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Published: 2010-09-29 02:03:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 14383; Favourites: 264; Downloads: 0
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The Challenger - UP 3985 pulling gout of Speer, WY just west of Cheyenne, WY on it's way to Denver, CO - pulling The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Train.UP 3985 is the "World's Largest Operating Steam Locomotive
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Aww! You were almost getting poetic there at the end.
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Excellent Eddie. That was definitely worth getting up early for!
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yeah it was sweeeet ! i thought there would have been alot more people there - at speer ? about 30 - it was way cool when she rolled in - in the dark - almost silent like and everyone was super quiet - real eerie......she left the cheyenne steam shop about 5:50 am and headed to denver at about 7:20 - i wanted more black exhaust, but it was happening - my buddy caught it at ault, colorado with some grain silos - plus i was shooting video too - haven't watched it yet though.
i just wished it would have left about an hour later - i really don't like the light and missed getting a blue-blue sky...oh ! well - it's not on my schedule - i was trying to find out when it returns to cheyenne but no-one knew ?
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I just watched a youtube of it. Who the hell was flying the helicopter?
Oh well, it was a good day for stills though.
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i think it was channel 9 news out of denver (?) it flew right over me, but i wasn't even gonna look at it to see - my eyes where on 3985
- yeah it was a good day for stills - some clouds would have been nice (LOL)
the heli was kinda annoying in my vid - it's right in it as 3985 started its run...
i wonder where that person shot the vid you watched ? there wasn't that many shooting video - there was a guy behind me up on the hill with a small vid
can you send the link to it ??
thanks
eddie
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scope out your spot !
it's been along time coming to see her rolling down the tracks !
i caught UP 844 between medicine bow, wy and hanna, wy on sept 8th on her way to pendelton, or - and she was unassisted - no diesel !
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3985 is coming through KC on the way to St. Louis and on the way back. I won't be able to catch her this week(end) at all since I'm working EMS at the track for NASCAR, but I will DEFINITELY hit her up next weekend all the way from east of KC to Topeka if I can swing it (and maybe even Marysville). I need to get my spots lined up soon...
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Wait a second, I thought the Big Boy class was!
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big boys were 4-8-8-4
the challenger is 4-6-6-4
and UP 844 is 4-8-4
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Well, what else does one do but drool over a Challenger?
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have a smoke after.....LOL
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Nah, but you'd probably have to peel me off the engine.
(kicking & screaming too.)
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this is a really cool pic! i love the perspective, and trains make great subjects for photos. nice composition/placement of the train, and nice colors.
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Very nice! I wish I'd of had the time to go see it!
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thanks - it was way cool and only lasted a few miuntes.....that's a big hunk of steel !
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