Misc I Hear That Train A Comin'.... - Page 2

**gblowfish** · 10-05-2016, 08:15 PM

Really cool steam locomotive will be coming to Topeka, Lawrence, KC and points eastward on to St. Louis soon. You can see it's schedule here. Great opportunity to take the kids to see a relic from the WWII Ear of steam locomotives. It'll be at Union Station in KC on Saturday and Sunday Oct 15th and Oct 16th.

http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_tr.../details.shtml

**gblowfish** · 10-06-2016, 11:39 AM

The main track of the old MoPac line run about two blocks from my house. The Amtrak that runs from KC to STL uses that line. I've seen steam trains that have visited KC use that track before. This time, out of Union Station, the train will follow the UP tracks on the south side of the Missouri River, going to Buckner then on to Lexington in Lafayette County. The train tracks bump up right next to the river just to the West of Lexington. That would be a cool place to see the train rolling. Too bad it's on a Monday or I'd go check that out.

LiveSteam · 10-06-2016, 02:17 PM

Its the last of the UP 800s and is a 4-8-4 Northern. And the only steam locomotive never to be pulled off a major American Railroad roster... I've baby sat it at night,many times when they would run her down from Cheyenne to Aksarben for September fest.... I've road in the cab several times from Omaha to Columbus and back. Unfortunately I've never run it.

LiveSteam · 10-06-2016, 02:29 PM

http://https://youtu.be/HR5dEc5VeNw

The UP is currently rebuilding the 4014 BiG Boy. Largest locomotives ever built..

10-05-2016, 08:15 PM
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16886178 VARSITY	I Hear That Train A Comin'.... Really cool steam locomotive will be coming to Topeka, Lawrence, KC and points eastward on to St. Louis soon. You can see it's schedule here. Great opportunity to take the kids to see a relic from the WWII Ear of steam locomotives. It'll be at Union Station in KC on Saturday and Sunday Oct 15th and Oct 16th. http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_tr.../details.shtml
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10-06-2016, 11:39 AM	#16
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16886178 VARSITY	The main track of the old MoPac line run about two blocks from my house. The Amtrak that runs from KC to STL uses that line. I've seen steam trains that have visited KC use that track before. This time, out of Union Station, the train will follow the UP tracks on the south side of the Missouri River, going to Buckner then on to Lexington in Lafayette County. The train tracks bump up right next to the river just to the West of Lexington. That would be a cool place to see the train rolling. Too bad it's on a Monday or I'd go check that out.
Posts: 41,016

10-06-2016, 02:17 PM	#17
LiveSteam The Constitutional Choo choo Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: homeof43conferencetitles Casino cash: $-1684568	Its the last of the UP 800s and is a 4-8-4 Northern. And the only steam locomotive never to be pulled off a major American Railroad roster... I've baby sat it at night,many times when they would run her down from Cheyenne to Aksarben for September fest.... I've road in the cab several times from Omaha to Columbus and back. Unfortunately I've never run it. __________________ Progressivism.. The Politically Correct way of saying "I'm a Communist slash Nazi" depending on what the issue of the day is?
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10-06-2016, 02:29 PM	#18
LiveSteam The Constitutional Choo choo Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: homeof43conferencetitles Casino cash: $-1684568	http://https://youtu.be/HR5dEc5VeNw The UP is currently rebuilding the 4014 BiG Boy. Largest locomotives ever built.. __________________ Progressivism.. The Politically Correct way of saying "I'm a Communist slash Nazi" depending on what the issue of the day is?
Posts: 44,716