From Union Pacifics website UP844 will be traveling to Memphis in October.
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That would be....pretty darn cool!!! 
I asked this before but never saw an answer, did UPRR use a contractor to finish up the 844 or did shop crews do all the work. (and I hope the trip goes off well)
Hopefully it will be a successful trip, and a safe one.
Memphis is about as far east on the UP system you can go. Old SSW/Cotton Belt location.
Matt01 posted:Tranz4mr posted:So, now Ed Dickens gets fired?
Why would they? Am I missing something, because the news stories seem to say that the UP prevailed, so why would they fire Ed at all?
p51 posted:Matt01 posted:Tranz4mr posted:So, now Ed Dickens gets fired?
Why would they? Am I missing something, because the news stories seem to say that the UP prevailed, so why would they fire Ed at all?
Maybe as a result of all the trouble he has caused, and damage to equipment, not to mention more than a 200% turnover of his personnel?
Er, this I thought was a thread about 844's upcoming outing. Maybe a different thread for the legal stuff?
Dominic Mazoch posted:Er, this I thought was a thread about 844's upcoming outing.
Any discussion of UP steam will devolve to this.
But to try to get it back on topic, I wonder if they'll send 6936 along with it?
SSW and MP came to, or close to Memphis. Maybe they will send the SP and/or the MoPac Heritage units. Then again, maybe not!
Dominic Mazoch posted:SSW and MP came to, or close to Memphis. Maybe they will send the SP and/or the MoPac Heritage units. Then again, maybe not!
Both lines worked Memphis.
SSW PA1 300 leads an F7B/F7A duo in freight service at Memphis in June 1959. (How 'bout that Cotton Belt ALCo PA Daylight working freight, mu'ed with Black Widow F-7s - quite a combination)
Cotton Belt Railway over Mississippi in Memphis, TN
MOPAC in Memphis
Any discussion of UP steam will devolve to this.
That is the funniest thing I've read in weeks......
N&W Class J posted:Any discussion of UP steam will devolve to this.
That is the funniest thing I've read in weeks......
Hey Chris, You Win.....................LOL
Ha that is funny, any time the 844 is mentioned - Ed is getting fired!
Who cares. Whats that got to do with the 844 coming to Memphis?!
Maybe 844 will come to Owosso for another steam fest like the SP 4449? Would be a great time.
Did anyone else notice the old 4-way traffic light sitting on top of an old railroad signal mast, on the far right side, in the picture above titled "MOPAC in Memphis"? What's that all about?
Chuck
J Daddy posted:Ha that is funny, any time the 844 is mentioned - Ed is getting fired!
Who cares. Whats that got to do with the 844 coming to Memphis?!
That's on me. And, I'm sorry.
I was cracking on the anti-Dickens experts. I should have kept my mouth shut.
I certainly don't want any topic threads to devolve into the anti-UP Steam circus that was 844, here on the forum.
Anyway, very cool for 844! I'm eagerly looking forward to following the 4014 project. And, will probably make my first-ever "railfan" trip to see her run somewhere.
Matt Ryan
Great news, now the forum can move on.
Dominic Mazoch posted:Er, this I thought was a thread about 844's upcoming outing. Maybe a different thread for the legal stuff?
It was until links about the lawsuit were posted - any surprise about what would happen next? 
Perhaps the brakes could be thrown early on this go-around and the thread be put to rest before the excrement hits the whirling blades?
J Daddy posted:PRR1950 posted:Did anyone else notice the old 4-way traffic light sitting on top of an old railroad signal mast, on the far right side, in the picture above titled "MOPAC in Memphis"? What's that all about?
Chuck
I believe that is for the vehicles crossing the diamond... ?
Note the switch tender house. Cheap localized control?
Maybe the signal is for Amazon's shipping drones so they don't collide with the drone pizza deliveries when the railroad guys get hungry? It's about the right height 
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TRRR
No dates have been determined yet for October?
TURTLE 2 posted:No dates have been determined yet for October?
You can check for yourself at upsteam.com. Still no dates set.
