Hello,
My attention has been called upon this post by a friend, This is true about the 844 coming to Boise in April. Let me give you some back ground first. I am the one who got the 844 to come to Boise,I work at the Boise Depot as the historical tour guide, i also volunteer for Idaho Operation Lifesaver. Back in September i ask my contact with operation lifesaver Idaho who i should contact to have the 844 come to the Boise Depot 92 anniversary open house on April 23rd. My contact at OL and his contacts with UP put in an application for me in October and by February i found out that UP plans to bring the 844 out. Now no announcement will be made by UP until maybe three weeks out from the running day. As of now only few people know, but since Ed Dickens announced it verbally the news is spreading.

Here is the current schedule for the 844, THIS CAN STILL CHANGE! this is not set in stone yet.

Leaving Cheyenne on April 18th @ 8:00am and run to Rock Springs arrive at 17:15
Leave Rock Spring on April 19th @ 8:00 and run through Granger to Pocatello arrive at 16:30
Display at Pocatello,Idaho all day the 20th
Leave Pocatello, April 21st @8am and run to Gooding Idaho and spend the night arrive at 12:30
Leave Gooding @ 8 or 10am and arrive in Nampa where BVRR pilot crew and UP 1996 attach and shove to Boise Depot arrive at Depot around 16:00.
Sunday April 23rd all day display at Boise Depot for open house
Monday April 24th leave @ 8am from Boise Depot head for Nampa.
Arrive in La Grande on April 24th and tie up at depot at 16:00
Depart La Grande April 25th @8am and run to North Hinkle to turn consit on wye and depart back to Pendelton. Arrive in Pendleton 14:45.
April 26th @ Pendleton
April 27th Pendleton to La Grande.
April 28th La Grande back to Nampa Idaho arrive 15:30 tie up near dog park.
April 29th Nampa to Pocatello
April 30th Pocatello to Ogden
May 1st Ogden, equipment Display 9-5pm
May 2nd Ogden to Rock Springs
May 3rd Rock Springs to Cheyenne.

As of now there is no plan of it running to Portland. I am my contacts at OL are very excited for this and Boise Parks & Rec are currently making posters and looking forward to having the engine run to Boise. I am glad i asked that question last fall and i could not have done it without the state coordinator of OL for Idaho and his contacts.