Steam & Excursion > 844 Leaving Pacific this AM

844 visited Pacific, MO this morning and left on time at 11:45 AM.   I found a spot down at the very east end of town and shot video.  I was all by myself and I think someone recognized me because I got a complimentary blowdown job as it went by.  Gee thanks.
Yesterday was nice and sunny and today gloomy.  Never fails.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/16 12:35 by Frisco1522.

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In any event, blow-down and all,  that was pretty neat!

Can I assume this is a thumbs up instead of another finger being used?

Jim Lipnitz
Morrisville, PA
Big Jim Video Productions

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bigjim4life Wrote:
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> Can I assume this is a thumbs up instead of
> another finger being used?

His thumb is definitely NOT "up". Looks more like his index finger pointing at Don.

Caption that as , "Gotcha!".

HotWater Wrote:
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> bigjim4life Wrote:
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> > Can I assume this is a thumbs up instead of
> > another finger being used?
>
> His thumb is definitely NOT "up". Looks more like
> his index finger pointing at Don.
>
> Caption that as , "Gotcha!".

Or, as "Hey".

Lots of people point to say hi to someone they can't speak with.

Good to see the blowdown in action. Perhaps ( just maybe ?? ) he's learned his lesson about how to treat the boiler correctly from the disasterous prior practice??

   Hope springs eternal.

  Ross Rowland

co614 Wrote:
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> Good to see the blowdown in action. Perhaps ( just
> maybe ?? ) he's learned his lesson about how to
> treat the boiler correctly from the disasterous
> prior practice??
>
>    Hope springs eternal.
>
>   Ross Rowland

True. Now, has anyone seen how they are taking on water at each over-night stay?

I concur with Ross.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

HotWater Wrote:
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> co614 Wrote:
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> > Good to see the blowdown in action. Perhaps (
> just
> > maybe ?? ) he's learned his lesson about how to
> > treat the boiler correctly from the disasterous
> > prior practice??
> >
> >    Hope springs eternal.
> >
> >   Ross Rowland
>
> True. Now, has anyone seen how they are taking on
> water at each over-night stay?

At the St. Louis stop this afternoon there appeared to be a hose from a city fire hydrant to the tender.

Hope my skin doesn't peel off and I don't go blind.

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> Hope my skin doesn't peel off and I don't go
> blind

Just be another lawsuit against the DL, he's used to those ;-).

The whistle echo is great. The class lights are very cool too.
Nice video.

That's a great video!  SO sorry you got nailed by the steam.
LOVE the echoe of her beautiful whistle!  And she sure seems
pretty square, too.  (No such thing as too many videos and
pictures of the 844!)

Just an observation; Mr. Dickens never waves. It is a distraction. He encourages his firemen to not wave, but to stay focused. When he does gesture, it is very pointed and intentional. He waved at me once with one finger. He also shook his head at me in disgust this year on the CFD train. This is most likely the most promenant face of the UP and he acts like a 6th grader. Rumor has it he is really upset at the 96 going to the 4449 group. This guy claims to have done all of this work to the 844 in the name of safety, then he blows down on a track side human? Wait...Safety first, or ego first?

At least now I am not the only one to have been waved at in such a manner. Awesome PR tool UP!!!!

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WRRC Wrote:
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> Just an observation; Mr. Dickens never waves. It
> is a distraction. He encourages his firemen to
> not wave, but to stay focused. When he does
> gesture, it is very pointed and intentional. He
> waved at me once with one finger. He also shook
> his head at me in disgust this year on the CFD
> train. This is most likely the most prominent
> face of the UP and he acts like a 6th grader.
> Rumor has it he is really upset at the 96 going to
> the 4449 group. This guy claims to have done all
> of this work to the 844 in the name of safety,
> then he blows down on a track side human?
> Wait...Safety first, or ego first?
>
> At least now I am not the only one to have been
> waved at in such a manner. Awesome PR tool UP!!!!
>
>
> Posted from Android

I totally agree with this post, congrats to the UP PR department for having this tool out there to act like a child. I believe this behavior goes against UP's ethic's policy. Maybe if anyone in Omaha is checking out TO should take note.

