The display, along with the train it pulls, is at the Amtrack station. The boiler is fired all day as it takes a long time to fire it up from cold. There are 2 reasons the display time ends a 3. One to allow the UP employees off time before the next day of travel & the second is for security. The train has to be serviced & ready for the next days trip, having visitors wandering around a HOT loco while service & restocking is taking place will not work. In smaller towns, most of the stations or stops are in open areas.
From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> On Behalf Of Westley Clavey via BVARC Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2021 7:16 PM To: john Parmalee via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: Westley Clavey <wescla...@aol.com> Subject: Re: [BVARC] The Big Boy 4014 Tomorrow Has anyone seen the priors static displays in Houston? I saw the static display 2 yrs ago in Del Rio and it was lit with floodlights. Is it really only available until 3:00 PM? On 8/15/21 3:53 PM, john Parmalee via BVARC wrote: Monday, August 16 Hearne, Texas 2003 Market St. Depart 8:00 a.m. CT Navasota, Texas E. McApline St. & S. Railroad St. Arrival Depart 10:40 a.m. CT 11:25 a.m. CT Hempstead, Texas Wilkins St. Crossing Arrival Depart 12:25 p.m. CT 1:10 p.m. CT Houston, Texas 902 Washington Avenue Arrival 4:00 p.m. CT Tuesday, August 17 Houston, Texas 902 Washington Avenue On Display: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT <https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm#viewing> More information Wednesday, August 18 Houston, Texas 902 Washington Avenue Depart 8:00 a.m. CT John Parmalee jparma...@aol.com <mailto:jparma...@aol.com> 281-380-3811 K5VGM WI2XLJ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org <mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ -- Wes Clavey
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