Erin Golden
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:Railroad fans looking forward to Union Pacific's coming 150th anniversary celebration now can get an early start — if they're looking to buy special-edition memorabilia.
Think commemorative calendars, hats and shirts and snow globes that play a song from 1970s-era U.P. commercials.
July 1 will mark 150 years since Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, creating the railroad that now spans 23 states and 32,000 miles of track and employs more than 43,000 people. Activities marking the milestone are scheduled throughout 2012. They'll include more than 30 events for U.P. employees and celebrations in 26 communities across the railroad's network.
Erin Golden
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER wrote:On July 1, Omaha-based U.P. will mark a major milestone: 150 years since Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act, creating the Union Pacific Railroad. To celebrate the big event, the company is planning a yearlong slate of events, ranging from picnics and festivals in communities across its 23-state network to a contest that encourages entrants to come up with their own version of U.P.'s "Great Big Rolling Railroad" theme song.
The railroad has unveiled a special 150th anniversary website featuring information on the song contest and an interactive railroad history timeline. And there's something else that will likely be of interest to many rail fans: a place to share stories and photos about all things railroad-related.
In addition to visits from the railroad's historic steam locomotive and U.P. events at celebrations like El Reno, Okla.'s "Fried Onion Burger Day Festival" and Boone, Iowa's "Pufferbilly Days," the story-sharing is a way to reach out to people across the country, said U.P. spokesman Tom Lange.
"We are part of about 7,300 communities," he said. "And a lot of them grew up with Union Pacific, became towns or cities because they had access to the railroad."
CONSIST (Cheyenne to Council Bluffs):
STEAM LOCOMOTIVE UP 844
WATER CAR "JIM ADAMS" UPP 809
WATER CAR "JOE JORDAN" UPP 814
UP 2010 C45AC "BSA HERITAGE" UP 2010
STEP CAR UPP 9336
TOOL CAR "ART LOCKMAN" UPP 6334
BOILER-DORM CAR "HOWARD FOGG" UPP 209
BAGGAGE CAR "LYNN NYSTROM" UPP 5714
SOUVENIR CAR "REED F. JACKSON" UPP 5818
Cars Added in Council Bluffs:
POWER CAR UPP 207
CREW SLEEPER "OMAHA" UPP 200
BAGGAGE CAR "COUNCIL BLUFFS" UPP 5769
DINER CAR (KR) "CITY OF LOS ANGELES" UPP 4808
DOME DINER (SR) "COLORADO EAGLE" UPP 8004
COACH (VF) "TEXAS EAGLE" UPP 5483
DOME COACH (VF) "COLUMBINE" UPP 7001
COACH (VF) "SUNSHINE SPECIAL" UPP 5480
DOME COACH (VF) "CHALLENGER" UPP 7015
COACH (VF) "KATY FLYER" UPP 5468
COACH (VF) "PORTLAND ROSE" UPP 5473
COACH (VF) "CITY OF SALINA" UPP 5486
BUSINESS CAR(VF) "KENEFICK" UPP 119
FLAT CAR "CANNON CAR" UPP 3008
COMPLETE LINEUP:
STEAM LOCOMOTIVE UP 844
WATER CAR "JIM ADAMS" UPP 809
WATER CAR "JOE JORDAN" UPP 814
UP SD-70 "BSA HERITAGE" UP 2010
STEP CAR UPP 9336
TOOL CAR "ART LOCKMAN" UPP 6334
BOILER-DORM CAR "HOWARD FOGG" UPP 209
BAGGAGE CAR "LYNN NYSTROM" UPP 5714
SOUVENIR CAR "REED F. JACKSON" UPP 5818
POWER CAR PC 207
CREW SLEEPER "OMAHA" UPP 200
BAGGAGE CAR "COUNCIL BLUFFS" UPP 5769
DINER CAR (KR) "CITY OF LOS ANGELES" UPP 4808
DOME DINER (SR) "COLORADO EAGLE" UPP 8004
COACH (VF) "TEXAS EAGLE" UPP 5483
DOME COACH (VF) "COLUMBINE" UPP 7001
COACH (VF) "SUNSHINE SPECIAL" UPP 5480
DOME COACH (VF) "CHALLENGER" UPP 7015
COACH (VF) "KATY FLYER" UPP 5468
COACH (VF) "PORTLAND ROSE" UPP 5473
COACH (VF) "CITY OF SALINA" UPP 5486
BUSINESS CAR(VF) "KENEFICK" UPP 119
FLAT CAR "CANNON CAR" UPP 3008
Schedules:
SCYNP 22
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: CHEYENNE (WX510) 0800
ARRIVE: KIMBALL (NX445) 0945 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: KIMBALL 1015
