No. 4014 approaches the U.S. Route 30 overpass as it departs North Platte on Thursday morning.
Zach Marlow
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 has departed North Platte a little after 10 a.m. on Thursday morning headed east for Grand Island. However, the train has lost its contingent of covered hoppers carried from Cheyenne, Wyo., earlier in the week.
The move comes after some confusion on Wednesday when UP announced a one-day early departure from North Platte to beat rising flood waters, only to later hold the locomotive in town “until further notice.”
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UP Big Boy Steam Locomotive #up4014 Moving E near NPLT BRYAN AVE, NE at 10:15 AM CDT on Thursday 7/11. Track at https://t.co/f1DIOnLJFz
— UP Steam (@UP_Steam) July 11, 2019
Passenger cars added on Friday, July 12 in Omaha. Video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDq37bOxsNI
Museum excursion to Boone, IA on Monday, July 15. Consist / other info here:
https://www.uptraintix.com/consist.html
CC
Was supposed to be about steam engines earning money
About steam engines
I just had a look at http://www.railtourinfo.co.uk/diesel.html (hope the link goes through)
They list over a 100 trains just for the month of July in the UK only. More than 70 are steam hauled either for the entire journey or part of it. These are only trains running on the national network mixing with all other traffic. Trains running on private or preserved railway lines are not included.
Since they all have to pay access fees like any other train operator. I don´t believe that all those trains would be operating if they wouldn´t make a profit?
Maybe some of the English or Continental European friends have more information?
It´s a bit more work to collect the information for other countries as I have to check every operator for running days. The UK is much more advanced in sharing information.
Also in Japan quite a few scheduled steam trains operate on main lines but I have no idea if they are not subsidized?
Along with others, the 4014’s consist has been judged ludicrous from its beginnings.
FS
Because they would then be liable for passenger injury if there was a accident. Also it nicer to run without a schedule and with any obligations to get anyone to a destination. That question answer its self. UP doesn’t need the passenger’s money. It is not worth it. And in other parts of the world the fares never have paid what it costs to earn their keep. Prove your claim.
They will be hauling passengers from Omaha Monday. Tickets are all sold out of course. Disproves your liability worries WC.
when I look at the picture. I start wondering why they don´t put any passenger coaches behind it and sell the tickets? In other parts of the world steam engines have to earn their keep.