A second example of Union Pacific’s new paint scheme, the first on an EMD locomotive, is now roaming the railroad. Photographer James Hickey captured SD70ACe No. 8620 leading manifest MNPRO-26 at Buffalo Bend/Point of Rocks, Neb., near the town of Sidney, on July 27, 2022. The new standard paint scheme features a larger UP shield and smaller American flag on the nose, and the return of “Union Pacific” lettering on the carbody [see “Union Pacific redesigns locomotive paint scheme,” Trains News Wire, July 25, 2022]
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