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kevin_standlee) wrote2022-04-13 01:21 pm
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Rotten Luck
Some of you may have heard of how the Union Pacific Railroad restored to service one of their gigantic "Big Boy" locomotives and that they take it around their system on goodwill/publicity tours. I figured that eventually they would schedule a trip that would go past our house and put on a big show.
Well, they have planned it, all right. Here's a link to the story. But we're not happy about it. Click through the link to find out why.
Union Pacific's "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 locomotive 4014 will roar past our home in Fernley on July 5th, 2022. But we'll be two hundred miles south of there in Tonopah as it's the day after Westercon 74 and we'll be in the process of moving out of the Tonopah Convention Center. At the moment, we probably won't head for home until July 6th or maybe even the 7th.
There's nothing that can be done about this. Making a 400-mile round trip to go look at a train on a day when we'll be needed to finish our commitments to Westercon just isn't possible.
There's no telling when they'll be through again next, but I hope that it happens at a time when we can see it in person.
Well, they have planned it, all right. Here's a link to the story. But we're not happy about it. Click through the link to find out why.
Union Pacific's "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 locomotive 4014 will roar past our home in Fernley on July 5th, 2022. But we'll be two hundred miles south of there in Tonopah as it's the day after Westercon 74 and we'll be in the process of moving out of the Tonopah Convention Center. At the moment, we probably won't head for home until July 6th or maybe even the 7th.
There's nothing that can be done about this. Making a 400-mile round trip to go look at a train on a day when we'll be needed to finish our commitments to Westercon just isn't possible.
There's no telling when they'll be through again next, but I hope that it happens at a time when we can see it in person.
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