Western Railroad Discussion > UP 949 & CNW 411 to NCTM's "Streamliners at Spencer"

They announced them a couple hours ago as new attendees. Good to see the West getting represented now.

http://www.nctrans.org/Streamliners-At-Spencer--May-29---June-1,-2014/April-2014/From-the-Windy-City-to-the-West-Coast,-Two-More-Lo.aspx

Need more western roads.

Chris

Is UP 949 scheduled for St.Louis to make it's way East to North Carolina?

I am beginning to think that UP 949 move I and others have caught might have some connection to the Spencer Event.

John Crisanti
Longmont, CO

It more than likely won't happen, but two nice additions from the far west would
be SP 6051 from Sacramento and Doyle's PA1 NKP 190!

Larry Dodgion
Wilsonville, OR



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Nice to see your photo of 949 on the museum's site, John. Are you planning to attend there? For the moment, I am planning on going to Spencer again, I am just hanging out waiting to see what gas prices do! Also, don't forget the Amtrak display train is to be in Cheyenne May 17 and 18, and its next scheduled stop after that is Spencer, I wonder if 949 might lead that east out of Cheyenne? - - JLH



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highgreengraphics Wrote:
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> Nice to see your photo on there, John. Are you
> planning to attend there? For the moment, I am
> planning on going to Spencer again, I am just
> hanging out waiting to see what gas prices do! - -
> JLH


I am not too sure yet! We'll have to see what happens then.

John Crisanti
Longmont, CO

Wanna carpool??
Too bad we can't get the Royal Gorge to pony up a pair.
Anybody have a line to the KCS?
I would call and put in a request.

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Hmm.. no 9911A

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sd24b Wrote:
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The 9911A would put them all to shame!

Regards,
Burlington John

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> Hmm.. no 9911A


I was wondering about that as well. I mean, IRM has SO MANY that can tag along, that I wouldn't be shocked to see at least one or two more head down there with it.

- Jeff Carlson

bnsfsd70 Wrote:
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> I was wondering about that as well. I mean, IRM
> has SO MANY that can tag along, that I wouldn't be
> shocked to see at least one or two more head down
> there with it.
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> - Jeff Carlson


9911A is the only other one that could go from IRM, currently, There is not enough time left to get the others inspected, blue carded and brakes certified based on the current availability of certain key volunteers, and the effort being put into the two new barns.

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Keep in mind NO ONE from the owning organizations is allowed to announce which locomotives are attending. Part of the lease agreement with NCTM (as I understand it, for legal reasons Spencer is short-term leasing the attending locos on paper) is ONLY NCTM can announce and publicize participating locos.

It would appear they are doling out the news in small, regular intervals as the event nears, which is absolutely the smartest way to do it to get repeated coverage in the mainstream media. Remember they will need a HUGE walk-up gate from the non-railfan public to make this event a real moneymaker.

So, even if someone on TO knew of a yet-to-be announced loco going to Spencer, they couldn't tell 'ya, because then they'd have to kill 'ya....

NZ

Are the 963b and 951 going to attend? That'd be nice. I also agree on the 9911a, that is a sleek looking train.

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9911A is going to Spencer

http://www.nctrans.org/Streamliners-At-Spencer--May-29---June-1,-2014/April-2014/-Silver-Pilot--Joins-Line-Up-for-Streamliners.aspx

'Silver Pilot' Joins Line Up for Streamliners
Spencer, NC--One of the most famous and iconic diesel locomotives ever built, the stainless steel Burlington Route E5 No. 9911a “Silver Pilot” from the collection of the Illinois Railway Museum, will join the parade of historic locomotives at the North Carolina Transportation Museum’s Streamliners at Spencer festival, May 29-June 1.
The 1940 E5 was one of 11 cab units of its type built in 1940 and is the only one remaining in the world. All were owned by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, also known as the Burlington Route, or subsidiaries. Union, Ill.-based Illinois Railway Museum often pairs the locomotive with the stainless steel Nebraska Zephyr trainset, which will not appear at the festival.