According to UP’s website, 844 is headed to New Mexico & Arizona at the end of ths month…but no schedule or route info is posted yet. Anybody have any more info on this trip?
Fortunately Google comes to the rescue. [:O]
Check out the New Mexico Centennial site here and the Arizona Centennial site here.
Rampant Speculation ™ suggests that UP will travel the CO Joint Line and the BNSF to the ex-CRI&P for arrival, and the Yuma sub and ex-LA&SL back to SLC on the return to Cheyenne.
It is scheduled to arrive in Tucson, Arizona on Thursday, November 10th, stay in Tucson on Veteran’s Day (Friday, November 11th), and then go on to New Mexico on the 12th, according to a report on these forums last week.
Thanks! I’m hoping the Joint line routing is true-they’ll come right thru my town [:D]
Detailed schedule for those who are interested on upsteam.com now.
Now that is going to be quite a jaunt! October 14 to November 29
http://www.up.com/aboutup/special_trains/steam/details.shtml
(Detailed route with cities and estimated times!)
NOTE TO KP HARRIER! [&Company] [yeah]
Buy plenty of batteries![:-^]