Nice capture Jorge - this is a "rarity"! This is the locomotive that prompted Union Pacific to renumber their "living legend" steam locomotive 4-8-4 FEF-3 No. 844 to No. 8444 in the late 1970s and into the 1980s. When UP received the order for this series of EMD GP30s in the 800 series, No. 844 would have caused a "problem" because of the steam locomotive having the original No. 844. So, to avoid the problem, UP renumbered the steam locomotive to 8444, and the rest is history. Again, good catch! You can also see the words "Union Pacific" on the nose faintly under the re-paint. :-)
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It is still spotting the UP paint scheme, here a picture from 2018: https://rail.pictures/picture/29601
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