Two23 posted:Lou1985 posted:I'm just going to stop by and look at it on static display on Sunday the 28th. I don't have time to chase trains on a weekday, I have to go to work
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That will give you a chance to go to the souvenir car. And really, the crowds are as much the story as the engine.
Kent in SD
Kent, there is no souvenir car per se. The Experience baggage car is just a walk through display with the UP's history. At St Paul there were a few vendors in the depot concourse. Not sure if there were any at Duluth, because we didn't go when the public viewing was on.
There was one vendor that looked official, with hats, pins, shirts and a few other knickknacks with the two common themes of 150th Anniversary and the Big Boy. We got hats, pins, and key rings. The place to shop is the Golden Spike Tower gift shop. That's the company store.
The cars at the end of this train are executive cars, with the Kenefick being the president's car. The ones toward the front are support cars and crew quarters. I expect them to drop the exec cars back at Omaha, so the train will be light again when it gets back to North Platte.
