UP’s Challenger stopped in Cozad for scheduled maintenance. I got this shot of it on the way into town.
The whole train:
I made a short video of it leaving, sure was loud! You can see it on youTube, gunjeep444 is my name there. Don’t know how to post the little video windows here. If you know how, feel free! It comes back through from Minnesota and stops here in Lexington on the 5th of Oct. Seen it many times, still get a kick out of it. Jerry
Cool. Sure wish I could see a really big loco like that in person someday.
wow that’s cool. How often do they run it?
Neat vid, Jerry!
Mike,
They usually get out a time or two a year, both the Challenger and 844 spent some lengthy time in the shops the last few years. You can read about them on UP’s web site. Here’s the current steam schedule:
Thursday, Sept. 18 Cheyenne, Wyo. - North Platte, Neb.
Friday, Sept. 19 - Sunday, Sept 21 North Platte, Neb. - Rail Fest Display
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT
Monday, Sept. 22 North Platte, Neb. - Missouri Valley, Iowa
Tuesday, Sept. 23 Missouri Valley, Iowa - Boone, Iowa
Wednesday, Sept. 24 Boone, Iowa - Display
9:00 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 25 Boone, Iowa - Mason City, Iowa
Friday, Sept. 26 Mason City, Iowa - S. St. Paul, Minn.
Saturday, Sept. 27 - Monday, Sept. 29 S. St. Paul, Minn. - Display
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT
Tuesday, Sept. 30 S. St. Paul, Minn. - St. James, Minn.
Wednesday, Oct. 1 St. James, Minn. - Sioux City, Iowa
Thursday, Oct. 2 Sioux City, Iowa - Display
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT
Friday, Oct. 3 Sioux City, Iowa - Council Bluffs, Iowa
Saturday, Oct. 4 - Tuesday, Oct. 7 Council Bluffs, Iowa - Display
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT
Wednesday, Oct. 8 Council Bluffs, Iowa - North Platte, Neb.
Thursday, Oct. 9 North Platte, Neb. - Cheyenne, Wyo.
Totals: 22 Days
1,750 miles
Kewl…shame it never reaches the East Coast…
Ken Brunt said:hey, I was gonna say that!
shame it never reaches the East Coast................:(