Here's a February 27, 1991 photo of Union Pacific 3593, the Desert Storm locomotive (actually named Desert Victory), that UP painted in honor of Operation Desert Storm in Iraq. This was the dedication of the locomotive in front of UP's Jenks Shops in North Little Rock, Arkansas.  According to UtahRails.net, (http://utahrails.net/up/up-diesel-paint.php), on February 27, 1991, UP SD40-2 3593 was released from Jenks shops painted with a U. S. Army-inspired camouflage paint scheme, named Desert Victory, to commemorate the 66 UP employees who participated in Operation Desert Storm. The unit was repainted back to standard UP yellow and gray on October 11, 1991. (Photos by Ken Ziegenbein. Thanks for the heads-up notification from John C. Jones)




The locomotive was originally UP 8084. It was was repainted in UP yellow on October 11, 1991 since it was harder to see due to the camouflage paint scheme.

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