Train buffs

[rab3rd]

FYI:

One of two old steam engines that Union Pacific has kept running will be stopping in Houston on Sunday – Monday – Tuesday on its way down to Harlingen. It will return through Houston next weekend but their won’t be any display. Picture is of the engine in Nebraska on its way south a day ago.

This engine is the real deal – a northern, 4-8-4 built in 1944 and never really out of service. It was built for fast passenger service and can easily top 100 mph yet weighs nearly 500 tons! This class of engines were right at the top, powerful, efficient ( for steam!) and maintainable. There were some that were more technically evolved but none that ran the mileage and service these engines did.

Here is the link to the schedule page: UP: Schedule

There is a link on that page that goes to a GPS on the train – current location. I think that they will be coming into Houston on the tracks along Hempstead highway into the Amtrak Station which is off Washington – near the Post Office.

Last time they had one of the engines in Houston was 2003.

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Discussion on this has already started:

http://www.texasphotoforum.com/forum...ml#post1106772

[rab3rd]

doh! Sorry, I dont read every post.

[janikphoto]

Originally Posted by rab3rd

doh! Sorry, I dont read every post.

Some people don't read ANY posts... that's why we end up with three or four different threads on the same subject sometimes!

[rab3rd]

again, sorry....

[Joe_Lorenzini]

Hey Rob,

I'm sorry if that came off cold, I certainly didn't mean it that way and am honestly grateful for anyone that would take the time to post info like this. I'm fairly excited to see this train come by and see if I can't get a nice shot or two of it so again thanks for posting.

Joe

[bburton]

Originally Posted by Joe_Lorenzini

Hey Rob,

I'm sorry if that came off cold, I certainly didn't mean it that way and am honestly grateful for anyone that would take the time to post info like this. I'm fairly excited to see this train come by and see if I can't get a nice shot or two of it so again thanks for posting.

Joe

I will second that (e)motion, Rob. Thanks for the heads-up.

[rab3rd]

no worries.

[PhotoByLeal]

Originally Posted by rab3rd

again, sorry....

SORRY IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH, get down and give 20!
It's hard to keep up with all the threads, we all have done this once or twice....
Thanks for reminding me again, are you going?

I also want to go to that and a Corvette show this W/E!

later....

[mdparthum]

If this thread hadn't been posted I probably would not know about this appearance, so thanks for the post. I am going Monday to see the train in Houston. ;)

[rab3rd]

Not really a big train buff, I just figured that there had to be some steam dreamers on here. The vette show is more up my alley.....

[Carl Stone]

Originally Posted by janikphoto

Some people don't read ANY posts... that's why we end up with three or four different threads on the same subject sometimes!

Training in the buff, is this the Badu thread?

[sldi]

hoping to catch some shots of it running next week on its way back up thru Bloomington. anyone know of any thing else special down that way?

[Gabby498]

Ditto on the head up. I must have missed the first post. I photographed the Challenger extensively when it was here in June of 2004 and hope to do the same here.

[Gabby498]

Are there any rail fans here that knows the UP tracks. According to the schedule it will be stopping in Old Town Spring prior to coming to Houston. Does that now mean that it will likely come in the track that parallels the Hardy Toll road? Plenty of overpasses there for some high shots if we could get a time of departure from Spring.