Crew just called in to say they have 3 hours and 30 minutes left to work.

Dispatcher said roger that, he's trying to get a route through.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Complicating it all, the afternoon Amtrak rush is starting and there's Maintenance In The Way out there.

The original plan was for them to make a left turn right where they are, but I guess someone decided that won't work out. The plan they started with this morning was to make a left turn 20 miles farther west. I think that's what the trainmaster is still insisting on doing.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

And the dispatcher says okay to bring 'em down.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Western Maryland Scenic to acquire and operate B&O 2-6-6-2.

This news article doesn't say it's a 2-6-6-2, but the one on Trains Newswire does. (But you have to subscribe to Trains Magazine to see it.)

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Western Maryland Scenic to acquire and operate B&O 2-6-6-2.

This news article doesn't say it's a 2-6-6-2, but the one on Trains Newswire does. (But you have to subscribe to Trains Magazine to see it.)

Article on WMSR's site.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

4014 is currently in Rawlins, WY, almost on schedule.

They will stop in Medicine Bow and Laramie, then make the final push to Cheyenne tomorrow.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

4014 is almost home. I finished reading the Trains collector edition of The Big Boys. What a machine.

Vic have you been able to find that edition?

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Old James

4014 is almost home. I finished reading the Trains collector edition of The Big Boys. What a machine.

Vic have you been able to find that edition?

Barstow CA is rather isolated, the next nearest city is Victorville CA and that's an extra 33 miles away from Barstow down the 15 freeway, or 45 miles from where I live at, so no, if I have enough money next month, I'll order it online, for the moment I can do nothing.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

4014 is almost home. I finished reading the Trains collector edition of The Big Boys. What a machine.

Vic have you been able to find that edition?

Barstow CA is rather isolated, the next nearest city is Victorville CA and that's an extra 33 miles away from Barstow down the 15 freeway, or 45 miles from where I live at, so no, if I have enough money next month, I'll order it online, for the moment I can do nothing.

I sent you a PM. But im going to bed now so Let me know what one way or the other.

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Old James

4014 is almost home. I finished reading the Trains collector edition of The Big Boys. What a machine.

Vic have you been able to find that edition?

Barstow CA is rather isolated, the next nearest city is Victorville CA and that's an extra 33 miles away from Barstow down the 15 freeway, or 45 miles from where I live at, so no, if I have enough money next month, I'll order it online, for the moment I can do nothing.

I sent you a PM. But im going to bed now so Let me know what one way or the other.

You have PM too.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

London Calling

Friends of 261 is sponsoring a trip to see several British tourist railways and whatnot. If I suddenly win the lottery, maybe I'll sign up. I could meet Chris, Sirius, etc.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Happy 20th birthday (+2 days) to the Channel Tunnel.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Big Boy UP 4014 is almost at Cheyenne Wyoming now, BORIE, WY
Thursday, May 8, 12:36:42 PM MDT, so the locomotive is almost home.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Big Boy UP 4014 is almost at Cheyenne Wyoming now, BORIE, WY
Thursday, May 8, 12:36:42 PM MDT, so the locomotive is almost home.

Borie is where the Amtrak station for Cheyenne was, back when it ran through Wyoming. If they had run to downtown Cheyenne, there would have been a long backup move to get out again.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

The editor of Trains and his minions have stopped to show us the 4014 going by again, but there is currently a stack train passing on the closest track.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Train has arrived, apparently at the station in Cheyenne.

Consist:
UP 4014 SD70M
UPP 4014 4-8-8-4 Big Boy
UP 4884 SD70M
UP 6344 Art Lockman baggage car (tools and such?)
UP 209 Howard Fogg crew sleeper/power car
UP 5714 Lynn Nystrom baggage car
UP 9374 boxcar with "CHEYENNE WY ROTARY SNOWPLOW" on the side
UP 9313 same as above
7 flat cars, first one carrying a company SUV and a 2-axle trailer marked "UP4014 Project Cheyenne, WY"

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

It's raining in Cheyenne.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Steam Through the Piney Woods

The Texas Railroad is located about an hour and a half drive North of our East Texas farm. In Lufkin, Texas, there is a nice railroad museum that focuses on the pulpwood industry, and then there is an extensive railroad museum on the Strand Avenue in Galveston.

Happy 20th birthday (+2 days) to the Channel Tunnel.

I did the chunnel in 2002. At that time it was from Waterloo staiton.
It was rather dull. You see the engine go into a tunnel then its black as hell. You cant see anything. We did see an oncoming train. But they fly past you so quick its a blurr.

My old pass port has a chunnel stamp on it though. By the way we went to Paris.

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Old James

Happy 20th birthday (+2 days) to the Channel Tunnel.

I did the chunnel in 2002. At that time it was from Waterloo station.
It was rather dull. You see the engine go into a tunnel then its black as hell. You cant see anything. We did see an oncoming train. But they fly past you so quick its a blurr.

My old pass port has a chunnel stamp on it though. By the way we went to Paris.

If it was a blurr, are ye sure that wasn't 'The Flash'? ;)

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's