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Nostalgia & History > U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, Kan.Date: 10/27/16 21:55 U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, Kan. Author: JoCoLB Union Pacific Railroad steam locomotive No. 844, which is on its way back to Cheyenne from Memphis, Tenn., made a scheduled 15-minute stop in the Eastern Kansas town of Osawatomie late Thursday afternoon. This picture was taken shortly after the steam special stopped at the Main Street grade crossing in Osawatomie.
(Photo courtesy of Mark Govea)  Date: 10/27/16 21:57 Re: U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, K Author: JoCoLB There was a beehive of activity at the intersection of Seventh & Main Streets after the engine came to a stop in the middle of the Main Street crossing.
(Photo by Larry Byers)  Date: 10/27/16 22:02 Re: U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, K Author: JoCoLB This is what the crowd looked like on the right side of the train. The train already had a high green northward when it arrived in Osawatomie. A MOW crew had already cleared up at nearby Paola, Kan., where extrensive track work has been underway since a derailment on Oct. 16.
(Photo by Larry Byers)  Date: 10/27/16 22:05 Re: U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, K Author: JoCoLB The U.P. bunk car on the rear of the steam special came to a stop on the Brown Avenue grade crossing, adjacent to the U.P. office building. The brick structure was originally a Missouri Pacific division office. It is now used by MOW and signal department personnel. The Missouri Pacific buzzsaw logo remains above the front door. The U.P. emblem was only added in recent years.
(Photo by Larry Byers)  Date: 10/28/16 00:40 Re: U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, K Author: mp51w The signal is red for the Southbound track? Yikes!
Date: 10/28/16 06:46 Re: U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, K Author: Copy19 Larry: Thanks for posting the pictures at Osawatomie. The 844 had disappeared from T.O. since it left Memphis. Railfans seem to be scarce down South.
JB - Omaha Date: 10/28/16 06:46 Re: U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, K Author: kevink mp51w Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The signal is red for the Southbound track? > Yikes! It's a siding not double track. Since 844 has a green signal, the red signal on the siding track is to be expected. Date: 10/28/16 07:10 Re: U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, K Author: Frisco1522 Its always nice to come in on a green and have the signal in sight. That way you don't have to creep until you see the signal indication.
Date: 10/28/16 07:41 Re: U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, K Author: JoCoLB The U.P. has double main track from the pictured signal near the Main Street crossing in Osawatomie to a point a couple of miles south of Lane, Kan. Track Two south of the Osawatomie switch yard was constructed a few years before the U.P. acquired the Missouri Pacific.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/28/16 07:46 by JoCoLB. Date: 10/28/16 08:40 Re: U.P. steam locomotive 844 makes short stop in Osawatomie, K Author: King_Coal Great turnout for UP844. Thanks for catching!
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