Steam & Excursion > 844 Memphis

Not much has been said regarding what is actually planned for 844's visit to Memphis for the Big River Crossing on Saturday. Can anyone shed some more light as to what they actually have planned?

CSXCOPHOTOGRAPHER

ribbon cutting, speeches

Bike lane on UP Harahan Bridge opens Saturday. UP ran 844 to Memphis because of politics, Democrats support bike lanes across the country, 844 will run across the bridge east and then west when bike lane opens.  No public display announced as yet.

gmojim

Maybe someone with some influence with Mr. Dickens could suggest he commence wearing a railroad appropriate hat and work on not leaning half way out the cab window while he's running?? Sure would add to the professional look of things.

   IMHO-Ross Rowland

Local TV news reader Joe Birch just did a ride-across video on the bike path (still under construction) on his bike, and never once mentioned 844.   Very odd, it's like they want it to be a surprise or something.

co614 Wrote:
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> Maybe someone with some influence with Mr. Dickens
> could suggest he commence wearing a railroad
> appropriate hat and work on not leaning half way
> out the cab window while he's running?? Sure would
> add to the professional look of things.
>
>    IMHO-Ross Rowland

Good luck with that!

PHall Wrote:
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> co614 Wrote:
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> > Maybe someone with some influence with Mr.
> Dickens
> > could suggest he commence wearing a railroad
> > appropriate hat and work on not leaning half
> way
> > out the cab window while he's running?? Sure
> would
> > add to the professional look of things.
> >
> >    IMHO-Ross Rowland
>
> Good luck with that!

That would ding his ego, and that'd never do for the dear leader.