Model Railroading > HO Model of UP 7098

I saw this superb HO model of Union Pacific (UP) 7098 at the San Francisco Bay Area’s Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet (BAPM) in Richmond, CA on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
According to my notes, this model was built by Scott Bates.

The real UP 7098 is a GE AC44CW. Reportedly it was built in 1997, serial number 50516.

I hope you like this post:

Steve Sloan
San José, CA

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Really nice.
Where did you get the FDL?
TAH

It's not my engine.

Steve

Very nice!

Impressive!! Thanks for posting.

Thanks for sharing. Yes, looks great. I wonder if he had to remove any of the drive train to do that?

Victor Baird

Very cool Steve !

"Honey, I shrunk a locomotive" (If you don't get that reference, remember, Google is your friend)

Well that's one way to get the sound out of the locomotive shell, open a few doors.

EXCELLENT weathering job. The way all models should look.

Glad to see you had a good time Steve. Thanks for attending and posting the photo.