See the 'Living Legend' No. 844 on its Trek to Tennessee |
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Omaha, Neb., October 3, 2016 Union Pacific's 'Living Legend' No. 844 steam locomotive will travel more than 1,200 miles one-way to celebrate the Oct. 22 opening of Big River Crossing in Memphis, Tennessee. The trek is the first multi-state venture since the locomotive's three-year restoration. No. 844 will traverse Union Pacific's main line through Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee beginning Oct. 13. Brief stops are scheduled throughout the 19-day roundtrip journey.
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Source = http://www.up.com/aboutup/spec.../steam/details.shtml
Gary
Well, that's too bad about the timing. One week too early for me - will be in Memphis the following weekend. It would have been way cool to see 844 crossing the Frisco RR bridge across the Mississippi. The new Big River Crossing is a bike/pedestrian addition to the bridge, which runs right next to the RR track, so the view will be terrific. There should be some spectacular pictures that will show up somewhere, I assume Trains magazine, among others. The auto bridge runs on the south side of the railroad bridge, right next to it, and the train viewing from there is very good as well.
It may be a dumb question, but is this an excursion (where one can ride) or is this a "watch her run by" trip for the 844. I looked on the website and still not sure.
Dominic Mazoch posted:J Daddy posted:PRR1950 posted:Did anyone else notice the old 4-way traffic light sitting on top of an old railroad signal mast, on the far right side, in the picture above titled "MOPAC in Memphis"? What's that all about?
Chuck
I believe that is for the vehicles crossing the diamond... ?
Note the switch tender house. Cheap localized control?
I don't know. There looks to be dirt made into a rudimentary grade crossing right at the front of the MoPac locomotive, but nothing else that is really built up enough for a vehicle to cross those tracks. I'm thinking a traffic signal converted or used for the trains themselves?
Bhale posted:It may be a dumb question, but is this an excursion (where one can ride) or is this a "watch her run by" trip for the 844. I looked on the website and still not sure.
Hi: I am waiting for a call back from Union Pacific, this is the number I called,
Phone: 402 544-5000
say customer service • press # key
I may have got the run around.
Gary - Railfan
Bhale posted:It may be a dumb question, but is this an excursion (where one can ride) or is this a "watch her run by" trip for the 844. I looked on the website and still not sure.
The Union Pacific has not operated any true "excursions" for quite some years, outside of the annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Special between Denver and Cheyenne. They may have a limited number of "invited guests" or employees on board, however. In order for an excursion to be operated, a sponsoring organization would have to "rent the train" and then that organization could/would sell the tickets to the public.
Hot Water posted:Bhale posted:It may be a dumb question, but is this an excursion (where one can ride) or is this a "watch her run by" trip for the 844. I looked on the website and still not sure.
The Union Pacific has not operated any true "excursions" for quite some years, outside of the annual Cheyenne Frontier Days Special between Denver and Cheyenne. They may have a limited number of "invited guests" or employees on board, however. In order for an excursion to be operated, a sponsoring organization would have to "rent the train" and then that organization could/would sell the tickets to the public.
Hello Hot Water:
This could be my lucky day, 'Invited Guests". I am a share holder, I just may get the "Invited Guest Ticket" - That would be cool. lol
Gary - Railfan
Just got my call back from Union Pacific, check it out........ Text message...... from a Fortune 500 Company. "Wow"
Yes, back to a flip phone, I have one of those phones, that has the exploding batteries. now onto a iPhone 7 Plus, waiting list.
Gary - Railfan / PS - This old flip phone, may be a keeper. Cheap........ $$$$$
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trainroomgary posted:Just got my call back from Union Pacific, check it out........ Text message...... from a Fortune 500 Company. "Wow"
Yes, back to a flip phone, I have one of those phones, that has the exploding batteries. now onto a iPhone 7 Plus, waiting list.
Gary - Railfan / PS - This old flip phone, may be a keeper. Cheap........ $$$$$
You didn't get a call or text from Union Pacific you got one from Twitter. You have Twitter notifications set up to notify you when somebody tweets or mentions you. That's what UP did by responding to your question (which they do all the time) so Twitter notified you, same thing that would happen on Facebook so it's really nothing special
