Steam & Excursion > 4014 at St. Paul July 17

Just a sampling of the huge crowds that came to St. Paul Union Depot to see 4014 yesterday.

Today she travels to Duluth for a visit to Lake Superior Railroad Museum and will appear tomorrow alongside operating engine DMIR 332.

-John Stein

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A tornado outbreak and derecho are forecast for the area between the Twin Cities and Duluth today.  Hope everyone stays safe.

Art House

Interesting that "Big Boy" is written on her again. 

Emmo213 Wrote:
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> Interesting that "Big Boy" is written on her
> again. 

Don't think they ever removed it.

HotWater Wrote:
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> Don't think they ever removed it.

Looks different, without the V that it had to Ogden and back!
Greg
http://www.gregschollvideo.com
 

aehouse Wrote:
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> A tornado outbreak and derecho are forecast for
> the area between the Twin Cities and Duluth
> today.  Hope everyone stays safe.
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> Art House

What is a derecho?

utwazoo Wrote:
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> aehouse Wrote:
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> > the area between the Twin Cities and Duluth
> > today.  Hope everyone stays safe.
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> > Art House
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> What is a derecho?


Google is your friend.

It got washed off during the heavy downpours coming into Mason City on Tuesday the 16th. During a very brief stop in Manly on Wednesday the 17th, Ed came down and re-chalked it on the smokebox front.

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It was off at Cheyenne before departure. Test runs on 4 track in my pics are without also. Must have been added prior to departure.

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HotWater Wrote:
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> > Interesting that "Big Boy" is written on her
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> Don't think they ever removed it.

Jack, Ed told me that rain had washed it off and that he wrote it again.  It's chalk, not paint.

-Larry Doyle

LarryDoyle Wrote:
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> Jack, Ed told me that rain had washed it off and
> that he wrote it again.  It's chalk, not paint.
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> -Larry Doyle

Darn. They should have left it off, in my opinion. Maybe it will rain some more prior to it arriving on the former C&NW three track main line at Elmhurst, IL, on Friday July 26.

HotWater Wrote:
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> Darn. They should have left it off, in my opinion.

Get over it, Jack.  It's chalk!

-John

Interesting you would call a "Big Boy" a "Her".   It's not a "HeShe" it's a "Him"

ts97504 Wrote:
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> Interesting you would call a "Big Boy" a "Her".  
> It's not a "HeShe" it's a "Him"

Nope!  Just like ships, RR locomotives are referred to as "she" and/or "her".

BTW, "Big Boy" is also chalked on the other end of the boiler - on the firebox door.

Now, I suppose that information will arouse more undue cynicism.

-John