Lion L 226E posted:Nick Chillianis posted:I've been mapping out UP 4014's upcoming travels through the upper Midwest, an area that I am woefully unfamiliar with, so I'm learning as I go.
From what I've figured out, she will be leaving the former C&NW Clinton Sub at Nevada, IA and traveling the Mason City and Albert Lea Subs (former CRI&P Spine Line ) to St. Paul Union Depot. From St. Paul to Superior, the Union Pacific operates over Warren Buffett's Lionel Set (BNSF) via trackage rights, inherited from the acquisition of C&NW.
Not being an expert on trackage rights, I have a question which someone on here can probably answer.
Does a tenant railroad have the right to operate any piece of equipment over the host's line, provided it meets the dimensional and weight requirements of the line, or can the host railroad object to the type of equipment or service being operated , e.g., steam locomotives, passenger excursions etc.?
Hello Nick....aside from your inquiry, (since I have no clue about trackage rights), I live in St. Pail, and haven't heard anything about the 4014 trip thru here! Details please, I'd love to catch a ride on that one!
Rather than retyping or cutting and pasting, let me just link to the UP Steam Schedule Page.
She will be on public display at St. Paul Union Depot from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CDT on Thursday July 18th. Enjoy!
I can only hope that they send her east to Memphis at some point as that's probably my only shot at seeing her.
I would make the 6+ hour drive from my home near Atlanta, but I can't justify the time and expense of traveling to the upper Midwest, Wyoming or California just for a few fleeting runbys and the endless frustration of sitting in massive traffic jams.
I used to chase all the big steam excursions of the late '80s and early '90s but I flew for free on passes in those days and the chase motorcades never looked anything like what I see now. At the age of 61, and after two back surgeries I no longer have the patience, agility or energy I had back then.
Between the paucity of options for seeing big steam on the main line and the uniqueness of a live 4000 class, whenever it runs it's going to attract incredible mobs.
If the crowds and motorcades were that huge in the sparsely populated communities between Cheyenne and Ogden, just imagine what the scene will be like around the Twin Cities or in the Cajon Pass.
I'll let YouTube take me there. Some of the video I have seen, especially the drone footage, has been nothing short of spectacular.