CS

CaliforniaSteam Wrote:
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> WRRC Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > Just an observation; Mr. Dickens never waves.
> It
> > is a distraction. He encourages his firemen to
> > not wave, but to stay focused. When he does
> > gesture, it is very pointed and intentional. He
> > waved at me once with one finger. He also shook
> > his head at me in disgust this year on the CFD
> > train. This is most likely the most prominent
> > face of the UP and he acts like a 6th grader.
> > Rumor has it he is really upset at the 96 going
> to
> > the 4449 group. This guy claims to have done
> all
> > of this work to the 844 in the name of safety,
> > then he blows down on a track side human?
> > Wait...Safety first, or ego first?
> >
> > At least now I am not the only one to have been
> > waved at in such a manner. Awesome PR tool
> UP!!!!
> >
> >
> > Posted from Android
>
> I totally agree with this post, congrats to the UP
> PR department for having this tool out there to
> act like a child. I believe this behavior goes
> against UP's ethic's policy. Maybe if anyone in
> Omaha is checking out TO should take note.
>
> CS


These two posts are ridiculous. The popcorn crowd complains when they don't blow down and the results of not doing so and then some complain when they do as if it is a planned attack and and flaunting of public safety. The person shooting the video is obviously standing too close to the tracks and trespassing on railroad property. There is no clear safe exit route and he runs the possibility of being pinned between rail cars and stack of used ties. Yet no one complained about these issues only the supposition of Ed acting as though this was a planned event to bring harm in the name of revenge.

Now don't take this as an attack on the poster. I find the video excellent and truly enjoy the sound of the engine. If I had been there to chase 844 I would have been right beside him doing the same thing without a second thought. I have trespassed in the past while chasing steam and most likely will in the future if my path ever crosses with 844 again. There are people everywhere whenever steam runs.

On other topics: what is the rock formation in the background toward the end of the video? They don't look like natural caves.

Posted from iPhone

I would estimate several thousand people trespassed on the property without getting a bath  I'm sure it was just a "coincidence" as was the hand gesture.  Strange thing was, there's about 8 miles of empty track ahead of him where they could have blown down.
I'm sure the PR Dept has a policy where its OK to do this sort of thing to those who have questioned prior actions
At least I know I'm No. 1!
John and I belong to an exclusive club.

this appears to be a deliberate act--is there a danger potential? 
do you really feel he recognized you? How could he recognize you from afar?  or was this just a random act of stupidity?

 

It was deliberate. Yes, you can be injured by such an event. The water leaving the boiler at the muffler pipe is still beyond boiling. You fans that want to pretend that he walks on water don't know him like hotwater, Frisco and others of us do.

I promise, he saw Frisco at another earlier location, saw him coming up at another location and "let him have it".

Rumor has it that Dickens told his crew it is time to "pay back" me, realist, hotwater, frontier, Frisco and others for all of HIS legal troubles. The "pay back" appears to have began.

For the Kool Aid Klub. ...none of us have anything to do with HIS legal issues. He just has to blame somebody and he has to pay somebody back.

Be careful track side, clearly safety and dignity are not priority one.

Posted from Android

He knows me.  I've met him, ridden with him and joined in the criticizing of what was going on with the 844.  That put me on the enemy list.  I harbor no ill will for him or the crew and hope things keep going smoothly because I never wished anything bad on any other group and will never do so.   Probably just a little act of Karma.  So be it.  I'm really not a victim, just disappointed.  I even got the Big Boy Tee shirt that I won full of snot from it. 
At least, as I said, I know down deep inside that I'm No. 1 with him.
To say I miss the "Old Days" would be an understatement. 
Wonder what's going on in Cheyenne while he's away?   I heard somebody say some stuff was getting scrapped.