We have seen this engine on some TV shows. I might have to go across the state and see it go by.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy
The schedule and map of route:
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm
Largest Steam Engine in world to visit Texas in November
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Thanks for posting that. The engine is housed in Cheyenne, WY which is just 30 minutes north of here. I have been meaning to drive up there and see it. Now, I'll wait till spring because it won't be back home till the end of Nov. Or I could drive down to Greeley on 27 Nov and watch it go by.
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It will be in Longview on a Sunday.
We are going to drive over and see it....2 hour drive. Now, we can just hope for good weather that day.
We are going to drive over and see it....2 hour drive. Now, we can just hope for good weather that day.
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I remember reading in one of Paul Theroux's travel books written in the 1990's that China was the only country in the world where steam locomotives were still being manufactured. I wonder if they are still making them.
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Kiamichi wrote:I remember reading in one of Paul Theroux's travel books written in the 1990's that China was the only country in the world where steam locomotives were still being manufactured. I wonder if they are still making them.
China quit making new steam locomotives in 1999. Several new locomotives were imported to the US for tourist operations. There a firms that list used locomotives for sale and refurbishment for use in the US.
The Big Boy is going to come through Bryan/College Station, I believe it will overnight in Bryan, with no public viewing. But one will be able to see it.
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