Re: How far or where is the Bush 4141 going with the Big Boy?
Author: Hail the 4014
Date: 11-10-2019 - 22:35
Argonaut Wrote:
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> "Greetings from Palestine,
> Home of 4014 & 4141
> (At least for a little bit)
>
> Here is what I was told from upper management with
> UP prior to today’s arrival.
>
> 4141 was a last minute stay on the consist this
> morning. It was going to be (and was) dropped at
> Palestine so it could be picked up later for a KC
> bound consist. This was to happen tonight/early
> morning.
> 4141 is now entities to Mid-America in KC for its
> prep work before going to the Bush museum.
> Where ever 4141 was set to go “didn’t have any
> room” to accept her, hence the last minute change
> to take her N to Palestine.
> Ed Dickens personally conformed this to me when I
> was talking to him.
> Per another member of the 4014 crew, 3985 is
> officially now retired, until another UP Prez says
> spend the money and overhaul. 3985 will stay in
> the roundhouse in Cheyenne.
> 844 & 4014 are now the 2 active steam engines in
> the UP program."---message from a friend
The 3985 will never run again as long as the Dear Leader is there, he made sure that it would cost a fortune to ever get the 3985 back up in running. What a trade off 3985 for a over hyped tea pot being pushed all over the county if the grade is a little more than flat.