ARRIVE: LODGEPOLE (NX390) 1115 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: LODGEPOLE 1145
ARRIVE: OGALLALA (NX335) 1300 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: OGALLALA 1330
ARRIVE: NORTH PLATTE (NX284) 1500
SNPCB 23
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: NORTH PLATTE 0800
ARRIVE: LEXINGTON (NX224) 0930 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: LEXINGTON 1000
ARRIVE: GRAND ISLAND (NX147) 1145 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: GRAND ISLAND 1215
ARRIVE: COLUMBUS (NX085) 1315 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: COLUMBUS 1345
ARRIVE: MISSOURI VALLEY (NZ459) 1515 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: MISSOURI VALLEY 1545
ARRIVE: N. COUNCIL BLUFFS (SX354) 1600 CAR SHOP
SCBKC 25
SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: N. COUNCIL BLUFFS 0800
ARRIVE: NEBRASKA CITY (O 153) 0945 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: NEBRASKA CITY 1015
ARRIVE: FALLS CITY (O 102) 1115 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: FALLS CITY 1145
ARRIVE: ATCHISON (O 048) 1300 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: ATCHISON 1330
ARRIVE: KANSAS CITY (MX283) 1430 E. FUEL TRK
10TH ST.
SKCSL 27
TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: KANSAS CITY 0800
ARRIVE: KANSAS CITY 0830 UNION DEPOT
DEPART: KANSAS CITY 0900
ARRIVE: MALTA BEND (G 086) 1100 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: MALTA BEND 1120
ARRIVE: BOONVILLE (G 041) 1215 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: BOONVILLE 1230
ARRIVE: JEFFERSON CITY (MX125) 1320 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: JEFFERSON CITY 1430ARRIVE: WASHINGTON (MX054) 1600 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: WASHINGTON 1620
ARRIVE: ST. LOUIS (MX001) 1745 YRD 4, TRK 24
SSLWM 28
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: ST. LOUIS 0600
PASS: DUPO (C 015) 0700
ARRIVE: CHESTER (C 070) 0800 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: CHESTER 0820
ARRIVE: ANCELL (C 135) 0945 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: ANCELL 1005
ARRIVE: DEXTER (XD024) 1100 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: DEXTER 1200
ARRIVE: PARAGOULD (C 243) 1315 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: PARAGOULD 1325
ARRIVE: HARRISBURG (C 280) 1415 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: HARRISBURG 1430
ARRIVE: W. MARION (XG076) 1545 MARIONINTERMODAL
SWMNL 30
FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: MARION 0800
ARRIVE: FORREST CITY (XF044) 0930 PR IZARD ST
DEPART: FORREST CITY 1000
ARRIVE: BRINKLEY (JH343) 1030 LUBE LOCO
DEPART: BRINKLEY 1101
ARRIVE: CLARENDON (JH358) 1130 PR HWY 79B
DEPART: CLARENDON 1145
ARRIVE: STUTTGART (JH377) 1215 PR MAIN ST
DEPART: STUTTGART 1230
ARRIVE: PINE BLUFF SSW (JH404) 1300 CREW CHANGE
DEPART: PINE BLUFF SSW 1330
ARRIVE: PINE BLUFF (K 043) 1345 DOWNTOWN
DEPART: PINE BLUFF 1400
ARRIVE: N. LITTLE ROCK (X 344) 1515
*UPON COMPLETION OF PR, TURN CONSIST AT
VAN BUREN WYE AND SPOT AT TRK 432 THREE IN HOLE
Omaha World-Herald wrote:Rail fans in cities across Union Pacific's 23-state network will soon have a chance to celebrate the railroad's 150th anniversary with a walk through a museum on rails. A 1960s-era baggage car called the Promontory has been transformed into a history exhibit, featuring historic railroad photos and artifacts from the building of the railroad. The car includes two touch-screen exhibits with information about the railroad's history and the communities across its system. The "Building America" exhibit is a scaled-down version of the 150th anniversary exhibit that will open at the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs on May 12. In coming months, the car will travel along with U.P.'s steam engine and historic diesel engine to nearly 30 cities, beginning in North Little Rock, Ark., in early April.
