Today the Union Pacific steamers, UP 4014
(Big Boy) and UP 844 returned from Ogden, UT. Just a fraction of the crowd that
watched them going to Ogden on 5/4/2109 were at Tie Siding, WY today but
included my sister, DrJim and his wife http://every-blade-of-grass.blogspot.com/
and Mr.
Rigby, my sisters dog.
The weather was chilly with fog. It is Wyoming
in May so not a surprise. At least it wasn’t snowing and the wind was a light
breeze.
My sister, ever mindful of the bottom
line, then drove over to Cheyenne and took pictures of a repaired stand alone
freezer to finalize an insurance claim.
Next was Fort Collins where I held the
dumb end of a 100’ tape measure while she sketched out an accident scene.
The Union Pacific Steam Shop has done an outstanding
job bring to life a steam engine that sat
in Pomona, CA for sixty years. She wasn’t moving very fast and was late
arriving in Cheyenne so I suspect there are things that need to be corrected.
Still, we were able to witness something
today that few people, now living, have ever seen live. A good day and good
company.
7 comments:
We had a great time! The GoPro didn't cooperate, though, and didn't record any video.
Guess I should have RTFM before going on this once-in-a-VERY-great-while event!
But as my wife reminded me as I was about to kick myself over the camera malfunction, "Hey...at least we got to see it!", which put things back into perspective.....
Glad we were all able to share the experience. Too bad about the GoPro.
Exiting experience and DRJIM is always fun.
Enjoyable morning. They need to get back home for an afternoon affair.
Good folks all! One of these days maybe I'll get to actually see it. One of my old Flight Engineers in the Navy is now a RR engineer inspector, and rode 844 into Ogden. However, no photos or video as they are not allowed to have them in the cab.
I already posted a comment on Dr. Jim's site. Ditto that here.
Old NFO
The UP will probably send them on tour but nothing announced yet. For Facebook users the is the Official Union Pacific Steam Club page. The summer schedule will be posted when they determine what/when/where. My guess is both engines will need some serious thinkering.
Fredd
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