New David Says My Blood Brother Took Me Upwards On My Invitation For A Paid Route Trip To The Boise Depot 92Nd Celebration. Nosotros Hadn't Done This Inwards Forty Yrs....Life Ya Know?..Wives/Kids..Etc....... I'm Glad He Took Me Upwards On This, Nosotros Had Fun, Too Shared Stories From Our Route Trips Years Ago..
Thanks David!
The Boise Union Pacific Depot is a old develop station built inwards 1925 yesteryear the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1990 MK-Morrison Knudsen purchased the depot as well as renovated it to pristine condition
The historic Union Pacific steam locomotive 844 has been on the rails since 1944. It at i time makes ceremonial trips around the U.S., as well as it's watch to Boise is a round-trip from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Boise as well as dorsum again.
The steam locomotive 844 was the final of its sort built for Union Pacific Railroad inwards 1944. It was a high-speed rider engine inwards its glory days. It pulled well-known trains similar the Overland Limited, the Los Angeles Limited, the Portland Rose as well as Challenger.
When diesels replaced steam to ability rider trains inwards the belatedly 1950s, 844 was relegated to freight service, precisely was never officially “retired.”
The locomotive underwent a 3 twelvemonth major overhaul at the Union Pacific store inwards Cheyenne to larn gear upwards for its 3 2017 excursions. In add-on to its Boise trip, the 844 volition too locomote to Omaha, Neb., for the 2017 College World Series inwards June as well as to Cheyenne Frontier Days inwards July. Last twelvemonth it was at the Big River Crossing resultant inwards Memphis, Tennessee.
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