When the Missouri Pacific took delivery of its 60 SD50s in November and December of 1984, #5000 â 5059, the as delivered units wore the corporate colors of Armour yellow and Harbor Mist Gray. MP was now part of the Union Pacific family in one of the largest mergers in history at that point. These âCanariesâ as they were to be known by railfans looked to share the same color scheme as the Union Pacific, however there were some distinguishing paint differences between MP and UP locomotives. All MP locomotives featured the Missouri Pacific spelled out on the long hood in MP âNorth Little Rockâ font, the trucks were painted gray rather than silver and the anti-glare panel on top of the short hood painted gray rather than the UPâs green. After 1986, operations between the MP and UP consolidated and complete control was acquired by the UP in 1997 and the units were eventually repainted with full UP lettering.
When the Missouri Pacific took delivery of its 60 SD50s in November and December of 1984, #5000 â 5059, the as delivered units wore the corporate colors of Armour yellow and Harbor Mist Gray. MP was now part of the Union Pacific family in one of the largest mergers in history at that point. These âCanariesâ as they were to be known by railfans looked to share the same color scheme as the Union Pacific, however there were some distinguishing paint differences between MP and UP locomotives. All MP locomotives featured the Missouri Pacific spelled out on the long hood in MP âNorth Little Rockâ font, the trucks were painted gray rather than silver and the anti-glare panel on top of the short hood painted gray rather than the UPâs green. After 1986, operations between the MP and UP consolidated and complete control was acquired by the UP in 1997 and the units were eventually repainted with full UP lettering.