Ken Shattock (KRK) Wrote:
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> I might mention that in the early days of trip
> planning for the Cascade Rails 2011 NRHS
> convention, the idea was briefly touched on about
> running the excursion across Stampede Pass and on
> to Yakima, WA. Evidently this has been done in
> years past.
>
> However, Excursion Manager "Ed Immel" said that
> would not be a good idea for the Convention,
> because it would make just "too long" a day for an
> outing of that kind. Oh well !!
>
> Ken Shattock (KRK)

That's disappointing. How long is "too long" a day?

In 2001, I rode a 400-mile excursion behind 261 which was run jointly for the Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway historical societies in Minnesota. We departed Minneapolis around 7:00 in the morning and didn't return until 10:00 at night. I don't remember anyone complaining about the trip length.

More recent was last year's UP 844 excursion from Omaha to North Platte Yard. I think that was a 15-hour trip.

Anyway, I purchased a ticket for the Stampede Pass excursion (the only convention excursion for which I signed) and am looking forward to a pleasant ride on new trackage.