Union Pacific 1988

UP 1988 in the engine servicing facility just south of Chicago's Union Station on August 4, 2007.

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	EMD
Serial number	20046610-088
Model	SD70ACe
Build date	May 2005

Specifications
AAR wheel arr	C-C
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Career
Operators	Union Pacific
Numbers	1988
Delivered	15 June 2005
First run	August 4, 2005
Disposition	revenue service

Union Pacific 1988 is an EMD SD70ACe locomotive owned by Union Pacific Railroad. It is one of UP's locomotives painted in the scheme of a predecessor railroad. UP 1988 is painted in Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad or "Katy" colors. The locomotive was unveiled in early August 2005, after which it entered regular revenue service on August 4, pulling a train from Chicago, to East St. Louis.

References

Strack, Don (2006). "All Time UP Diesel Roster, part 32". Utah Rails.net. Retrieved 2006-07-14.
Union Pacific Railroad (2005-09-20). "Union Pacific Introduces Katy Heritage Series Locomotive". Retrieved 2006-07-11.

External links

Photos of UP 1988

"Heritage Series" diesel locomotives of Union Pacific Railroad

1982 (MP) 1983 (WP) 1988 (MKT) 1989 (DRGW) 1995 (CNW) 1996 (SP)

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