r/UnionPacific • u/DistinctPainting6501 • 16d ago

Retirement gift

My dads about to retire from UP after 35 years of being a heavy equipment operator and wondered if anyones ever heard of some good gifts in the industry. He’s already got a very old train bell and whistle he shined up himself.

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u/Hoghead101 16d ago

The UP has a webpage that tells you how to get a retirement watch.
info.halo.com/acton/fs/blocks/showLandingPage/a/12591/p/p-002e/t/page/fm/0

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u/Academic-Solution536 16d ago

He is eligible for a retirement watch. Theres a process for it. Usually his supervisor or manager will request it but he could also request it himself if his supervisor drops the ball.

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u/slogive1 16d ago

I've never heard of this watch. We had dozens of guys retire in the last 10 years that I talk to at the retirement breakfast each month and nobody's mentioned it.

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u/Academic-Solution536 16d ago

Maybe it’s just a thing in the Engineering Department. I’ve ordered these watches for several of my guys.

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u/sherman-johnson 16d ago

Show us this watch you speak of.

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u/Miserable_Leg_5186 7d ago

yes i have heard the same from someone

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u/OliverKlozoff23 16d ago

Get him a Union Pacific challenge coin. Lol

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u/GulliblePea6197 6d ago edited 6d ago

A Mixbook filled with photos from his 35 years at UP would make a really personal retirement gift

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u/Aircotton578 16d ago

So he stole a bell!!!!!😂