A Rolling Piece Of History
This morning, as Cindy and I were out doing our errands, we had the rare chance to see a steam-powered piece of rolling history, namely Union Pacific Railroads last steam engine – no. 844.
The engine, originally built in 1944 and returned to service in 2005, is taking part of a Union Pacific centennial celebration tour of New Mexico and Arizona.
As we were driving this morning, we wondered why there were lots of cars parked by the railroad tracks and people standing everywhere. Soon, our questions were answered. Just a few moments after we crossed the tracks, ol’ 844 came rumbling through. For a mile or two, we were actually traveling parallel to this iconic train. It was quite a sight.
Sometimes it’s nice to get a little (steam) blast from the past.
God bless,
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