For those of you in the area of Cheyenne Wyo, and Denver Colo. 3985 will pull the famous Ringling Bros circus train from Cheyenne Wyo. to Denver Colo. on the morning of the 28th of Sept. for those of you who would like to see and take pics! See article attached below! Regal
http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2010/0915_mo-river-eagle.shtml
The Challenger is heading east to St Louis(from Cheyenne) on 8 Oct, coming back thru here in Nebraska on the 13th. Then goes back east(from Cheyenne) to Council Bluffson 9 Nov and back on the 13th. It has not been out in a couple of years. UP’s steam site has a trace and you can follow it. Be warned, it is sometimes about 20 minutes off, so don’t cut it too fine!
Cool it will be stopping in St. Louis and going right by my borthers house. time to make sure the cam corder is working and put new batts in the camera as well. cant wait to see it.
Well the MoPac Historical Society is having there annual convention on Oct 8 & 9 in Sedalia so maybe some of those folks will arrive early and be able to take part in the festivities near there. Later RJD
Where are the pictures? We need pictures.
Chuck Inlow said:Hasnt come thu yet. I will post pictures as soon as it does. Its not untill Oct 6th that it will pass St. Louis.
Where are the pictures? We need pictures.
Oct 1 here in central Nebraska.
If any of you have around $12K-14K lying around doing nothing, you could do worse than getting in touch with Jim down at Southern Steam Trains, and putting your name down for a live-steam Gauge 1 Aster model of the Challenger. Three road-numbers are planned - two in black, and, if there is enuff interest, the ‘Greyhound’ grey and yellow lined-out version.
Right now Aster is testing the water for maybe a total of fifty, but one thing is certain, within ten years you’ll be paying double or even triple today’s price to get one.
tac
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Tac, I think you left off the K behind the numbers, or a lot of zeros!
http://www.rail-videos.net/video/view.php?id=9624
Thats nearly a 70 car train if you count the aux tenders and the dismal.
Very Impressive
Stan
Many thanks Stan for posting the link.
An enjoyable video - some train length! How many Circus Train Sets would be needed for a train like that. lol
Kevin Morgan has taken some good pics of the train on the Greeley Sub.
http://www.coloradorailfan.com/gallery/gallery.asp?on=20100928&by=KM
For those of you on Facebook, the UP has photos posted by railfans.
Ralph
it will be here tomorrow…yes cant wait.
it was great. working on the video now. its short but the train was moving fast. should have it up soon.
here is the link to the video. very short but the train was moving at a good pace, also I suck at video.
here is the only still photo I was able to get.
(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/geogeorge/_forumfiles/upc.JPG)
That, Sir, is a VERY fine photo indeed. 
tac
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Wish it would come out East. Fat chance of that ever happening. I notice no diesel protection. Interesting
No dismal protection, huh?
Who needs pesky dismals anyhow?
I think you’ll find that lose two 'canteen’s behind the loco are actually stand-by battery packs for when the MAIN batteries in the tender run down. 'tis said that the Seuthe smoke units in the Challenger are the largest they every made. Not a lot of people know that.
The conductor is actually the ‘Train Engineer’ if you get my drift…
tac
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Supporter of the Cape Meares Lighthouse Restoration Fund
