Union Pacific Diesel Locomotive Special Paint Schemes
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This page was last updated on August 9, 2023.
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Commemorative Paint Schemes
As of 2023, Union Pacific has created a total 19 commemorative diesel locomotives in the period of 1975 to 2021.
UP Heritage Locomotives
| Road Number |
Model | Subject | Year Completed |
| UP 1982 | EMD SD70ACe | Missouri Pacific Railroad | 2005 |
| UP 1983 | EMD SD70ACe | Western Pacific Railroad | 2005 |
| UP 1988 | EMD SD70ACe | Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad | 2005 |
| UP 1989 | EMD SD70ACe | Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad | 2006 |
| UP 1995 | EMD SD70ACe | Chicago & North Western Railroad | 2006 |
| UP 1996 | EMD SD70ACe | Southern Pacific Railroad | 2006 |
Olympic Locomotives
1996 Olympic Locomotives
Union Pacific transported the Olympic Flame more than 3,500 miles during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Atlanta 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
| Road Number |
Model | Subject | Year Completed |
| UP 1886 | EMD SD40-2 | 1996 Olympic Games | 1996 |
| UP 1996 | EMD SD40-2 | 1996 Olympic Games | 1996 |
(Read more about the 1996 Olympics locomotives)
2002 Olympic Locomotives
In 2002, in addition to being carried by more than 11,500 Torchbearers, and a special train powered by two Union Pacific locomotives on the torch's nation wide tour, the Olympic Flame traveled via automobile, airplane, boat, dogsled, skier, horse-drawn sleigh, snowmobile, ice skaters and covered wagon.
The Olympic Flame traveled by railroad on a specially designed train for the 2002 Olympic Torch Relay, operated by Union Pacific Railroad. The train featured a specially created Cauldron Car for the Olympic Flame, two 2002 Olympic Winter Games custom-painted locomotives and 18 cars incorporating the Look of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
| Road Number |
Model | Subject | Year Completed |
| UP 2001 | EMD SD70M | 2002 Olympic Games | 2001 |
| UP 2002 | EMD SD70M | 2002 Olympic Games | 2001 |
(Read more about the 2002 Olympics locomotives)
Other Special Locomotive Paint Schemes
| Road Number |
Model | Subject | Year Completed |
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| UP 951 | EMD E9 | Preamble Express | 1975 | |
| UP 1111 | EMD SD70ACe | Employee Pride | 2019 | |
| UP 1943 | EMD SD70ACe | The Spirit, honoring U.S. Armed Forces | 2017 | |
| UP 1979 | EMD SD70ACe | "We Are One" Employee Resource Group | 2021 | |
| UP 2010 | GE C45ACCTE | Boy Scouts of America 100th Anniversary | 2010 | Retired |
| UP 3300 | EMD SD40-2 | United Way | 1994 | Retired |
| UP 3593 | EMD SD40-2 | Desert Victory | 1991 | Retired |
| UP 4141 | EMD SD70ACe | Tribute to President George Herbert Walker Bush | 2005 | Retired |
| UP 7400 | GE C45AC | Pink Ribbon, Breast Cancer | 2010 |
UP 3301 had a special plaque added to the handrails to honor the Jenks Shops' emoployees. Not a complete paint job, but special.
Three SD40-2s (UP 3459, 3626, 3798, received large "Operation Red Block" logos on the end of their long hoods. The locomotives retained their normal yellow and gray schemes.
More Information
Union Pacific Commemorative Locomotives -- Link to UP's own website.
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