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Re: UP Golden Spike 150 Anniversary Plans...should include 4449!!
Author: Four-Eight-Four
Date: 05-12-2017 - 13:18
Keep em Steamin Wrote:
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> This would be a great PR opportunity for UP to
> temporarily make a special exception to their no
> non-owned UP steam policy and allow the SP 4449 to
> operate from Sacramento to Ogden, UT and meet with
> either UP 844 or 4014.. or possibly both and do a
> golden spike recreation celebration. SP 4449 would
> represent the CP/SP western half of the transcon
> route and of course UP 844/4014 representing the
> UP eastern half of the line. If they had SP 4449
> along with their SP/UP 1996 heritage unit and a
> number of their UP business fleet behind the 4449
> & 1996 that would be a neat way to celebrate this
> milestone in history of this route. Also, having
> UP Big Boy 4014 if possible for the eastern half
> would be amazing. I have seen many people both on
> Facebook and on other rail boards make this
> suggestion even directly to UP on their FB page.
> Hopefully upper management in Omaha will see the
> unique opportunity in this and make this happen as
> part of their grand celebration. This would be
> the surprise amazing move that I could see being a
> GREAT PR opportunity for the railroad. The 150th
> anniversary is a huge moment in the railroads
> history with this route and today's current Union
> Pacific is what it is today with Central
> Pacific/Southern Pacific added to UP's story.
> Many may say this is a huge pipe dream however I
> say anything is possible. If the powers that be
> see the PR value out of this, it is as good as
> done. 10 years ago SP 4449 & UP 844 double headed
> to the Seattle area, that is an example of never
> say never.
While this would be really cool if UP did what you are suggesting the only way I could see SP 4449 get involved is if BNSF wanted to participate in the celebration. This line is not in their direct heritage however they do operate on it over Donner Pass out to Utah via trackage rights agreements and this is the line that began what all lines across this country have become today. You never know though, whatever the celebration includes I'm sure UP will put on a great show!!
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> This would be a great PR opportunity for UP to
> temporarily make a special exception to their no
> non-owned UP steam policy and allow the SP 4449 to
> operate from Sacramento to Ogden, UT and meet with
> either UP 844 or 4014.. or possibly both and do a
> golden spike recreation celebration. SP 4449 would
> represent the CP/SP western half of the transcon
> route and of course UP 844/4014 representing the
> UP eastern half of the line. If they had SP 4449
> along with their SP/UP 1996 heritage unit and a
> number of their UP business fleet behind the 4449
> & 1996 that would be a neat way to celebrate this
> milestone in history of this route. Also, having
> UP Big Boy 4014 if possible for the eastern half
> would be amazing. I have seen many people both on
> Facebook and on other rail boards make this
> suggestion even directly to UP on their FB page.
> Hopefully upper management in Omaha will see the
> unique opportunity in this and make this happen as
> part of their grand celebration. This would be
> the surprise amazing move that I could see being a
> GREAT PR opportunity for the railroad. The 150th
> anniversary is a huge moment in the railroads
> history with this route and today's current Union
> Pacific is what it is today with Central
> Pacific/Southern Pacific added to UP's story.
> Many may say this is a huge pipe dream however I
> say anything is possible. If the powers that be
> see the PR value out of this, it is as good as
> done. 10 years ago SP 4449 & UP 844 double headed
> to the Seattle area, that is an example of never
> say never.
While this would be really cool if UP did what you are suggesting the only way I could see SP 4449 get involved is if BNSF wanted to participate in the celebration. This line is not in their direct heritage however they do operate on it over Donner Pass out to Utah via trackage rights agreements and this is the line that began what all lines across this country have become today. You never know though, whatever the celebration includes I'm sure UP will put on a great show!!
