Union Pacific's Valley Eagle Tour Update

As a follow-up to the “A Union Pacific Living Legend Stretches Her Legs On an Eight State Tour” post, here is the latest schedule for the The Valley Eagle Heritage Tour with No. 844 on the point compliments of the Union Pacific Railroad:

The Valley Eagle Schedule

Valley Eagle Heritage Tour 

All schedule days and times are subject to change. No. 844 can run ahead of schedule.

(Follow No. 844 on the map, and stay current with GPS updates.)

FRIDAY, APRIL 2
Depart	8:00 a.m. MT	Cheyenne, Wyo.
Arrive Depart	11:00 a.m.  11:30 a.m. MDT	Lodgepole, Neb.	Service Locomotive Downtown -  just west of McBride St.
Arrive	4:00 p.m. CT	North Platte, Neb.	Front St. Between Chestnut and Poplar
SATURDAY, APRIL 3
Depart	8:00 a.m. CT	North Platte, Neb.	Front St. Between Chestnut and Poplar
Arrive Depart	11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.	Kearney, Neb.	Service Locomotive UP Office - 110 W. Railroad St.
Arrive	3:00 p.m.	Marysville, Kan.	UP Rail Yard Jenkins St. and 1st St.
SUNDAY, APRIL 4
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Marysville, Kan.	UP Rail Yard Jenkins St. and 1st St.
Arrive Depart	10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.	Topeka, Kan.	Service Locomotive The Great Overland Station 701 N. Kansas Ave.
Arrive	1:00 p.m.	Kansas City, Mo.	Union Station 30 W. Pershing Road
MONDAY, APRIL 5 LAYOVER AND DISPLAY
On Display:  8 a.m. - 8 p.m.		Kansas City, Mo.	Union Station 30 W. Pershing Road
TUESDAY, APRIL 6
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Kansas City, Mo.	Union Station 30 W. Pershing Road
Arrive Depart	11:00 a.m. 11:30 p.m.	Dunlay, Kan.	Service Locomotive at the W. 1600 St. crossing.
Arrive	2:00 p.m.	Parsons, Kan.	Union Pacific Office 2015 Crawford St.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 LAYOVER AND DISPLAY
On Display:  8 a.m. - 8 p.m.		Parsons, Kan.	Union Pacific Office 2015 Crawford St.
THURSDAY, APRIL 8
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Parsons, Kan.	Union Pacific Office 2015 Crawford St.
Arrive Depart	10:30 a.m.  Noon	Muskogee, Okla.	Service Locomotive Union Pacific Office 5 W. Martin Luther King St.
Arrive	2:00 p.m.	McAlester, Okla.	Union Pacific Office 1 East Krebs St.
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
Depart	8:00 a.m.	McAlester, Okla.	Union Pacific Office 1 East Krebs St.
Arrive Depart	10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.	Denison, Texas	Service Locomotive West end of UP Rail Yard Under Hwy. 75 Overpass and Ray Dr.
Arrive Depart	1:00 p.m.  1:30 p.m.	Denton, Texas	Whistlestop
Arrive	4:00 p.m.	Ft. Worth, Texas	Mopac Rd. and Rogers Rd.
SATURDAY, APRIL 10
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Ft. Worth, Texas	Mopac Rd. and Rogers Rd.
Arrive Depart	10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m.	Ennis, Texas	Whistlestop
Arrive Depart	11:00 a.m.  11:30 a.m.	Corsicana, Texas	Service Locomotive 201 East 7th St.
Arrive	1:30 p.m.	Hearne, Texas	3rd and Market Sts.
SUNDAY, APRIL 11
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Hearne, Texas	3rd and Market Sts.
Arrive Depart	10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m.	Navasota, Texas	Whistlestop
Arrive Depart	11:00 a.m. 11:15 a.m.	Magnolia, Texas	Whistlestop
Arrive Depart	Noon 12:15 p.m.	Old Town Spring, Texas	Whistlestop
Arrive	2:30 p.m.	Houston, Texas	Amtrak Station 902 Washington Ave.
MONDAY, APRIL 12 LAYOVER AND DISPLAY
On Display:  8 a.m. - 8 p.m.		Houston, Texas	Amtrak Station 902 Washington Ave.
TUESDAY, APRIL 13
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Houston, Texas	Amtrak Station 902 Washington Ave.
Arrive Depart	11:30 a.m.  12:01 p.m.	Bay City, Texas	Service Locomotive 2620 Avenue G
Arrive	2:00 p.m.	Bloomington, Texas	101 East 1st St.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Bloomington, Texas	101 East 1st St..
Arrive Depart	10:00 a.m.  10:30 a.m.	Kingsville, Texas	Service Locomotive 5th and W. Kleburg Sts.
Arrive	12:30 p.m.	Harlingen, Texas	UP Rail Yard 825 N. Commerce St. (Commerce and Fair Park)
THURSDAY, APRIL 15
Depart	9:45 a.m.	Harlingen, Texas	UP Rail Yard 825 N. Commerce St. (Commerce and Fair Park)
AFTERNOON LAYOVER AND DISPLAY HARLINGEN CENTENNIAL PARK
Arrive Depart	10:00 a.m.   3:00 p.m.	Harlingen Centennial Park	101 Southwest St. Between Jackson and Harrison Sts.
Arrive	3:30 p.m.	Olmito, Texas	UP Olmito Yard 6105 Old Alice Rd.
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Olmito, Texas	UP Olmito Yard 6105 Old Alice Rd.
Arrive Depart	10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.	Kingsville, Texas	Service Locomotive 5th and W. Kleburg Sts.
Arrive	1:00 p.m.	Bloomington, Texas	101 East 1st St.
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Bloomington, Texas	101 East 1st St.
Arrive Depart	10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.	Bay City, Texas	Service Locomotive 2620 Avenue G
Arrive	1:00 p.m.	Houston, Texas	No Public Access or Display on arrival.
SUNDAY, APRIL 18
No Public Access or Display.		Houston, Texas
MONDAY, APRIL 19
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Houston, Texas
Arrive Depart	8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m.	Old Town Spring, Texas	Whistlestop
Arrive Depart	Noon 12:30 p.m.	Hearne, Texas	Service Locomotive 3rd and Market Sts.
Arrive	3:00 p.m.	Palestine, Texas	111 South Magnolia St.
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Palestine, Texas	111 South Magnolia St.
Arrive	11:30 a.m.	Longview, Texas
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Longview, Texas
Arrive Depart	10:00 a.m.  10:30 a.m.	Texarkana, Texas	Service Locomotive East of the Amtrak Station at E. Front and Wood Sts.
Arrive Depart	12:01 p.m. 12:15 p.m.	Gurdon, Ark.	Whistlestop
Arrive Depart	2:00 p.m.  2:15 p.m.	Little Rock, Ark.	Whistlestop Amtrak Station
Arrive	4:30 p.m.	N. Little Rock, Ark.	1000 W. 4th St. Behind UP Office Building
THURSDAY, APRIL 22 LAYOVER AND DISPLAY
On Display:  8 a.m. - 8 p.m.		N. Little Rock, Ark.	1000 W. 4th St. Behind UP Office Building
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
Depart	8:00 a.m.	N. Little Rock, Ark.	1000 W. 4th St. Behind UP Office Building
Arrive Depart	10:30 a.m.  11:00 a.m.	Russellville, Ark.	Service Locomotive Old UP Depot on Denver St.
Arrive	1:00 p.m.	Van Buren, Ark.	S. 2nd St. and Drennen Sts.
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Van Buren, Ark.	S. 2nd St. and Drennen Sts.
Arrive Depart	10:30 a.m.  11:00 a.m.	Wagoner, Okla.	Service Locomotive Old Depot – 302 S. Main St.
Arrive	1:30 p.m.	Coffeyville, Kansas	Atlantic St.
SUNDAY, APRIL 25
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Coffeyville, Kansas	Atlantic St.
Arrive Depart	10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.	Yates Center/Durand, Kansas	Service Locomotive UP Rail Yard –  1178 Otter Rd.
Arrive Depart	Noon 12:15 p.m.	Paola, Kansas	Whistlestop
Arrive	2:30 p.m.	Kansas City, Mo.	Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd.
MONDAY, APRIL 26 LAYOVER AND DISPLAY
On Display:  8 a.m. - 8 p.m.		Kansas City, Mo.	Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd.
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Kansas City, Mo.	Union Station 30 W. Pershing Rd.
Arrive Depart	10:00 a.m.  10:30 a.m.	Topeka, Kansas	Service Locomotive The Great Overland Station 701 N. Kansas Ave.
Arrive	1:30 p.m.	Marysville, Kansas	UP Rail Yard Jenkins and 1st Sts.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28
Depart	8:00 a.m.	Marysville, Kansas	UP Rail Yard Jenkins and 1st Sts.
Arrive Depart	10:45 a.m.  11:15 a.m.	Gibbon, Neb.	Service Locomotive
Arrive	2:30 p.m.	North Platte, Neb.	Front St. between Chestnut and Poplar
THURSDAY, APRIL 29
Depart	9:00 a.m. CT	North Platte, Neb.	Front St. between Chestnut and Poplar
Arrive Depart	10:30 a.m. MT  11:00 a.m. MT	Sidney, Neb.	Service Locomotive UP Depot  – 9th and Grant Sts.
Arrive	2:30 p.m. MT	Cheyenne, Wyo.

