The 844
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buddyholley19
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great photo !
springerpete
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Bill: Not sure where in N. Colorado you are but it is worth a trip to Cheyenne to the UP shops if you are a steam buff. They have always been very friendly to me and I have toured the shop to see both 844 and 3985. If you can figure out when 844 will return to Cheyenne, it will be sitting outside the shop being serviced and allowed to cool and you can get a good look and talk with the crew.
Steve Plucker
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Saw it in Pendleton, Oregon during the 2010 Pendleton Round-Up...Oh, and "Let'er Buck"!
What a site indeed!
Pluck
mpalilonis
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Mitch. We need to take our cars out there to get some pics... Road trip!
BILL WILLIAMSON
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thanks bill cool shot nice classic photo
do you know that you stopped your car on the tracks for trains going in the opposite direction
Son, maybe them tracks were RUSTY! Model A guys pay great attention to RUST!
Can you believe, I've NEVER, EVER, ridden a train!!
Bill W.
Tom Wesenberg
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Son, maybe them tracks were RUSTY! Model A guys pay great attention to RUST!
Can you believe, I've NEVER, EVER, ridden a train!!
Say what?
Let's get with it and jump on board!!!!!!
Trains are by far my favorite way to travel.
I was pretty young, but can still remember riding the train from Rochester, NY to Benton Harbor, Michigan to visit relatives. Those were the best times of my life and those were the times when regular passenger trains still ran all over the country.
Mitch//pa
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Son, maybe them tracks were RUSTY! Model A guys pay great attention to RUST!
Can you believe, I've NEVER, EVER, ridden a train!!
hey dad tom has the right idea ALL ABOARD...
and if those rails were rusty wouldn't the scrappers have nabbed them by now hmmm
SeaSlugs
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i dont beleive scrap yards are allowed to scrap them and they can get into a heap of trouble if thier in thier yards. i think there's some special forms or something from the RR office they must have on file sorta thing.
most if not all RR rails have a date of manufature on them. ive seen as old as 1918 on some old siding rails. several mainlines are from the 70's. look down the rail and its usually cast into the rail in 1" tall letters and numbers and repeats itself every so many feet
Mitch//pa
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Rowdy
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I get to see it pass by here 4 times a year or more. I was hoping this year the 3985 would be back on excursion duty. I have not seen it since it had a problem with the driver rods in 2007. I understand it is fixed, but not scheduled for duty for another couple of years as they are still gloating about rebuilding the boiler on the 844. Too bad they bent up the deflectors so bad during the repair. Sure takes away from the sleak look it used to have. Rod
Jim Brierley
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That's a lotta horsepower! When I was a kid Dad took us to San Diego, went down on a steamer and back on a diesel / electric. He wanted us to experience steam while there were some still running, a great experience. My wife and I have ridden many steamers in the last few years, and enjoyed them all.
Pete
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I went behind the 844 from Portland to Cheyenne in 1954.
100 mph in some places.
By the way Whirnot, that was a very bad place to stop your car. Illegal for one thing but aside from that, even though rails are rusty, as long as they are connected to the main line, and those are, a train can approach at any time.
If you are going to be driving near railroad tracks you might want to familiarize yourself with Operation Lifesaver. It could save you and your car.
http://oli.org/
100 mph in some places.
By the way Whirnot, that was a very bad place to stop your car. Illegal for one thing but aside from that, even though rails are rusty, as long as they are connected to the main line, and those are, a train can approach at any time.
If you are going to be driving near railroad tracks you might want to familiarize yourself with Operation Lifesaver. It could save you and your car.
http://oli.org/
whirnot
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Not to worry, the car was actually stopped on a siding which is owned by my company. I had to photoshop out the bumper at the end, and crop out the docks etc. It is not connected to the main line. You can see the spur line short of the main, and I am on the siding off that. The siding is over 1000 feet long. You might note the wood platform that ends just in front of the tires, it is for the backs of trucks to sit on while loading.
I would not dream of stopping on an active main or spur.
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BILL WILLIAMSON
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Not to worry, the car was actually stopped on a siding which is owned by my company. I had to photoshop out the bumper at the end, and crop out the docks etc. It is not connected to the main line. You can see the spur line short of the main, and I am on the siding off that. The siding is over 1000 feet long. You might note the wood platform that ends just in front of the tires, it is for the backs of trucks to sit on while loading.
I would not dream of stopping on an active main or spur.[/QUOTE
So, Bill, (sounds like an echo) with computator editing, what we see may NOT be what we see, right?? Like is that really you car? There's one here in town that looks like a twin!!
By the way, sum Bill's "hurtful" posts have apparently been attributed to me & got us in hot water. NAW! it couldn't have been you, probably sumbody didn't know how to read GOOD! I think you're a GOOD DUDE!
QGolden
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Say what?
Let's get with it and jump on board!!!!!!
Trains are by far my favorite way to travel.
! Me too ! My wife and I train from Albany NY to Seattle WA. Takes 4 days to get across country. We love it.
BILL WILLIAMSON
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We don't got trains everywhere, like in the East. We voted down a high speed rail frum San Francisco to sumwhere in the South state, cuz nobody wanted to go so FAST thet they couldn't see our BEAUTIFUL state & besides, there wouldn't be enuff time to dine on the train! Bill W. (escuz my poor spellin' & grammer, the Dog
is rubbin' off on me)
is rubbin' off on me)
whirnot
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Train travel is a great way to go. European trains are amazing! 200 MPH! And yes Bill, that is my car, and me in it. Just a little editing to clean things up.
Also had to remove about 100 "foamers" way down the tracks. That is what the old train buffs are called as they foam at the mouth!!! (Union Pacific term)
Also had to remove about 100 "foamers" way down the tracks. That is what the old train buffs are called as they foam at the mouth!!! (Union Pacific term)