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Re: Here's UP's big steam announcement
Author: Jeff
Date: 05-11-2018 - 16:05

SD9 Wrote:
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> This is shaping up to be another lost PR
> opportunity for UP. It would make sense for this
> celebration to include the SP 4449 with one of the
> UP locomotives in Ogden having the two of them
> come nose to nose and not just both UP
> locomotives. Then you have a locomotive
> representing each side, the CP/SP and the UP.
> There is still time for them to work out the
> details of the 4449 being included. Don't get me
> wrong, it is amazing and exciting that they are
> restoring and operating a Big Boy for this event
> and future events, but including the 4449 for this
> particular celebration would just complete the
> event in my opinion.

It would be very appropriate to have the 844 and 4449 face to face for this one. The Big Boy could be behind 844 during their ceremony and display.

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  Here's UP's big steam announcement OPRRMS 05-10-2018 - 17:23
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  Re: Here's UP's big steam announcement OPRRMS 05-10-2018 - 18:13
  Re: Here's UP's big steam announcement Carol L Voss 05-10-2018 - 18:29
  Re: Here's UP's big steam announcement Hot Water 05-10-2018 - 19:24
  Re: Here's UP's big steam announcement Mel T 05-10-2018 - 20:47
  Re: Here's UP's big steam announcement SD9 05-11-2018 - 07:01
  Re: Here's UP's big steam announcement Jeff 05-11-2018 - 16:05
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  Re: Here's UP's big steam announcement I Don't Get It 2 05-11-2018 - 16:07
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