I Think Working From Home Next Wednesday is a Good Idea

[kevin_standlee]

Union Pacific railroad's steam locomotive 844 is coming to Sacramento and the Bay Area this weekend while I'm in Montreal, but according to the Western Heritage Tour Schedule, it will leave Oakland next Wednesday at 9 AM, and head for Stockton via Altamont Pass, which means it will be coming through Niles and passing within a mile of my apartment sometime between 9 and 10 AM. I could walk to Niles Junction, I think -- it's just beyond the BART tracks that run along the eastern edge of Quarry Lakes Park.

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[jeff-morris.livejournal.com]

Not sure if you knew or whether you're interested, but you can follow 844's progress on Twitter (http://twitter.com/UP_Steam).

I apologize. I've known about this for at least a week and it never occurred to me that anyone would be interested. :)

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

Oh, I had someone at Norwescon point it out to me as well -- a fan who had also been one of the train attendants on a 2-day excursion behind Daylight locomotive 4449 that I and my wife rode some years ago instead of going to BayCon -- but my mind was full up there and I didn't say anything about it at the time.

There are a fair number of train buffs in SF fandom. I was on a panel at BayCon and trains and rail transit and the medium-sized function room was packed out.