WHERE In . . . Illinois . . . Is That Chinese Steam Engine ???

[Anonymous]

About 11:30 pm, they are at Blum, Texas. Blum is south of Ft. Worth.

[Anonymous]

DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062213- -CLIFTON TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062213- -MANHATTAN TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062210- -MOODY TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062208- -TEMPLE TX
ARIL-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062204- -TEMPLE TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062202- -BUCKHOLTS TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062123- -MILANO TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062123- -CALDWELL TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062120- -SOMERVILLE TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062120- -PHILLIPSBURG TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062119- -BELLVILLE TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062119- -SEALY TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062119- -WALLIS TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062117- -ROSENBERG TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06062114- -HOUSTON TX
DFLC-ON-BNSF-L-00-06061608- -HOUSTON TX
PFPS-ON-BNSF-L-00-06061603- -HOUSTON TX
RLOD-ON-BNSF-L-00-06061210- -STORAGE YARD TX
PACT-ON-BNSF-E-00-06061011- -STORAGE YARD TX

[mudchicken]

They are going to Rock Island, IL for federal boiler tests (NRE-Silvis?) (per Progressive Railroading site)

[videomaker]

Hey Guys,
I have a friend who has been listening to his scanner and waiting for them to pass his house...They are at Valley Mills Tx. In the siding waiting for 2 other trains to get around them..Probably A/trak and another ffreight...Are they or are the not under tarps? This was at about 1:30 cdt...Danny PS He dont expect them into FW til 5_6 o'clock this evening..

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Train 284

Interesting......

So where exactly are they headed to?

We believe GAL to be Galesburg.

[Anonymous]

I can't imagine they will get past the guys that hawk Saginaw, TX (jct N of Ft. Worth) without being seen.

[DrummingTrainfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Train 284

Interesting......

So where exactly are they headed to?

I think it's either the Council Bluffs, Iowa yard or the Chicago yard of the Iowa Interstate. I kinda hope its Council Bluffs so I can *try* to take a look.

[Train 284]

Interesting......

So where exactly are they headed to?

[Anonymous]

They left Temple, Texas, around 8 am this morning.

I would guess they are headed to Waco for it is the next large city on the way to Dallas/Ft. Worth.

[Anonymous]

BNSF 585065 DEPARTED LOAD SOMERVILL TX 06/21 2042 BNSF P
BNSF 585129 DEPARTED LOAD SOMERVILL TX 06/21 2042 BNSF P
QTTX 131052 DEPARTED LOAD SOMERVILL TX 06/21 2042 BNSF P
QTTX 131042 DEPARTED LOAD SOMERVILL TX 06/21 2042 BNSF P

[Anonymous]

According to Zach and some of his sources the Chinese steam engines are on H HOUGAL9 21. It was around the Somerville, Texas, area about 9:30 tonight, with BNSF 838 and BNSF 636 as power.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by youngengineer

whats the train symbol as I have looked for them but cant seem to find a train with the proper symbol?

Hey youngengineer [:)] please email me through the forum email.

We can use all the help we can get. [;)]

[youngengineer]

whats the train symbol as I have looked for them but cant seem to find a train with the proper symbol?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by coborn35

im waiting ***......

They are finally showing up on traces but we are trying to make sure of their true location before we jump the gun. [;)]

But it does finally look like they ARE on the move. [:)]

[coborn35]

im waiting ***......

[Anonymous]

WE

FOUND

THEM

I will tell you where in a few minutes. [:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by videomaker

I dont know and I wouldnt what to bet on it But,they were probably moved under tarps and under cover of darkness so there woulkd not be crowds ,throngs of people wanting to take pics of them..[2c] Danny

I am beginning to think that BNSF hired David Copperfield to make them dissappear from Texas and magically reappear in Iowa. [:o)] [8D] [:D]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

They are in the siding with the shackle cars.

Did Detective Cinderdick put them there? ? ? [?] [?] [?] [:D] [:D] [:D]

[jeaton]

They are in the siding with the shackle cars.

[DrummingTrainfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

According to a trace done this morning, by someone who will remain nameless, the steam engines left Houston on June 16th.

My question is how come no body has seen them???

Where the heck are they???

Hey some of you BNSF guys, please trace them and tell us what you come up with.

THANKS

More than likely they're under tarps...perhpas disguised in another way too.

[Anonymous]

According to a trace done this morning, by someone who will remain nameless, the steam engines left Houston on June 16th.

My question is how come no body has seen them???

Where the heck are they???

Hey some of you BNSF guys, please trace them and tell us what you come up with.

THANKS

[edblysard]

If they are still here, BNSF has them hidden, and quite well too!
They are not in South Yard, although they may be in "Old" South Yard, which is hidden inside a industrial complex.
Not at Pierce, or Casey, or the BN Hub.

They are not at UPs Englewood, or Settagast, and you can see all of East Yard from the freeway, not there either.

My guess is that BN ran them out of Houston Monday night....the BN uses form of directional running...inbounds into the metroplex most of the day, outbounds away from here at night.
I would think they should be around Fort Worth or Dallas at least.

[UPTRAIN]

Yeah, I got all the photos of them down there, but dang, you'd think somebody else would see them. Are they like, actually en route or are they still in Houston or something in a yard?

[edblysard]

Zach,
four cars, tenders on on flats BNSF #s 585065 and 585129, locomotives on QTTX#s 131052 and 131042, when they left here, the locomotive were head out, followed by the tenders.
They were on the head end of BN318, a BN yard transfer run.

Did I sent you the photos?
e mail me if I didnt...
Ed

[UPTRAIN]

Somewhere on the railroad tracks if BNSF hasn't rolled them over in a ditch, which would be sort of funny after they put out the press release. In all seriousness, I hope they are in one piece (or at least two) headed up the railroad, because they either need to roll through and somebody see them or show up in an equipment trace.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chad thomas

Here are the car numbers if someone can track them.

BNSF 585065
BNSF 585129
QTTX 131052
QTTX 131042 (I think)

Chad your numbers are correct. I have seen a slight variation but it might have been just a typo. [8]

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo where are they ? ? ?

[videomaker]

I dont know and I wouldnt what to bet on it But,they were probably moved under tarps and under cover of darkness so there woulkd not be crowds ,throngs of people wanting to take pics of them..[2c] Danny

[chad thomas]

Here are the car numbers if someone can track them.

BNSF 585065
BNSF 585129
QTTX 131052
QTTX 131042 (I think)

[CShaveRR]

Jim, unless you have a carman named Sandiego down where you work, the TV "star", Carmen Sandiego, was a "she"! (Daughter #2 used to watch that show with her parents.)

Would they have escaped Houston ahead of the flood?

They're going to have to hurry if they want to get to Galesburg for Railroad Days! [}:)]
(Wouldn't that be a nice surprise!)

[Anonymous]

Where in the world is . . . Carman Sandiego ? ? ? [?] [?] [?]

Well if you can't find him how about finding the Chinese steam engines?

Has anybody seen them???

Ed said they moved from the yard where he works. But since then they seemed to have vanished. [:0]

Has anybody seen them? ? ?