Great idea.


Northern Snowman Wrote:
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> Since we all seem to be on the subject of deciding
> what Union Pacific should be doing for the 150
> celebration, I think they should use two brand new
> tier4 locomotives painted in new 150 anniversary
> paint jobs.
>
> They could paint one in a Central Pacific paint
> job and one in a Union Pacific paint job. If they
> wanted to the paint scheme could be based off the
> original Jupiter and 119. After touring the system
> they can be parked nose to nose in Ogden while
> everyone takes pictures of them. Or even better
> yet they can be trucked to Promontory Summit and
> then a reenactment of the whole ceremony can be
> done with the park service steam locomotives and
> then the new tier4 locomotives. This would promote
> how far the railroad industry has come since the
> completion of the transcontinental railroad.
>
>
> They should sell t-shirts. Maybe even coffee mugs
> too. I'd buy them.