LAST of The Chicago, and North Western Twins! 

They were unpatched and running with CNW reporting marks. Everyone said CNW without a second thought…

No. You must repeat the TA as it's read out by the disp. Reporting marks plus number are required fields in TAs or then TWs. Technically the disp should've voided that one from his slip up and started a new one.

​@@davidstewart5694Actually no, "UP 8701" is an SD70ACe, a different locomotive. These C&NW units are not patched for the UP (no UP reporting mark anywhere on that locomotive). CNW is the correct reporting mark. And to others - dispatcher is not recognizing heritage for the sake of it, that's how the locomotive is identified to avoid a dangerous duplication issue when rosters merge: When railroads merge, they don't immediately patch everything. That's 10s of thousands of locomotives and 100s of thousands of cars potentially across the continent. Instead, they keep old reporting marks until equipment can be patched or repainted. CPKC didn't get the spray can and patch every cab on their roster when they merged recently: their locomotives are still CP and KCS until they get remarked or repainted. This is to avoid potential duplication across rosters. If the dispatcher had given the TWC to UP 8701, that's a different locomotive, an SD70ACe www.rrpicturearchives.net/Locopicture.aspx?id=161610 Roster merging takes time and careful planning, so old reporting marks stick around for years. And those marks often get used for new purposes. NYC is a mark used on some of CSX's gondolas despite the New York Central folding into... we won't talk about that monstrosity.

I mean it wouldn’t have had up on the inside of the cab or any up markings so it still was CNW 8701.

“it’s just a burning, memory….”

Thank you very much! I miss this type of power in the area, and its hard to think how fast time has melted by. Appreciate the kind words!

@@SD457500 no problem! i got this channel reccomended too me by my very close friend in MN! :)

That’s probably due a low battery in the relay box

Time really does FLY when you look back at! It actually was repainted again in the last few years, and the other UP heritage units received fresh paint too. Thanks for watching!

At least ONE of them will be around for a while longer then. Imagine UP repainting, and renumbering it, back into CNW colors someday!

Thanks for watching; glad you enjoyed it!

6706 was CNW 8804.

@@ROTC730 you are correct, my apologies, I got the numbers mixed

@@arlingtontrains7 don’t worry it’s fine

That they were! Knowing what I know now, I wish I had shot those more before they got replaced. Thanks for watching!

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Thank you so very much for the kind words about the video, and glad you enjoyed it! Glad you were able to get them back in the day, prior to them being repainted.

I think that patched unit is an AC44? I think one or two patched units still roam the rails, but no unpatched units still operate on the UP. Thanks for watching!

That unit is patched out though, right?

Oh that's neat! The 8646 really made it all over the place before being stored. Thanks for watching!

That they were! My understanding is that they got a lot of TLC from IRM during their stay there. It would be nice if they made their way back to IRM someday, and in CNW colors.

There both repainted, but I hope one will and be repainted to its former glory

@@FreedomRailfan1776 If we're lucky both will.

Loved the CNW when i was growing up, one of my favorite railroads. But my very favorite was Mo-Pac and it was nice seeing the old eagle 2164 still operating in its disguise, UP 644. Maybe it can also end up in a museum one day wearing Jenks blue with the CNW twins.

@@AlexThePatriot UP 9805 (former CNW 8701) has already been rebuilt into an AC4400CWM, and it wouldn't be surprising to see the UP 9750 (former CNW 8646) receive the same treatment. Definitely no longer museum worthy.

@@SouthernPacificPatchI don’t believe 9750 is part of the rebuild program yet, but I assume that’ll be something in the future. UP is rebuilding 6706 as well, so really no CNW to preserve since they’ll be totally different models.

Has it been? Do you have a link for more info about it? It's interesting to keep tabs on what happens to these locomotives over time.

I was hoping that someone was going to notice that! In retrospect, I should have shot this location more. Those gates, even back then, were old and quite rare. Thanks for watching!