Union pacific 4014 coming to oklahoma

[AKguy1985]

Going to catch it go by in chouteau here shortly. Even the Amish are out waiting.

 

[p238shooter]

I was about 5 miles south of Chouteau. Seemed he was a little faster than over on HW88 last time he came though. He was running a few min behind schedule so most likely making up some time heading to Wagoner. Yep, a big monster just sliding down the rails.

 

[AKguy1985]

Got a picture in wagoner. It's hotter than three rats f**ckin' in a wool sock! I'm going to look like a lobster by this evening.

 

[AKguy1985]

Alright, last pictures. Reached big Mac and I'm tired and hot and worn out. I'm tapping out. I lost my $50 streamlight flashlight up near the railroad overpass near wagoner. I'm going to go back and look for it. That's the only thing that went wrong today. I had the easiest armslist deal ever in Pryor. I burned zero gas to do it.

 

[TerryMiller]

Good to see you got some pictures. I would have loved to have had the chance to get some, but alas, we are still working here in Alabama and couldn't make it back to Oklahoma for the event.

While UP 4014 is kind of special, any steam locomotive excites me. While I never saw one when I was growing up, we did live about 2 1/2 blocks from the railroad and stockyards in the small town where I grew up.

Durango to Silverton Railroad engine #473





And, the lucky old coots that get to drive her...

...OK, so one of them isn't so old...

 

[AKguy1985]

Okay, more since the crowd cleared out.

 

[AKguy1985]

I have rode on the cumbres and Toltec a couple times.

 

[chuter]

Wish I could have seen it.

 

[MP43]

South of Adair:

 

[MP43]

Muskogee: