Anyone with more specifics about the upcoming move of a UP Big Boy to a new location as reported in the Dallas Sunday edition?
There is a thread from a couple of years ago about someone who had the idea of restoring it and running it. Supppsedly a movie studio was going to finance it and produce a documentary. Nothing came of it. Could just be more hype to get publicity.
Not a restoration to operation, but a move via rail to new location.
The museum is moving up to Frisco if I remember correctly and all of the locos and display items are being moved soon. CZ
The following post is on Trainorders talking about the move, Thanks to TO.
Western Railroad Discussion > Big Boy 4018 to hit the rails again
Date: 09/04/12 11:36 Big Boy 4018 to hit the rails again Author: markgiesecke
Sometime this month BNSF will tow Big Boy 4018 from Fair Park in Dallas to the new museum location in Frisco. No date has been set yet for the move but indications are that it will be moved before the State Fair opens in October. Dallas Morning News had an article in Sunday’s paper talking about the move. It will move across TRE track into Irving and then transfer to BNSF the rest of the way up, track speed will be limited to 10 mph.
If anyone has more details or an inside track to when the move will take place please let everyone know.
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Date: 09/04/12 12:21 Re: Big Boy 4018 to hit the rails again Author: KeyRouteKen
Don’t have an exact date–BUT, it “IS” going to happen soon. The city wants them to leave the current site. The exact date for the Big Boy’s 55-mile jaunt is yet to be determined, but it’s likely to occur before the start of the State Fair of Texas in late September, museum officials said.
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