Any idea on when the train is supposed to go through Boone or Ogden? I might try to go up and see it but didn't want to sit forever waiting or just miss it.
World’s largest steam locomotive trekking across Iowa,
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i totally thought that u were all talking about this
i totally thought that u were all talking about this
Here is the schedule. I think there is a twitter account where they update any changes to the schedule
https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm
Found it
https://twitter.com/up_steam
The Register article lists just these three Iowa towns for today:
Monday, July 15
Denison
Main Street Crossing
Arrival: 10:45 a.m.
Depart: 11:30 a.m.
Carroll
Old CNW Depot
407 W. 5th St.
Arrival: 12:15 p.m.
Depart: 12:30 p.m.
Boone
Industrial Park Road and Argo Street
Arrival: 3:15 p.m.
Depart: 8 a.m. (July 16)
Steam-powered locomotive, restored as traveling museum, to make stops across Iowa
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...-transcontinental-railroads-150th/1714087001/
It appears the GPS tracking for "Big Boy" wasn't working out of the gate this morning. But you can follow along at their Twitter Stream. Some people posted where it was at their latest Tweet, which I copied below, as to progress. Click anywhere in the tweet below and it will take you there. You might also ask there yourself if you have a Twitter account. Even if you don't you might see people commenting on that tweet, that gives you a better idea where it is at in real time.
UP Steam, Twitter Stream
https://twitter.com/up_steam
Here are the Iowa towns the Register article lists for tomorrow:
Tuesday, July 16
Nevada
11th Street Crossing
Arrival: 9:15 a.m.
Depart: 9:30 a.m.
Iowa Falls
Rocksylvania Avenue Crossing
Arrival: 11:15 a.m.
Depart: Noon
Mason City
Ninth Street NW & N. Jackson Avenue
Arrival: 2 p.m.
Depart: 8 a.m. (July 17)
After that, it won't come back through Iowa until July 30, from Chicago, from the east. The Register article also lists the tentative Iowa stops for July 30 - August 2 (but I didn't copy them here).
Also, a lot of opportunity to see it in Boone, as that is its scheduled overnight stop. Or maybe you time it such that you see it coming into town, before it stops, and then get a closer look.
I should be able to get off work on Friday Aug 2 and get to a place to get a few shots between Woodbine and Omaha. The trick is figuring out which track it will be on as there seems to be two possibilities. This weekend I'll have to try and check out a potential location
Note: The link below by Cyclones_R_GR8 has arrival times for towns in ALL states along the route (not just Iowa). This includes towns in Nebraska on its return from Iowa, August 2, and then across Nebraska on to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where it based.
I wasn't too thrilled with my results today because I tried to bring up the shadows so the detail underneath could be seen better but it is a black machine on a very sunny day so I did the best I could. I had a great time, there were a couple retired railroad men from Illinois who were there in Ogden and I peppered these guys with questions for two hours till the train came by. It was so much fun listening to them tell stories about the old railroad days. I was in Ogden and then went to Boone for the latter photos.
Here are my images from today =
https://winterinkphotography.smugmug.com/RR/BigBoy20190715/
Here are my images from today =
https://winterinkphotography.smugmug.com/RR/BigBoy20190715/
Big Boy is scheduled to leave Boone today at 8 AM, and to arrive in Nevada at about 9:15 and depart at 9:30. Watch the Twitter Stream and GPS map for its Ames arrival, assuming it is operational today when they depart from Boone.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil has three photos of Big Boy crossing the Missouri River from Omaha to Council Bluffs, pretty decent
https://www.nonpareilonline.com/new...n_457c4f9a-a749-11e9-9798-9ff275aa5432.html#1
Council Bluffs was the eastern terminus of the transcontinental railroad and the home of General Grenville Dodge, the chief engineer of the Union Pacific. The Dodge House in Council Bluffs, as I recall, was designed by the same firm that designed Frederick Hubble’s house in Des Moines, Terrace Hill, which is now the governor’s mansion.
A photo of the Dodge House and link to their website:
http://www.dodgehouse.org/
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil has three photos of Big Boy crossing the Missouri River from Omaha to Council Bluffs, pretty decent
https://www.nonpareilonline.com/new...n_457c4f9a-a749-11e9-9798-9ff275aa5432.html#1
Council Bluffs was the eastern terminus of the transcontinental railroad and the home of General Grenville Dodge, the chief engineer of the Union Pacific. The Dodge House in Council Bluffs, as I recall, was designed by the same firm that designed Frederick Hubble’s house in Des Moines, Terrace Hill, which is now the governor’s mansion.
A photo of the Dodge House and link to their website:
http://www.dodgehouse.org/
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Very nice photos. I'm old enough to remember f7s and f9s, but not steam. Back then the entire train crew had to work hard. In fairly dangerous conditions. Glad to see the Big Boy is running without a helper. Was it burning coal?
Here are some images from the crossing at North Dakota Avenue this morning. And, NenoFone, it is now an oil burner but I think (but am not positive) it started out as coal burner and they converted it (back when it was still in full time use, not during the restore.)
link to images = https://winterinkphotography.smugmug.com/RR/BigBoy20190716/
link to images = https://winterinkphotography.smugmug.com/RR/BigBoy20190716/
