SPECIAL Union Pacific Movements

eomaha.com · Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject: SPECIAL Union Pacific Movements

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=46&u_sid=2213862&u_rnd=4889913

Track it's location: http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/excurs/trace.cfm

Schedule:

Aug. 3:
11-11:30 a.m.: Service stop, downtown Lodgepole.
4 p.m.: Overnight stop, Front Street between Chestnut and Poplar Streets, North Platte.
Aug. 4:
8 a.m.: Depart North Platte
11-11:30 a.m.: Service stop, 601 Front St., Grand Island
1 p.m.: Ten-minute whistle-stop, 10 S. Main St., Fremont
2-2:30 p.m.: Service stop, North 12th Street crossing, Blair
2:40 p.m.: Ten-minute whistle-stop, Kirlin Street crossing, Missouri Valley, Iowa
4:30 p.m.: Arrive Golden Spike Park, Council Bluffs
Aug. 5-7
8 a.m.- 6 p.m.: Public display; free rides on miniature train. Golden Spike Park, Ninth Avenue and South 21st St., Council Bluffs
Aug. 8-10
8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Public display; free rides on miniature train. Durham Western Heritage Museum, 801 S. 10th St., Omaha.
Aug. 11
8 a.m.: Depart Western Heritage Museum
11-11:30 a.m.: Service stop, Grand Island
4 p.m.: Overnight stop, North Platte
Aug. 12
9 a.m.: Depart North Platte
11-11:30 a.m.: Service stop, Ninth and Grant Streets, Sidney

Brad · Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:13 pm Post subject:

Josh can you find out when it is going to travel from Council Bluffs to Omaha for a photo on the Missouri River Bridge!

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the1wags · Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject:

Hmmmm, I'll see what I can do.

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the1wags · Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:52 am Post subject:

Actually, the 2nd link provided by Jeff is what you want to keep an eye on. UP has put GPS on the 844 and will update the position map every 5 mins.

http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/excurs/trace.cfm

Sounds like the best plan would be to have your camera ready and have Jake with ya with his laptop. Smile

Brad · Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:59 am Post subject:

Well it moves monday night/tuesday morning. I am off that night, so I hight be able to catch it!

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icejammer · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:17 pm Post subject:

Looks like the train is about 2 hours behind schedule right now, it was supposed to be in Fremont about 1 and it's there right now (3:15)

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w8ing · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject:

Would it come across on that bridge next to Harrah's garage? That would be a prime picture place if that's the case.

icejammer · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:10 pm Post subject:

When the train crosses over from CB to Omaha, yes. The route today, after Fremont, was to Mo Valley and then south to CB.

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eomaha.com · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject:

I barely made it through the rush hour traffic over the Missouri River (boy I'm glad I don't have to commute from Iowa!) to catch it going through a few crossings... most of my time I spent doing the camcorder. I'm just in awe watching these massive, snorting monsters on the move. Of interest to the model railroaders (who probably already knew?)... I ran into a friend of mine there who said that UP decided to use the royalty money they're forcing train modeling companies to pay, to maintain Challenger and #844. Now if they would have said that from the beginning, they probably would have been applauded by model railroad enthusiasts.

w8ing · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:49 pm Post subject:

Some pics from the golden spike monument park today.

I can't believe the size of these wheels!

All the bells and whistles (literally, ha!) inside

From the front

Brad · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:26 pm Post subject:

Here is a sneak preview of my photos,I have 350 to go through.... Josh will be posting a bunch also!

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Coyote · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:30 pm Post subject:

Well - hurry up Brad!

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Brad · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:12 pm Post subject:

OK Coyote, I am ready....

Tonight Josh and I went down after work to see UP 844 the last steam engine ever delivered to the Union Pacific.

We started in Council Bluffs at the Golden Spike monument. We watch them back the train out on the the mainline. Then as it started moving foward we hoped in the car and raced to Harra's Parking Garage. We took many pictures at it slowly rolled to a stop on the bridge, you couldn't get any better than that. We even had enough time to drive back to Omaha, park in the 10th street bridge and then a few min later we heard the wistle and soon it appeared. It all unfolded so perfect!

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Coyote · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:14 pm Post subject:

Nice! Good timing. Thanks for sharing them Brad.

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Brad · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:17 pm Post subject:

the1wags · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:47 pm Post subject:

Just a couple for tonight, I'm tired and lazy. Laughing

I think the clouds lighting in general were giving us both problems tonight. I'm wondering if I shoulda slapped on my UV filters for a few shots. Confused

Heres my two for now, I'm going close up art mode with it. The copyrights are a little darker than what I want too, still working on new ones.

Great shots Brad. The straight on one @ the Durham from 10th is an angle I totally missed.

Omaha Cowboy · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject:

Wow..Great pics guys..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

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w8ing · Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:52 am Post subject:

Wow! You'd make good p.i.'s or groupies. lol

Very cool pics. I especially like the one with the smoke coming out the top.

Zephyr · Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:50 am Post subject:

Very nice shots, Brad and Josh! I especially like the view on the bridge over the river.

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Brad · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject:

On my vacation day on Friday, I woke up early and followed (chased) the 844 all the way to just eas of Columbus.

In all of these pictures the locomotive was moving about 60 to 65 mph (estimate by railroad workers) The first pictures were just west of Fremont. I took the pics and jumped in the car immediately (as well as a bunch of others) and hit the gas heading west on Highway 30. How no tickets were issued in the informal carravan of cars following the 844 was beyond me. I bet I was doing close to 80 theough north bend. I also passed a car in another town. About half way to Collumbus the group I was following pulled of at a "good" road for snaping pics and hopping right back on the highway. The final pcis are snapped in I believe Richland, the town just east of Columbus.

Overall a fun morning.

Stop #1

Stop #2

Stop #3

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Coyote · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 3:20 pm Post subject:

Great job Brad. I wish I could have taken the day off for that.

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the1wags · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject:

Great shots Brad. Those with the smoke pouring out are awesome, they musta had her really going. That dude in the red should be glad there wasn't UP police around, thats a bit close to the track. Shocked

Omaha Cowboy · Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject:

Wow..

Good stuff Brad..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

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eomaha.com · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:56 am Post subject:

Nice guys!

If I get a chance later today, I'll upload some of the video I took when it arrived in CB a week ago.

Brad · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject:

Josh, the police would have to patrol every crossing between Omaha and Columbus. There were people everywhere.

That thing was amazing doing 60 to 65 mph the sound and the shaking earth, very cool.

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eomaha.com · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:19 pm Post subject:

It always gets me kind of worked up/emotional when I see these engines come barrelling by. It's a life changing experience man!

the1wags · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:47 pm Post subject:

I wish I coulda seen it at high speed. Crying or Very sad

Maybe next time.

MTO · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject:

i second that one huston

eomaha.com · Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject:

My first YouTube contribution Smile

(unfortunately, I have no where near enough bandwidth to host these) ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLKgABW2yiE

Here's a great one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivVQVdtHadk

the1wags · Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:30 am Post subject:

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing those Jeff. I'm gonna have to go watch it at high speed sometime now, amazing. Very Happy

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