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Western Railroad Discussion > What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston?Date: 12/04/18 17:32 What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston? Author: JoCoLB What is the status of U.P. 1943 since its arrival in Houston? Will it (or will it not) be included in the power consist on the George H.W. Bush funeral train on Thursday?
Date: 12/04/18 18:54 Re: What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston? Author: elueck There will be at least two trains from Westfield to College Station. A friend of mine gave me a running commentary as he went by the Westfield facility yesterday. 4141 is coupled ahead of a regular yellow unit, and they are coupled to the consist of the funeral train as listed by UP. UP brought down 21 cars, with the 13 car funeral train blocked ready for use, and 8 more cars behind it. The 8 additional cars will either be used for a pilot train or a press or overflow train (depending on who you talk to) and it appears that 1943 will head up that train.
Date: 12/04/18 20:08 Re: What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston? Author: JoCoLB Mighty good information. Thanks.
Date: 12/04/18 20:46 Re: What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston? Author: dan 1943 is not there , at least now
Date: 12/04/18 20:50 Re: What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston? Author: Milw_E70 dan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > 1943 is not there , at least now Nope, it's still at Westfield after a quick run to Bryan and back today. Date: 12/05/18 11:18 Re: What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston? Author: elueck This morning the 4141 and a yellow unit were on the funeral train, with two yellow units on the second train. I did not see 1943 from the toll road, but can't see everything at 70 mph either.
Date: 12/05/18 15:45 Re: What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston? Author: czuleget Is the UP going to do a live feed from the train I was seeing Go pro cameras being installed on one of the news feeds.
Date: 12/05/18 19:04 Re: What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston? Author: CSX602 UP is currently letting unit #4141 get all the attention.... (as should likely be the case)
#1943 was last reported (by a posting on Heritageunits at 1:30 AM Wed morning) as "hidden under the bridge" within nearby Lloyd yard behind the crew office. Tomorrow we will find out if the UP plans are to use #1943 on the second train (as a big surprise the media isn't yet aware of) or just let #4141 get all the attention... BTW, the cameras placed on top of #4141 were reported (in another thread here) to be intended to provide a forward train view (transmitted back to the cars of the train) to the riders in the funeral train. #1943 had such cameras on its trips east. In the aerial footage of the units currently on the second train there did not appear to be such cameras for that train so that train may be getting the feed from 4141 too.. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/18 19:36 by CSX602. Date: 12/05/18 19:11 Re: What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston? Author: dan you can see transmitters, last i looked, most of the officer specials on the UP have this anymore, 1943 should power the other train as WW2 and bush are synonymous
there usually is a pilot train Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/18 20:48 by dan. Date: 12/05/18 19:46 Re: What has happened to U.P. 1943 in Houston? Author: elueck At 4:00 this afternoon when I returned home, 1943 was still in Lloyd yard in Spring.
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