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Who were the guys taking pics of us below Quincy bridge? I know they had some good shots...

It's a nice running engine...it shipped out of Cumberland.

Where were you standing in Quincy? the 3123 is our (CNRY) lease engine..

Interesting....you were pretty good on your "guess" :wink: ....except it will be 5 passenger cars (power car). Second engine is still yet to be determined... I really didn't know this time. I might hear some things from time to time :wink: (the good stuff won't ever show up here), but most of it is ...

Midland Sub, You must have some good sources....Only about 3 people were aware of the potential deadhead moves (which are not happening). Take a short ride on the DT&I on Sunday August 29! The Champaign County Preservation Alliance along with the Cincinnati Railway Co. will be running three 90 minut...

The first Northern Arrow had the Georgia 300 in place of the CH.

CH was there the second year.

gray hair is the result of over-worked brain cells....

Yes, it is the 2789 at HVRM. And now they even have a nice piece of track to run it on....

The photo at the top of the thread was taken at NS former Nickel Plate New Haven, IN (Ft. Wayne) yard.

Jeff, you missed your chance when it came to Chicago the last couple of times....

It was fun pacing through the cornfields at 50 mph...

Can you contact me offline at: rkammer@cincinnatirailway.com

Thanks!

Ray

I've heard nothing but bad things about the APU's also.....engines shuting down under load, etc.....they sure sound good on paper....

Its going to the Georges creek, not the WVC.....

I've been a musician for about 15 years now, and that game made me feel like I've never played before....they've always said you need to forget everything you learned before you can play guitar hero...

pretty cool though...

The 261 trip on Sat. includes a layover at the Dells...

The Midwest Big Steam Adventure Cincinnati-Chicago-Milwaukee-Chicago-Cincinnati June 18-24, 2008 Join the Cincinnati Railway Company on this truly unique excursion and relive the glory of travel aboard the “Hiawatha”, a mainline excursion pulled by steam locomotive #261. This exclusive opportunity w...

I'm pretty sure their all still around....I saw two of them the other day at the shop...

Liability, Liability, Liability....99% of people at the class ones see a steam engine and horrified...all the employeses and management all already working extra to try to keep trains moving over their main lines and through their clogged yards....why would they want to risk their jobs for a special...

during the grand opening, they ran several different variations of trips...I remember sitting at a crossing a few miles out of town, and every hour there would be a different engine blasting past; most times we didnt know what it would be! towards the end of the day, I remember them doing a shuttle ...

its well worth the trip!