@Ken Gillig posted:Hello @vash44,
Great documentation of UP trains!
May I ask is there a repository where these are defined along with more details such as which routes they took, which stops the made, etc?
I would love to dig deeper to learn and enjoy. Will also help target which modeled cars to acquire for my family layout, and to help plan where field trips may be taken.
Thanks in advance if you can share how this data you presented was constructed.
- Ken Gillig
Thank you! Some of the excursions 93 Challenger and 24 Big Boy I created from pictures I have taken. Many of the others I have created from watching a variety of YouTube videos and taking notes of the order the cars followed the engines in. One thing I have seen is that depending on the route and where they are going the pickup and drop cars along the way (typically revolving around where the passenger cars are stored). Sometimes the consist will be 6 cars, sometimes 23 plus tenders.
Union Pacific's site often posts routes and main stops. I used this to help dig deeper and model areas where I have seen the excursions.
Chris
