Soo Line 2-8-2 #1003 to run on Metra in Chicago and suburbs August 5-7.

Just my opinion but, I believe that this is TOTAL bs, from some wacko faceplant posting.

Been in the works for a while and has already been done before.

Details on the Steam Locomotive Heritage Association's website: http://steamlocomotiveheritage.org/

I actually went to their website and this info is posted there.  Didn't bother with Facebook.  Of course, it's always possible their web page was hacked, but their history seems to show that they do stuff like this every now and then, but mostly in Wisconsin.

Chuck

@Hot Water posted:

Just my opinion but, I believe that this is TOTAL bs, from some wacko faceplant posting.

@PRR1950 posted:

I actually went to their website and this info is posted there.  Didn't bother with Facebook.  Of course, it's always possible their web page was hacked, but their history seems to show that they do stuff like this every now and then, but mostly in Wisconsin.

Chuck

Using the internet to go straight to the source?  Gasp!!!

Metra is working hard to lure it's passengers back. Perhaps this is an outreach to them. Metra is somewhat civic minded with their heritage paint-scheme locomotives.

Any one know or care to speculate on activity beyond Fox Lake on August 6 ?  Go up the "J Line" to Janesville or just overnight in Fox Lake?

I guess you can run steam on track that is not your own IF the host railroad is steam friendly. Metra has hosted the 765 in the past but this was not a public excursion. Public excursions require liability insurance. Now they probably couldn't run this on BNSF or any other class 1 railroad unless the class 1 was willing to accommodate a steam locomotive move in between its freight trains.