By Tim Blackwell/Cowcatcher Magazine With two aged steam locomotives now resting on new track in Frisco, TX, the Museum of the American Railroad is about to clean house at Fair Park. If everything goes well with a scheduled 10-piece move, nearly all of the collection …
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The first move of the Museum of the American Railroad’s locomotive collection arrived in Frisco earlier this month with some engines rolling under their own power and a couple along for the ride. A consist of two steam locomotives loaded on flat cars and three …
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By Tim Blackwell/Cowcatcher Magazine A special train pulled by F7A units freshly painted in Santa Fe Warbonnet colors with help from Amtrak power is expected to arrive in Galveston Saturday in time for the Galveston Railroad Museum’s official grand re-opening. The train of two F7A …
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By Tim Blackwell/Cowcatcher Magazine FRISCO, TX — The Museum of the American Railroad is back moving its steam collection now that the State Fair of Texas has passed, but railfans will have to wait a little longer to see MAR’s Union Pacific Big Boy ride …
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Union Pacific 4-8-4 No. 844 rolls into Houston’s Amtrak Station on Friday to culminate the “UP 150 Express” tour, a nearly year-long cross-country trek that celebrates the railroad’s 150th anniversary. The steam locomotive will be on display until Oct. 28 before returning to Cheyenne, WY. …
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Union Pacific “Living Legend” No. 844, the last steam locomotive built for the railroad, will be the centerpiece of Marshall’s Texas & Pacific Depot Centennial Celebration on Saturday, making a special stop during its final run of this year’s UP “150 Express” tour. The venerable …
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