Steam & Excursion > 819-1218-844-1522 -- all under steam

Pictures of this event have probably been posted on TO before.
Here are a few of mine.

In June 1990 a unique event happened at St. Louis Union Station.
Cotton Belt 819
N&W 1218
UP 844
Frisco 1522
All under steam and next to each other.
This was during the excellent 1990 NRHS Convention.

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(4-5) The area was taped off to keep everyone from wandering around the engines.
I guess this will never happen again. It was quite an experience.

Gary

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The reason why nothing has been said yet is because many may be speechless. This event and the Roanoke NRHS event are most definitely the two I wish I could have seen.

In your last photo that appear to possibly be my late friend Lynn visiting with the public. I was probably up in the cab at that time.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

What posting! - Beautiful!
Bob

2005: In Portland SP 4449, SP&S 700, Westport Timber Co. Heisler 91 and Hillcrest Lumber Climax 10 also had four steam engines.

Chris

We had a ball in spite of the blistering hot weather. Our 1522 trip was my baptism by fire of running her on the main line for the first time. First time meeting the UP crew which was a delight.
It was a great time!

Man, that 819 is a good looking loco!

Thanks for some fine images that brought back a lot of happy memories.

MC
Muskegon, Michigan

Great memories! Thanks!

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

Nice photos, and it's a damn shame they are not all still running. After all the work that got them restored in the first place, they should never be left in non running condition again. Even if they got used occasionally, they should be kept alive, or at least, intact, completely assembled in ready to run condition.

Just my two cents.

Craig Hanson
Vay, Id.

Steam!......Good!.....Like!

Jim Baker
Riverside, CA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/19/17 03:23 by Boomer92.

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> We had a ball in spite of the blistering hot
> weather. Our 1522 trip was my baptism by fire of
> running her on the main line for the first time.
> First time meeting the UP crew which was a
> delight.
> It was a great time!

Indeed it was. Thanks for that great run. I'll
remember it anytime I head a steamer working up
grade :-) Never a slip as I recall :-)

John.

I was there and got lousy pictures with the ugly orange plastic fencing that was used. That was the 2nd NRHS convention I attended. First was Boston in 1986 and last was again in St Louis in 2000 or 2001. The only reason I attended those conventions was that I stayed with friends or my sister, to save on exorbitant hotel costs.

Great pics, you guys who attended that event in St. Louis had a blast!