This is the benefits for waking up in five in the morning. 
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For those who can’t see it, it is my big boy owners manual that was signed by Ed.
P.s. on the title I meant to say “ might” instead of “may”. Darn auto correct!
Forgive me but who is Ed?
Ed Dickens, the UP steam program boss and the engineer on 4014.
Nice !
Hoping Lionel will release the 4014 in its now rebuilt condition (oil tender)
OK, I'll bite. What is the back story to waking up at five? Where did the booklet come from? With the engine? Was it bought?
Sell it on eBay.
Trainmaster04 posted:Ed Dickens, the UP steam program boss and the engineer on 4014.
Thank you
That's really cool. Nice keepsake!
"May" is the correct grammar. Computers are smarter than us.
Dennis
Trainmaster04 posted:This is the benefits for waking up in five in the morning.
That's pretty cool. I wish I had paid better attention to the going ons in Cheyenne. I think I would have planned a vacation around it.
It doesn't surprise me that some folks don't know what a model train owners manual looks like. Judging from the questions posted here sometimes it's obvious some have never seen one or read one. 
I slept in until 5AM once...
Jon 
So what you are saying is you got up at 5am to see the 4014 and you brought your owners manual for Ed to sign.
The story goes like this. Last summer I was given the privilege to be able to get a vision line big boy. I searched all over the place until I found a no. 4014. I got the engine for $3000 and the owners manual was thankfully in the box as well.
Fast forward to May 2019. My family and I flew into Salt Lake from Lubbock, Texas on the 8th. We were surprised to find out that we got there at the same time as the Big Boy, so we got to see her pull into the yard. The next day all of us woke up five in the morning on the next day, so that we would be able to get a good spot for the celebration. We got there about seven and sure enough there was Ed. He and another lady that was leading him this way and that lead him to a tent where they stayed in there for a little while. In the mean time my dad and I went over to the tent. Ed saw us and said hi and eventually came out. Latter on he came back and signed a book that you could buy in the station for another person and then saw me with my owners manual. He came over and he said, "Sorry my hands are little cold this morning, so my signature will be a bit sloppy." Over all, I took my manual across the states just to get a once in a lifetime signature from Ed and then bring it back in one piece.
I am not going to sell it but just for laughs, what number would you put on it.
Dennis posted:"May" is the correct grammar. Computers are smarter than us.
Dennis
Not at all. Computers do only what they are told to do, know only what they are told.
As for may: the word implies permission. Might denotes a possibility, which is certainly what the OP meant.
Trainmaster04 posted:The story goes like this. Last summer I was given the privilege to be able to get a vision line big boy. I searched all over the place until I found a no. 4014. I got the engine for $3000 and the owners manual was thankfully in the box as well.
Fast forward to May 2019. My family and I flew into Salt Lake from Lubbock, Texas on the 8th. We were surprised to find out that we got there at the same time as the Big Boy, so we got to see her pull into the yard. The next day all of us woke up five in the morning on the next day, so that we would be able to get a good spot for the celebration. We got there about seven and sure enough there was Ed. He and another lady that was leading him this way and that lead him to a tent where they stayed in there for a little while. In the mean time my dad and I went over to the tent. Ed saw us and said hi and eventually came out. Latter on he came back and signed a book that you could buy in the station for another person and then saw me with my owners manual. He came over and he said, "Sorry my hands are little cold this morning, so my signature will be a bit sloppy." Over all, I took my manual across the states just to get a once in a lifetime signature from Ed and then bring it back in one piece.
Lucky for you, you were in the right place at the right time. Enjoy your engine and enjoy your trophy!
I had my '10 Camaro signed by Scott Suttlemeyer from GM. He was one of a small hand full of folks that helped bring the Camaro back from extinction. Even got him to sign the Dealer Camaro banner.
Jayhawk500 posted:Trainmaster04 posted:The story goes like this. Last summer I was given the privilege to be able to get a vision line big boy. I searched all over the place until I found a no. 4014. I got the engine for $3000 and the owners manual was thankfully in the box as well.
Fast forward to May 2019. My family and I flew into Salt Lake from Lubbock, Texas on the 8th. We were surprised to find out that we got there at the same time as the Big Boy, so we got to see her pull into the yard. The next day all of us woke up five in the morning on the next day, so that we would be able to get a good spot for the celebration. We got there about seven and sure enough there was Ed. He and another lady that was leading him this way and that lead him to a tent where they stayed in there for a little while. In the mean time my dad and I went over to the tent. Ed saw us and said hi and eventually came out. Latter on he came back and signed a book that you could buy in the station for another person and then saw me with my owners manual. He came over and he said, "Sorry my hands are little cold this morning, so my signature will be a bit sloppy." Over all, I took my manual across the states just to get a once in a lifetime signature from Ed and then bring it back in one piece.
Lucky for you, you were in the right place at the right time. Enjoy your engine and enjoy your trophy!
I had my '10 Camaro signed by Scott Suttlemeyer from GM. He was one of a small hand full of folks that helped bring the Camaro back from extinction. Even got him to sign the Dealer Camaro banner.
Thanks and that’s really cool.
That’s cool I guess. One thing sticks in my craw. Not really, but if I may ask, if you were surprised to see the engine there, why would you be carrying the owners manual around with you. Is that something you normally do when traveling. You don’t have to answer. It’s really not that important to me. Glad you’re happy. I can’t say I’m jealous. $3,000 for a model train engine. You lost me there. Enjoy.