Reminded, the UP 844 Steam Locomotive will be Arriving in Council Bluffs Tomorrow Afternoon! Â There will be no Public Display on this Trip so you better catch it rolling in to town.
Tomorrow's path will follow,North Platte, Lexington, Kearney, Grand Island (noon), Columbus (1:30 pm), North Bend, Fremont, Arlington, Kennard, Blair, California Junction, Missouri Valley (3:30 pm), then south along the bluffs to Council Bluffs (4:00 pm).
Mr.Nuke wrote:Glad to see 844 is back up and running, and even better to see it coming through the area again.
I can't believe they were able to fix it that fast!
Heads Up tomorrow!
Not only is the 844 coming to town tomorrow, its also going to turn around on the Wimmer Wye! Â Should happen about 5pm.
For those of you not familiar with the Wimmer Wye, its basically a triangle shaped layout where the train will come north from South Omaha and head west past 42nd Street out on to the mainline, then the train will travel in reverse through Omaha so when it gets to Council Bluffs, it will be facing the correct direction for the display.
CONSIST:
STEAM LOCOMOTIVE UP 844
WATER CAR "JIM ADAMS" UPP 809
UP 949
TOOL CAR "ART LOCKMAN" UPP 6334
BOILER-DORM CAR "HOWARD FOGG" UPP 209
BAGGAGE CAR "LYNN NYSTROM" UPP 5714
SOUVENIR CAR "REED F. JACKSON" UPP 5818
TRAIN SYMBOL: SCYNP 08
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: CHEYENNE (WX510) 0800
ARRIVE: PINE BLUFFS (NX467) 0930 LUBE MAIN ST X-ING
DEPART: PINE BLUFFS 1001
ARRIVE: SIDNEY (NX408) 1130 LUBE YARD OFFICE 9TH & GRANT
DEPART: SIDNEY 1201
ARRIVE: OGALLALA (NX335) 1345 LUBE S SPRUCE ST X-ING
DEPART: OGALLALA 1415
ARRIVE: NORTH PLATTE (NX284) 1600
TRAIN SYMBOL: SNPCB 09
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: NORTH PLATTE 0800
ARRIVE: LEXINGTON (NX224) 0930 LUBE PED OVERPASS NEAR PACIFIC & LINCOLN
DEPART: LEXINGTON 1000
ARRIVE: GRAND ISLAND (NX147) 1145 LUBE OAK ST X-ING
DEPART: GRAND ISLAND 1215
ARRIVE: COLUMBUS (NX085) 1345 LUBE 22ND ST. X-ING
DEPART: COLUMBUS 1415
ARRIVE: FREMONT (NX039) 1530 LUBE YRD OFC 10 S. MAIN ST.
DEPART: FREMONT 1601
ARRIVE: N. COUNCIL BLUFFS (SX354) 1730 TIE UP HERITAGE PARK CAR SHOP
JUN 10-11 SUNDAY-MONDAY, N. COUNCIL BLUFFS - LAYOVER & PREPARATION
TRAIN SYMBOL: SCBOM 12
TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: N. COUNCIL BLUFFS (SX354) 0800
ARRIVE: UP HOMEPLATE (NX003) 1001
***CWS DISPLAY***
TRAIN SYMBOL: SOMCB 27
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: UP HOMEPLATE (NX003) 0800
ARRIVE: N. COUNCIL BLUFFS (SX354) 1100 ALL EQUIPMENT TIES UP AT HERITAGE PARK
TRAIN SYMBOL: SCBNP 29
FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: N. COUNCIL BLUFFS (SX354) 0800
ARRIVE: FREMONT (NX039) 0915 LUBE YARD OFFICE 10 S. MAIN ST.
