blackz28
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Post by blackz28 on Apr 2, 2018 8:37:08 GMT -8
ok who plans of going out to Utah in may 2019 for the union pacific 150th spike ceremony & debut of the 4014
I plan on it I cleared off a credit card for my hotel ,car & flight
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Post by specialduty45 on Apr 2, 2018 11:51:07 GMT -8
Would like to hoping i can see the old girl back in high heels.
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Post by peoriaman on Apr 4, 2018 18:11:40 GMT -8
ok who is going to be in Utah may 2019 to see the 4014?? I plan on it I cleared off a credit card for the hotel car & flight Not me, sorry, I have to mow the grass. Or clean out the garage. One of those. Why the strange font that is so hard to read? |
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Post by jonklein611 on Apr 5, 2018 3:55:33 GMT -8
Utah is a bit far from the 4014 I want to see...  |
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on May 9, 2018 9:58:04 GMT -8
Why the strange font that is so hard to read? Sort of like in your Kool-Ade logo...  |
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Post by oldmuley on May 11, 2018 19:26:47 GMT -8
I would never go to Utah on purpose.
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Post by ncrc5315 on May 28, 2018 12:12:07 GMT -8
I would never go to Utah on purpose. Why is that? To me, it is a beautiful state, besides it is where one of two preserved GE turbines is located. |
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Post by riogrande on May 28, 2018 15:50:44 GMT -8
I would never go to Utah on purpose. Why is that? To me, it is a beautiful state, besides it is where one of two preserved GE turbines is located. Must have never been to Utah. I've driven through it a number of times and it is a beautiful state. |
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Post by bnsf971 on May 30, 2018 2:48:17 GMT -8
Why is that? To me, it is a beautiful state, besides it is where one of two preserved GE turbines is located. Must have never been to Utah. I've driven through it a number of times and it is a beautiful state. The only reason I would go to Utah would be to attend my ex's funeral. That isn't the fault of the state or its contents, just circumstances. |
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Post by ncrc5315 on May 30, 2018 17:01:30 GMT -8
Now THAT I can understand!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Paul Cutler III on May 31, 2018 6:00:23 GMT -8
For a 2-month old (but in depth) Big Boy update, watch:
It's Ed Dickens, head of the UP's Steam Heritage operation, giving a talk at a train show. He goes into detail on where they're at and what they're doing with 4014.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2018 20:53:16 GMT -8
Paul--
I would like to go. Always wanted to see a big steamer run and never have...unless you count NKP 765 drifting through Enola Yard quietly a couple years ago...but it's just not "big enough" by comparison. Always wanted to see 3985 with Dad, but never had the time off or money to get there. Now he's too old to travel. He would have seen lots of articulateds while growing up in Butler, PA, but was more interested in counting the cars (trains frequently ran 160 cars+ of iron ore one way and/or coal the other). He was there when Bessemer and Lake Erie was running 3 monster 2-10-4's on one train...but just doesn't remember them...was young. They would have quietly vanished while he was getting ready to go off to college. B&O EM-1'a and 2-8-8-0's did run in the Butler, PA area.
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Post by Paul Cutler III on Jul 11, 2018 14:37:30 GMT -8
FPA-4,
The biggest steam engine I've ever seen operating is the CN 2-8-2 at Steamtown, tho' the Western Maryland Scenic 2-8-0 is a close second (and actually has more tractive effort).
Most of my other live steam experience has been with smaller engines like the ex-Chinese Mike at Essex (CT) and the small 2-8-2 and 2-6-2 they have there. Or with the Mt. Washington Cog or the various narrow gauge RR's around New England (all 2-footers). And I suppose you could also count the 7.5" gauge live steam club in Holliston, MA...
Seeing a big engine would be a treat, but they never come to New England. I think the last big steamer to run in New England was the Reading T-1 on the American Freedom Train in 1976.
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Jul 16, 2018 17:09:38 GMT -8
I guess i’m spoiled. I live within a short drive of 1225 have ridden behind it a time or two, photographed it many times. Rode a Chessie Steam Spl in 70s from Grand Rapids to Plymouth and back and my last steam was riding behind 765 when 1225 was down for a year. Super Chief/El Cap behind War Bonnet Fs after Amtrak took over but before they gave up the name. 1225 sat next to the football stadium at Michigan State when I was a freshman. 1966 Caught Freedom Train #1 by chance as it was sent solo to the West due to some clearance or weight issues in mid Michigan. 4449 a few years ago when it came to Steam Fest in Owosso. Maybe i’m off a bit but I’d rather see the Challenger. I have pics but this isn’t my thread and might get me another hand slap.  |
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