I saw one of these on static display and it was awesome. I live in sugar land so I’ll find a place on 90A to watch it go by. Thanks for letting us know!
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 6, 2019, at 11:59 AM, john Parmalee via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > The engine has been completely restored to 1941 specs. Everything that could > come apart, was inspected and rebuilt or restored. She will be under 300 > PSI steam. There will be a diesel in the consist, the train is very long and > on some parts of the trip it was needed for braking check 4014 on you tube. > So far this year she did a loop that included Chicago and Wisconsin On this > trip she was in LA and now down I-10. From here she wanders north to her > home in Cheyenne. This is billed as the biggest locomotive ever built. There > are still a few of big boys around but all in static display. > > John Parmalee > [email protected] > 281-380-3811 > K5VGM WI2XLJ > In a message dated 11/6/2019 11:27:35 AM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > Train enthusiasts travel to see the Union Pacific 4014 steam locomotive known > as 'Big Boy' at Sunset Station on Tuesday. ... Only eight of the historic Big > Boy engines remain of the 25 that were initially built beginning in 1941, and > only No. 4014 can actually move under its own power.17 hours ago > The World's Only Operable Big Boy Steam Engine Stops in ... > > > https://therivardreport.com › the-worlds-only-operable-big-boy-steam-enginene > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeffrey Carson via BVARC <[email protected]> > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > Cc: Jeffrey Carson <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Nov 6, 2019 10:18 am > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Steam train today > > > Is it actually running or is just being pushed? anyone know? > > On Wednesday, November 6, 2019, 10:12:42 AM CST, Dwayne Jones via BVARC > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > John, > If you get close into South Main and Hiram Clark please call me at River Oaks > and let me know the train is there. 713 626 7627 > > Dwayne > KB5YTA > > On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 9:43 AM john Parmalee via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > If any of you are intrested the Union Pacific will be bring their Big Boy > locomotive to town today. It will come down 90A departing Eagle Lake at > 2:30. it will come through Memorial Park and arrive at 902 Washington Avenue > which I think is the Amtrak station behind the jail down town. It will be on > display tomorrow and depart Friday through Spring and Magnolia to Collage > station. For more information search for "4014" for the schedule back to > Cheyenne and lots of videos. > > John Parmalee > [email protected] > 281-380-3811 > K5VGM WI2XLJ > In a message dated 11/6/2019 1:45:33 AM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! > Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every > time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! > Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every > time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! > Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every > time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! > Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every > time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > Radio,Radio,Radio We are a radio Club! > Talk it up! On the air about every event, every meeting, every net, every > time, talk about the club, ham fests, events and people. > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected]
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