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Re: SP 4449 Display in Chicago??? Good PR Opportunity
Author: E
Date: 08-02-2009 - 14:36

It won't fit in OTC. Neither will either of UP's Steam locomotives. All 3 are too tall and too heavy. And before anyone brings up the CNW H's, those locomotives were smaller and lighter than either of the 3 mentioned above. Even at that, they were restricted to only certain tracks within the station.

Then there is the fact that the station roof is no longer open over the tracks as it was in steam days. There is no place for the heat and smoke to escape.

When UP takes a locomotive to the Chicago area, they usually display it at either the west end of the Proviso Yard (near the Berkley Metra station) or at the exCNW training center in West Chicago.

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  SP 4449 Display in Chicago??? Good PR Opportunity Andy 07-30-2009 - 11:45
  Re: SP 4449 Display in Chicago??? Good PR Opportunity Nate Beal 07-30-2009 - 15:52
  Re: SP 4449 Display in Chicago??? Good PR Opportunity E 08-02-2009 - 14:36


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