UP Flag Unit
by Bill Kesler
Title
UP Flag Unit
Artist
Bill Kesler
Medium
Photograph
Description
I love the American flag, and I love how Union Pacific Railroad has a large reflective full-color graphic of the American flag installed on both sides of their locomotives. I never measured one of those graphics when I worked for Union Pacific but I would guess it measures 5 to 6 feet vertically. It really gets your attention. Again, I love the American flag.
If it is night time and you find yourself at a railroad crossing waiting for a train, your headlights hit that reflective graphic and it lights up in full color and looks awesome.
I made this photograph in Bailey Yard at North Platte, Nebraska. Bailey Yard is the world's largest railroad classification yard, it is huge and well worth seeing if you find yourself near North Platte. You can visit the Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center located adjacent to the railroad. The Golden Spike Tower was designed to resemble a railroad spike and has a gift shop on the ground floor. You can go up and exit on the 7th floor to the Outdoor Observation Deck, then head on up to the 8th floor to the Indoor Observation Room. Since the yard is over eight miles in length, you can't see it all, but the view from the Golden Spike Tower is worth the visit.
This photograph has had an artistic filter applied to give it qualities unique to the art of painting.
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December 8th, 2018
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