Model Forum / General / Railroads / October 2003

Alan,

Give these sites a try for starters to get lots of info on your questions:

Photos:

http://www.railpictures.com/

http://donross.railspot.com/

http://www.railarc.org/

Road Numbers:

http://users.inna.net/~jaydeet/rosters.htm

Decals:

http://www.microscale.com/

There are others but these are the ones that come to mind and that I can find.

Checking these out should keep you busy and out of trouble for awhile!   8^D

Have fun and good luck!

Paul - "The CB&Q Guy"

Well you could buy a book or two:
a couple (I own)  from the UPHS library page:
http://www.uphs.org/libloco.htm

Diesels of the Union Pacific, The Classic Era, Volume I.
Strack, Don.(Halifax, Pa.: Withers Publishing Co., 1999) 224 pages; 308 black &
white photographs; abbreviated bibliography; 14-page 1934-1982 chronology of
Union Pacific diesel locomotives; four-page summary of road numbers, with years
in service; four-page summary of locomotive model quantities; 40-page history of
Union Pacific dieselization; 153-page unit-by-unit roster of Union Pacific
diesel and turbine locomotives numbered from 1 to 999. ISBN 1-881411-24-9.

The Union Pacific Diesel, Volume One: Dieselization - 1959.
Priest, Dr. Cinthia.(Kansas City, Mo.: Paired Rail Railroad Publications, Ltd.,
1999) 192 pages; 124 black & white photographs; 402 color photographs; four
graphic illustrations. ISBN 0-9651896-3-5

Here are some UP specific web sites:

Roster info: http://utahrails.net/up/diesels/up-diesel-index.htm

Photo sites:

http://ncespee.railfan.net/UP/uptbl.html

http://www.widowcreek.com/unionpacific/locomotives/

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/up/up-eng.html

There are more out there... just have to look.   ;^)

Dave.