DEPART: FREMONT 0945
ARRIVE: COLUMBUS (NX085) 1101 LUBE 25TH ST. X- ING
DEPART: COLUMBUS 1130
ARRIVE: GRAND ISLAND (NX147) 1315 LUBE OAK ST. X- ING
DEPART: GRAND ISLAND 1345
ARRIVE: LEXINGTON (NX224) 1530 PED OVERPASS NEAR
PACIFIC & LINCOLN
DEPART: LEXINGTON 1601
ARRIVE: NORTH PLATTE (NX284) 1715 TIE UP
TRAIN SYMBOL: SNPCY 30
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2012, SCHEDULE:
DEPART: NORTH PLATTE (NX284) 0900
ARRIVE: OGALLALA (NX335) 1030 0930 MT LUBE S SPRUCE ST X-ING
DEPART: OGALLALA 1001
ARRIVE: SIDNEY (NX408) 1130 LUBE YARD OFFICE
DEPART: SIDNEY 1201
ARRIVE: PINE BLUFFS (NX467) 1330 LUBE MAIN ST
DEPART: PINE BLUFFS 1401
ARRIVE: CHEYENNE (WX510) 1530 EQUIPMENT TIESAT STEAM SHOP
Tuesday, June 26
Depart 11:30 a.m. CT Omaha, Neb. 12th Street and Cuming Â
Arrival 1:15 p.m. CT Council Bluffs, Iowa UP Heritage Park 1100 Avenue G
Friday, June 29 Â
Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Council Bluffs, Iowa UP Heritage Park 1100 Avenue G Â
Arrival 9:15 a.m. CT Fremont, Neb. Service Locomotive 10 S. Main St. Â
Arrival 11:01 a.m. CT Columbus, Neb. Service Locomotive UP Depot 2511 12th St Â
Arrival 1:15 p.m. CT Grand Island, Neb. Service Locomotive Oak St. Crossing near W. Front St. Â
Arrival 3:30 p.m. CT Lexington, Neb. Service Locomotive 202 W. Pacific Ave., and N. Lincoln St. Â
Arrival 5:15 p.m. CT North Platte, Neb. Downtown on E. Front St. Between N. Chestnut and N. Poplar Sts. Â
Saturday, June 30 Â
Depart 9:00 a.m. MT North Platte, Neb. Downtown on E. Front St. Between N. Chestnut and N. Poplar Sts. Â
Arrival 9:30 a.m. MT Ogallala, Neb. Service Locomotive S. Spruce St. Crossing Â
Arrival 11:30 a.m. MT Sidney, Neb. Service Locomotive 9th and Grant Streets Â
Arrival 1:30 p.m. MT Pine Bluffs, Wyo. Main St. Crossing Â
Arrival 3:30 p.m. MT Cheyenne, Wyo.
Brad wrote:Tuesday, June 26
Depart 11:30 a.m. CT Omaha, Neb. 12th Street and Cuming
Arrival 1:15 p.m. CT Council Bluffs, Iowa UP Heritage Park 1100 Avenue G
Friday, June 29
Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Council Bluffs, Iowa UP Heritage Park 1100 Avenue G
Arrival 9:15 a.m. CT Fremont, Neb. Service Locomotive 10 S. Main St.
Arrival 11:01 a.m. CT Columbus, Neb. Service Locomotive UP Depot 2511 12th St
Arrival 1:15 p.m. CT Grand Island, Neb. Service Locomotive Oak St. Crossing near W. Front St.
Arrival 3:30 p.m. CT Lexington, Neb. Service Locomotive 202 W. Pacific Ave., and N. Lincoln St.
Arrival 5:15 p.m. CT North Platte, Neb. Downtown on E. Front St. Between N. Chestnut and N. Poplar Sts.