Warren Buffett Views Railroads as the Future and I Agree

Warren BuffettFunny, Warren Buffett thinks a lot like me. ;-)

Here is a good article, entitled “Warren Buffett sees strong rail system as key to U.S. growth,” from USA Today that delves a little deeper into Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway’s bet on the BNSF Railway.

Second Chance for 3751 at San Bernardino Railroad Days

SB Railroad Days Flyer

According to the San Bernardino Railroad Histroical Society’s (SBRHS) web site, one week after the Santa Fe 3751 leads the San Diego Steam Special II from Los Angeles to San Diego and back, the 3751 will make a trip between Los Angeles and San Bernardino as part of San Bernardino’s Railroad Days & Bicentennial Celebration.

The San Bernardino Railroad Days & Bicentennial Celebration will be held at the San Bernardino Train Station on Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m and according to the event’s web page:

Not only will you be able to walk through the cab of the train, you will also be able to ride the train! On Saturday, May 8 you can board the train from Los Angeles and arrive in San Bernardino to enjoy the 2-day extravaganza. Dress in period clothing to truly experience the steam engine days.

Once you step off the train you will encounter antique cars and trucks, a demonstration from a steam-powered fire engine, a new state-of-the-art locomotive from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, bands playing festive music, model railroads from multiple railroad clubs, and a display of Women in Railroading.  There will be food vendors, but you may want to order something from one of the Harvey Girls, waitresses from the famous Fred Harvey restaurants that sprung up along the Santa Fe lines going West.

Saturday May 8, 2010 coincides with National Train Day, the details of which can be read from this post National Train Day - Discover and Learn About Railroads and Trains.  I plan on being in Los Angeles on the 8th and San Bernardino on the 9th.  I hope to see you there!