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Lord Atmo wrote:where is it going?
On Friday I'm going up to Blair to see them service it and then I'm heading to Golden Spike Park to watch it come in. I can't wait!
Willy
Lord Atmo wrote:i can't go then. too far from Wisconsin. maybe if he came around here, i'd go catch him in altoona
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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No she made a trip this spring to many states including TX, NM, OK, KS
bigboy4024 wrote:this sounds like fun i have allways wanted to chase 844. is this her first run after her rebiuld? big boy
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
No her first "official" trip after the rebuild was Cheyenne Frontier Days train to Denver last year when she was double-headed with 3985 (which managed to have bearing problems...so they replaced it with 6936). Of course before that she had a couple test runs out of Cheyenne (I think also to Denver).
-ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams
On its recent tour through Kansas going north. We chased it from Coffeyville, Independence to Altoona, it was a lot of fun, and the first time for the wife to be involved in anytrhing like that. What a rush, but some folks took too many chances, no accidents that I know of, but it got to be a high speed rat race, and not a lot of fun. But for awhile it was a real rush!
zugmann wrote: Lord Atmo wrote:i can't go then. too far from Wisconsin. maybe if he came around here, i'd go catch him in altoonaDoes anyone else see the irony in the above statement?
Well the 844 isn't painted yellow, so it must be ok
Bert
An "expensive model collector"
RJ
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miniwyo wrote:Nope, She is headed east, I am west, They need to start bringing her west more, West is where its all at.
Ya, all the way west.
chad thomas wrote: miniwyo wrote:Nope, She is headed east, I am west, They need to start bringing her west more, West is where its all at. Ya, all the way west.
I would argue they need to go father east, Chicago needs some steam action. We don't even have steam at the local musuem anymore.
n012944 wrote: chad thomas wrote: miniwyo wrote:Nope, She is headed east, I am west, They need to start bringing her west more, West is where its all at. Ya, all the way west. I would argue they need to go father east, Chicago needs some steam action. We don't even have steam at the local musuem anymore. Bert
BNSFrailfan wrote: n012944 wrote: chad thomas wrote: miniwyo wrote:Nope, She is headed east, I am west, They need to start bringing her west more, West is where its all at. Ya, all the way west. I would argue they need to go father east, Chicago needs some steam action. We don't even have steam at the local musuem anymore. Bert Ya. She did. She went to Chicago. Way back in the later 90's When it was known as the CNW400 special. She rode the CNW from Council Bluffs all the way to Chicago then back to Omaha.
Yes I know that. That was back in 96, 10 years ago, time to come back.
samfp1943 wrote: bigboy4024 wrote:this sounds like fun i have allways wanted to chase 844. is this her first run after her rebiuld? big boy On its recent tour through Kansas going north. We chased it from Coffeyville, Independence to Altoona, it was a lot of fun, and the first time for the wife to be involved in anytrhing like that. What a rush, but some folks took too many chances, no accidents that I know of, but it got to be a high speed rat race, and not a lot of fun. But for awhile it was a real rush!
I was totally unprepared for the number of people chasing and the number at Coffeyville and Durand for the servicing stops. I had chased 3985 in February and May of 2004 and I'd say there weren't 10% of the people for those trips. Course being that it was about 35 in February and during the week in May might help explain the lower turnout.
Wonder what its going to be like Saturday for 745 in Pittsburg.
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