales told the Railroad it will either be white or yellow for visibility issues...

Posted from iPhone

Nice catch! Odd given how many are stored. I think there's another with a flash, I recall seeing it at Gemco last year.

Posted from iPhone

Wait til the taggers see it. :(

stampedej Wrote:
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> That does look sharp!
> I agree about the lower red stripe. Believe me
> U.P. fought hard to try and keep it. The Federales
> told the Railroad it will either be white or
> yellow for visibility issues...
>
> Posted from iPhone

Oh because we all know that you can't see red reflective tape

Beautiful!

Posted from Android

I also think it is interesting that the reflective tape color legislation applies to Class I railroads only... Amtrak still uses red. Why does the color matter as long as it is reflective? I would think red would convey MORE of an urgency than yellow or white at night time? 

Here's the UP SD60M #2379 On UP E/B MLAWC AT Pomona CA on UP EX SP Alhambra Sub 5/27/2015 .

Dave Dodds
San Dimas, CA

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judahrice Wrote:
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> stampedej Wrote:
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> > That does look sharp!
> > I agree about the lower red stripe. Believe me
> > U.P. fought hard to try and keep it. The
> Federales
> > told the Railroad it will either be white or
> > yellow for visibility issues...
> >
> > Posted from iPhone
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> Oh because we all know that you can't see red
> reflective tape

The white and yellow stripes are "brighter" because they're light colors. Find a red scotchlite that meets the Feds reflectivity standards and UP may be able to use it.
No one has found one yet...

May not meet feds desire but, at night with car headlights on em there is no mistaking them.