| The heritage units are back in Missouri on UP Train IHOYC 25! The Katy hasn't been in SEMO since August 27, 2005 (it's first revenue run south, and the only time it was here until now), and the first time the Mo-Pac has been here since October 4, 2005. They have been assigned out of Kansas and Texas since them, they are now back on this run for a while. The Katy tripped a ground relay south of Little Rock, AR. They had to hold the train for 4 hours to find a unit to go on the front to power the train on north, they chose a nasty SD70M. Joe Falvey, David Silverberg-Daily American Republic (and Mo-Ark Regional Railroad Museum Volunteer, He wants to put the units in the newspaper!), and I were here by the Black River Bridge for photos when the train eased into town at a red signal and stopped. We were glad to see they were freshly washed and scrubbed! The engineer stepped out and told us to "Get all you want!". We did that! I told him to "Switch the power around!" while doing a hand motion, he laughed and said, "If I had time I would!" When the signal turned yellow he asked, "Got all ya want?" We replied yes, and they eased on out of town! |