Re: UP 8444 trivia -- Part 2
Author: FEF-3
Date: 09-24-2020 - 10:13
GRD Wrote:
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> The center beam and flat car carried the portable
> stairs and display equipment. The extra tender was
> water only and one of the ones still in use today.
> This trip was operated to help celebrate the Las
> Vegas Centennial. Frank Accord and Tom Stuart are
> operating the locomotive. This was before there
> was a dedicated "Steam" crew.
No, those guys (and 2 or 3 others) WERE the dedicated
steam crew back then.
The flat car carried the flags of each state UP operated
in, plus the USA flag. It was knocked down and covered
for travel.