Union Pacific 3985 & "Full Throttle" Steve Lee, UP Engineer

Union Pacific Engineer "Full Throttle" Steve Lee, guides the Challenger eastbound through Nebraska on an early fall morning keeping UP dispatchers orders to keep the mainline open for freight revenue. And NO Challenger parts will be used on the 4014 Big Boy restoration as some crazy foamers on trainorders have suggested. to see the big boy go to the LA county fairgrounds Go to gate 15 at the LA Fairplex.

Gate 15 is off Arrow Highway, between Fairplex Dr to the west and White Ave to the east.

The person securing the site for UP (keeping folks behind the orange cones) told me that the people working to move the engine would be leaving11/25 for Cheyenne to spend Thanksgiving with family, A UP employee from the steam program was saying it won't move out to West Colton until Sunday Dec 22. They are waiting for the SD40, reefer and bay window caboose so they can move them in and the 4014 out at the same time. It was to be in the middle of the night, but now local mayors, etc. want to make it a ceremony and Metrolink is going along with it for the publicity. They will detour their trains. It will stop every 20 miles or so for greasing, and be in W. Colton a fairly short time. They will tow with big road diesels front and rear, and pull the "hospital train" with parts and staff to fix it along the way. 30 mph max, and it will be a railfan zoo in Cajon, when it passes through there. Mainly they are waiting on the SD40 which is delayed being painted in Little Rock, AR
Possible viewing Dec. 14-15 as the railgiants museum is open this weekend see their webpage for more info at
http://www.railgiants.org/