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After the passing of former president Geroge Bush, UP would for the final hurrah un-tarp this motor and send it on a systemwide tour as a token of honor for this moment. Just as his passing, this and the funeral train would be the last hurrah for this motor in it's operational state as it is now an exhibit at the presidential library and museum in Texas. This would be the first and last time I'd get to see this motor.

With a perfectly timed phone call earlier that morning, it was out the door to capture UP 1982 tied down at CP455 in Nampa at the lead of MHKPC. It would only be a couple hours later and they would be gone that same afternoon.

Earlier in the afternoon a ballast train had arrived Nampa and tied down for the night, awaiting it's next move eastward to unload for the various MoW projects across Idaho. With a beautiful clear night, there's no way one would pass on a nice shot under the stars as the trio of motors rest in near CP 455 in the east end of Nampa yard.

After a stint working in the east end of the yard shuffling cars around for all the Nampa area eastbound locals, a rare standard cab SD60 is seen resting the night away out front of Nampa Tower