Nos. 4141 and 1943 on display at Proviso Yard near Chicago on Saturday. Lou Gerard OMAHA, Neb. – The locomotive that pulled the funeral train for former President George H.W. Bush will tour the Union Pacific system in the coming months. The SD70ACe, carrying a special paint scheme modeled after Air Force One and numbered […]
Kiowa, Okla. Google Maps OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Union Pacific officials are looking into what caused a derailment Sunday in eastern Oklahoma. A railroad representative confirms to Trains that 16 cars and a rear-facing locomotive derailed two miles north of Kiowa, Okla., about 6:30 Sunday morning. Seven of the cars had cargo, nine were empty. […]
UP steam shop crew places the front engine under Big Boy No. 4014 on Dec. 11. R.T. Burnham CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Big Boy 4-8-8-4 No. 4014 is feeling like at least half of its old self today. Photos published on Facebook news groups showed Union Pacific steam shop crews on Tuesday lifting the smokebox and […]
Union Pacific No. 4141, shown in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2008, is reportedly on its way to the Chicago area. Steve Schmollinger OMAHA, Neb. — The locomotive and baggage car from George H.W. Bush’s funeral train have ended their display in Omaha, and the locomotive is now reportedly heading to the Chicago area. Union Pacific […]
A crowd gathers near Spring, Texas, to watch the passing of President George H.W. Bush’s funeral train on Dec. 6, 2018. The locomotive and car that carried the president’s remains are now on display in Omaha. Matthew Holman OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific is placing the locomotive that led President George H.W. Bush’s funeral train, […]
Union Pacific’s Roper Yard, Salt Lake City Google Maps OMAHA, Neb. – Union Pacific is downgrading Roper Yard in Salt Lake City and shifting manifest switching 40 miles north to Ogden, Utah, and is pruning low-volume interline intermodal lanes operated in conjunction with Norfolk Southern. The separate moves, which the railroad announced in a pair […]
Watch the Union Pacific funeral train for George H.W. Bush as it crosses Texas. You’ll see SD70ACe No. 4141, painted and lettered for our 41st president, do the honors while thousands of people line the tracks to pay their respects. […]
Watch the Union Pacific funeral train for George H.W. Bush as it crosses Texas. You’ll see SD70ACe No. 4141, painted and lettered for our 41st president, do the honors while thousands of people line the tracks to pay their respects. […]
Bush’s casket on board UP’s Council Bluffs passenger car. CNN screen capture Presidential seal on rear of UP office car Kenefick. CNN screen capture UP No. 4141 waits to depart Spring, Texas. CNN screen capture SPRING, Texas — Capping days of services and events marking the passing of the 41st President of the United States, […]
Crowds greet the George H.W. Bush funeral train in Navasota, Texas, on its journey Thursday from Spring, Texas, to College Station. Bush was buried alongside his wife and daughter Thursday at his presidential library on the campus of Texas A&M in College Station. Zach Pumphery In Spring, Texas, the casket of President George H.W. Bush […]
UP 4141 will lead the Bush funeral train. Steve Schmollinger COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Bush funeral train will be difficult but worthwhile to see. On Thursday Dec. 6, the remains of President George H. W. Bush will be transported by train from Spring, Texas, to their final resting place at the George Bush Presidential […]
Union Pacific No. 4141, the George H.W. Bush unit, leads a southbound train through Fort Worth, Texas, on July 4, 2008. The locomotive will lead Thursday’s funeral train for former President Bush. Steve Schmollinger The funeral train for President George H.W. Bush is a rare moment when railroads and railroading are in the general media […]
