UP in the UP After Union Pacific merged Chicago & North Western, it only had the Upper Peninsula of Michigan ore line for a short time before Wisconsin Central, and later Canadian National, operated it. In late 1996 and early 1997, the trains were powered by former MoPac EMD SD50s, with a SD40-2 occasionally thrown in for good measure. On December 28, 1996, a southbound taconite ore train curves toward a frozen Goose lake near Partridge, Michigan, with SD50 Nos. 5054 and 5029 leading the way.
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.