Saturday, June 30
Depart 9:00 a.m. MT North Platte, Neb. Downtown on E. Front St. Between N. Chestnut and N. Poplar Sts.
Arrival 9:30 a.m. MT Ogallala, Neb. Service Locomotive S. Spruce St. Crossing
Arrival 11:30 a.m. MT Sidney, Neb. Service Locomotive 9th and Grant Streets
Arrival 1:30 p.m. MT Pine Bluffs, Wyo. Main St. Crossing
Arrival 3:30 p.m. MT Cheyenne, Wyo.
Brad, Any good spots on its route between CB and Fremont to see this (thinking something with nothing cultural).
Due to the way its facing, I would guess its going to go from north out of Council Bluffs on the old CNW to Crescent, Honey Creek, Missouri Valley, Kennard, Arlington, Kennerd and then to Fremont.
Brad wrote:Due to the way its facing, I would guess its going to go from north out of Council Bluffs on the old CNW to Crescent, Honey Creek, Missouri Valley, Kennard, Arlington, Kennerd and then to Fremont.
Their website shows it going out through elkhorn...
I think we are going to go to tahazoka park in elkhorn to see it, then probably catch it in Fremont while they service it.
Brad wrote:Keep your eye on it. Unless Something changed and they Wyed the power somewhere, its facing the wrong way to go through Elkhorn.
I just sent them a message on Facebook, hopefully I hear back from them before tomorrow AM!
Is it possible for it to turn around? Â They do show the route in yellow as going north and south and then west, Im not really familiar with how that all works...
Brad wrote:Keep your eye on it. Unless Something changed and they Wyed the power somewhere, its facing the wrong way to go through Elkhorn.
I just sent them a message on Facebook, hopefully I hear back from them before tomorrow AM!
Is it possible for it to turn around? They do show the route in yellow as going north and south and then west, Im not really familiar with how that all works...
I think that MAP on the UP Steam site is Old, Thats how they came to town too. Â It wouldn't suprise me if a new map showed up tomorrow.
They can turn the train around, but not in Council Bluffs. Â They go out near 42nd Street Just south of Interstate 80 to turn it around. Â I am about 99.9999% positive the turntable in CB is too small.
Brad wrote:They go out near 42nd Street Just south of Interstate 80 to turn it around.
How do they turn around there? Do they go just west of 42nd, go to the track that runs south of the mainline and go backwards until F St and then start going forwards again?
Brad wrote:They go out near 42nd Street Just south of Interstate 80 to turn it around.
How do they turn around there? Do they go just west of 42nd, go to the track that runs south of the mainline and go backwards until F St and then start going forwards again?
Thats Exactly right, Its called "The Wimmer Wye" named after former UP Engineering Presidnet, Bill Wimmer.
I have found out that they can take the tender off the 844 and turn the 844 on the old CNW Turntable over in North Council Bluffs. Â If they did that, it would have been really cool to see! Â I have never seen that happen in CB.
Brad wrote:I have found out that they can take the tender off the 844 and turn the 844 on the old CNW Turntable over in North Council Bluffs. If they did that, it would have been really cool to see! I have never seen that happen in CB.
Here's a video showing the turntable being used in CB:
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Aug 4: Cheyenne - North Platte
Aug 5: North Platte - Council Bluffs
Aug 6: Council Bluffs - Boone
Aug 7: Boone - Des Moines
--Iowa State Fair
Aug 12 or 13: Des Moines - KC
Aug 14: KC - Salina
Aug 15: Salina - Sharon Springs
Aug 16: Sharon Springs - Denver
Aug 19: Denver - Cheyenne
Aug 30: Cheyenne - North Platte
Aug 31: North Platte - Grand Island
--Nebraska State Fair
Sept 4: Grand Island - Missouri Valley
Sept 5: Missouri Valley - Boone
--Pufferbilly Days
Sept 9: Boone - Missouri valley
Sept 10: Missouri Valley - Council Bluffs
Sept 12: Council Bluffs - North Platte
Sept 17: North Platte - Cheyenne
