Steam & Excursion > Pacing 844 for everyone, especially Bob Krieger

I was considering posting some of this pacing material eventually so here it is.  Clear Signals Bob K. I was glad to know you.
Greg Scholl

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That's an awesome tribute Greg, I had to download that clip, I know one guy would love this and I can't wait to send it to him since he's known Bob since he was a kid!

Great video. 844 running 65 andisn't even straining.
RIP Bob.

Sam

Like most of you, I look at that video, then scroll down in the comments to read Bob's recollection of that trip as it were yesterday.  Perhaps someday we will all meet in the big roundhouse with Bob, Lynn and others and hear a few more tales.  Thanks for posting.  

Thank you Greg, this is perfect. Bob is going to be missed. He certainly left this world a better place. I can only imagine what he'll accomplish in the next. God speed Bob.

Erik Landrum
Cincinnati, Ohio

The grayhound was beautiful!

Thanks for sharing the 844 video ... what a run!

Odyssey
Evergreen, CO

Man Greg…you’ve got a lot of class and respect. Thank you for uploading that, a very nice touch during a very dreary time after the passing of a dear friend.

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Greg, thanks for posting. Bob was a great friend and will be missed.

Jim Burrill

An excellent video and tribute!
Dan

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A very fitting tribute to our friend Bob.
Thank you Greg.

Jim Baker
Riverside, CA

Very nice! Now, can someone tell us why the whistle does not emit steam when it blows?

kurtarmbruster Wrote:
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> Very nice! Now, can someone tell us why the
> whistle does not emit steam when it blows?

It does, except depending on the ambient temperature, you don't see the vapor. The whistle is supplied with superheated steam, from the superheater header, and and when the weather is nice and hot & dry, the white vapor cloud is not visible.

Holy mackerel! What a great video! Thanks for posting!

Hi Greg,
Thanks for posting this excellent tribute to Bob.

Back in the early 1960s, I forgot exactly when, my Dad tried to pace 844 on an excursion train that went west from Laramie. After they crossed the Laramie River bridge the UP engineer opened her up. The speedo in our car said 76 and the 844 passed up like we were standing still, and it was a long train with streamliner coaches, baggage cars, and a diner. It was dangerous to go any faster in those days on the Lincoln Highway!
Eddy