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I thought I would share my train travels from the last 18 months. During this time, I have had the chance to see a lot of steam engines, many of which our running.  Why 18 months, because that marks the beginning of my trip to Colorado.  We left Georgia in late June for a great trip. 

Our first big stop was in Oklahoma City, were we say the very nice ATSF 2-8-0 at the Oklahoma Railway Museum. Then we headed to the Oklahoma City memorial. 

 

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The next engine was the ATSF 2-10-4 in Amarillo, TX, after which we visit the Palo Duro canyon which offered some amazing views. 

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I thought that I was done with train adventures after the amazing trip to Colorado. However, 611 was in Spencer in September and I decided to take a jump seat ride.  It was really cool experience! While I could not take pictures during the ride, I got plenty of shots of 611 pulling the museum train. 

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A few weeks later, the Southeastern Railway Museum hosted Jeddo Coal #85. The museum is only about 30 minutes from my house, so I paid a visit. The little engine had to work a bit to get up the hill! I really like this museum, but I am bit saddened that 290 has been off exhibit for over 20 years. 

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With the news of the Big Boy restoration and then the announced trip in May 2019, my brother and I decided to chase it from Cheyenne to Ogden. I had never been to Wyoming or Utah, so this was also a great chance to visit these two states. We flew out from Atlanta to Denver and drove up to Cheyenne on May 3rd. Catching an early flight and the time zones allowed us to see the the Big Boy 4004 along with UP 4-6-0 1242 and UP 2-8-0 535 in Laramie. IMG_5168IMG_5183IMG_5194IMG_5245IMG_5236

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After the great trip to chase the Big Boy, I though the rest of 2019 would be pretty quiet. However, the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum announced that for their founders day celebration on September 7th, they would be double heading 630 and 4501 all day.  I headed up in the morning with the goal to get some shots of them crossing the river.

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