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> If UP ran the 844, 4014, or Centennial 6936 to
> Seattle, is there a wye on the UP big enough to
> accomodate and turn them? The old wye at Black
> River Jct is long gone.
>
> Last time I saw the 844 in Seattle ten years ago,
> it ran up to Everett on the BNSF along with the
> 4449, and they used a wye up there to turn
> everything. That was an amazing train to see.

No. Except at Auburn.

The doubleheader train turned itself by the route it used, so there was no need to Wye anything on the north end.

When the train got back to Tacoma and all passengers were off, the entire train and both locos were pulled backward to Auburn, wyed there, and pulled back to Tacoma.

The train the next day they did not have to be turned, as it and the engines were already facing the correct direction.