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Are the auctions to support a charity?

For that price, I'd rather operate over the Cumbres and Toletic for 4 days and being able to actually operate the steam locomotive! It's been a couple of years since their engineer/fireman program, but last I heard, they do want to bring it back. Wish Durango would offer something similar. 

Mike ONeill
Okahumpka, FL

Back in the old days standing by the engine and yelling 'Mister, can I come up?' got me lots of deck rides during the early steam excursions when the Diesels were the winners and steam had been counted out.

Those were the good old days.

Auction money supports the UP museum, an excellent cause.

I was a member of the Illinois Railroad Museum 26 years ago before we moved to Santa Rosa CA. and my lovely wife of 39 year bought me an "Engineer for a Day" gift for my 50Th birthday. I was able to ride the last revenue trip of the day in the cab of the steamer and then upon returning to the station was able to take the train out at the controls. I'm fairly mechanically adept so it was a delightful experience except for the revers er gear as to this day I still don't really understand.

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weather Wrote:
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> Auction money supports the UP museum, an excellent
> cause.

Not really with their pompous Director of Development Vanessa Dobles.  She's a real piece of work.

I got to ride in the cab of 700 in one of the summer Oaks park runs... sure as hell wasn't 10 plus grand!! And was a blast

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I got to ride in 1522's cab for about 5000 miles and it cost me 18 years of my middle age.

Worth every minute. (Well, almost)

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> I got to ride in 1522's cab for about 5000 miles
> and it cost me 18 years of my middle age.
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> Worth every minute. (Well, almost)

Good answer!