[W5SFA] Fwd: Union Pacific Steam Club Update - The Big Boy 2021 Tour Schedule Now Available!

[john Parmalee]

  John ParmaleeJparmalee at aol.com281-380-3811 K5VGM WI2XLJ
From: UnionPacific at unionpacific.jmsend.com
To: jparmalee at aol.com
Sent: 7/7/2021 3:09:59 PM Central Standard Time
Subject: Union Pacific Steam Club Update - The Big Boy 2021 Tour Schedule Now Available!

Here's the latest from the UP Steam Club!
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Union Pacific Steam Club Update No. 17 - July 7, 2021
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We know you've been anxiously awaiting the details of where Big Boy No. 4014 will be stopping during this summer's 2021 tour, and now Steam Club members are getting the first look at the schedule:
   
   - Thursday, Aug. 5: Cheyenne, Wyoming to Sidney, Nebraska
   - Friday, Aug. 6: Sidney, Nebraska to North Platte, Nebraska
   - Saturday, Aug. 7:  North Platte, Nebraska Viewing
   - Sunday, Aug. 8: North Platte, Nebraska to Fairbury, Nebraska
   - Monday, Aug. 9: Fairbury, Nebraska to Kansas City, Missouri
   - Tuesday, Aug. 10: Kansas City, Missouri Viewing
   - Wednesday, Aug. 11: Kansas City, Missouri to Parsons, Kansas
   - Thursday, Aug. 12: Parsons, Kansas to McAlester, Oklahoma
   - Friday, Aug. 13: McAlester, Oklahoma to Fort Worth, Texas
   - Saturday, Aug. 14: Fort Worth, Texas Display Day
   - Sunday, Aug. 15: Fort Worth, Texas to Hearne, Texas
   - Monday, Aug. 16: Hearne, Texas to Houston, Texas
   - Tuesday, Aug. 17: Houston, Texas Display Day
   - Wednesday, Aug. 18: Houston, Texas to Beaumont, Texas
   - Thursday, Aug. 19: Beaumont, Texas to Livonia, Louisiana
   - Friday, Aug. 20: Livonia, Louisiana to New Orleans, Louisiana
   - Saturday, Aug. 21: New Orleans, Louisiana Display Day
   - Sunday, Aug. 22: New Orleans, Louisiana to Livonia, Louisiana
   - Monday, Aug. 23: Livonia, Louisiana to Shreveport, Louisiana
   - Tuesday, Aug. 24: Shreveport, Louisiana Viewing
   - Wednesday, Aug. 25: Shreveport, Louisiana to Prescott, Arkansas
   - Thursday, Aug. 26: Prescott, Arkansas to North Little Rock, Arkansas
   - Friday, Aug. 27: North Little Rock, Arkansas to Poplar Bluff, Missouri
   - Saturday, Aug. 28: Poplar Bluff, Missouri to St. Louis Missouri
   - Sunday, Aug. 29: St. Louis, Missouri Display Day
   - Monday, Aug. 30: St. Louis, Missouri to Jefferson City, Missouri
   - Tuesday, Aug. 31: Jefferson City, Missouri to Kansas City, Missouri
   - Wednesday, Sept. 1: Kansas City, Missouri Viewing
   - Thursday, Sept. 2: Kansas City, Missouri to Salina, Kansas
   - Friday, Sept. 3: Salina, Kansas to Hays, Kansas
   - Saturday, Sept. 4: Hays, Kansas to Sharon Springs, Kansas
   - Sunday, Sept. 5: Sharon Springs, Kansas to Denver, Colorado
   - Monday, Sept. 6: Denver, Colorado Display Day
   - Tuesday, Sept. 7: Denver, Colorado to Cheyenne, Wyoming

All of the details for whistle and overnight stops can be found on the official Union Pacific Steam Schedule at http://www.up.com/heritage/steam/schedule/index.htm . Some of the times listed are still subject to change, so be sure to review the schedule as the date gets closer.
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Ride Along on the 2021 Union Pacific Museum Special!
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As part of the 2021 Tour, the Union Pacific Museum will be hosting a fundraising excursion on Sunday, August 22, from New Orleans to Plaquemine, Louisiana. Museum patrons will get first access to purchase tickets; to join, please visit https://www.uprrmuseum.org/uprrm/join/patron/ for more information.

Ticket information for the excursion can be found at http://uptraintix.com/index.html.
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Break-In Run on July 8 and 9
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The Steam Crew will be performing a break-in run with Big Boy No. 4014 down to Denver on July 8, returning back to Cheyenne on July 9.  No schedule or location information will be available on this break-in run, but if you happen to be out in the area, be sure to wave from a safe distance if you happen to see No. 4014 out and about!
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2021 Tour Photo Contest
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We LOVE seeing your photos of our steam locomotives, and during the 2021 tour, we're going to be giving away Big Boy T-shirts to people who post the best photos during the tour to their Facebook, Instagram and Twitter feeds using the #BigBoy2021 hashtag!  Make sure the permissions on your posts are public so we can see them, and watch your DMs on each platform to see if your photo has been selected as a winner!

That's all for now. Be safe, and we'll see you trackside (at least 25 feet away) starting in August!

 

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