On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, UP 844 pulled the Shiloh  Limited southbound through Harrisburg and Wynne, Arkansas on its way to Marion, AR. This train carried Civil War reenactors and had a trailing flatcar full of Civil War cannons, all heading the Shiloh, Tennessee Civil War battlefield. They would deboard the train and be bused to Shiloh at Marion. I also got this information about the Shiloh event from Joe Musgrove: "These are not actors but "reenactors" who will be reenacting the Battle of Shiloh over the weekend, next to the actual battlefield. This group is but a small number of the 6,300 + reenactors registered for Shiloh.  I will be one of 1,800 Union Infantry "defending the Union" at this event. -

I also included a link to a couple of videos of the train in bright sunshine.


UP Special Agent at Harrisburg.




People waiting.


3:09 p.m. we could see the headlight in the distance.




Waiting kids.




Sharp-shiny-black locomotive.


Cab crew.


Nice crowd here.


At a Harrisburg city park, waiting for the train to leave at 3:31 p.m.


3:33 p.m.  For a video of this scene in bright sunshine, either click on the image above or the link below. They both go to the same video.

http://youtu.be/uo2T9lY4qMs


Waving as it goes by.


Civil War cannons on a trailing flatcar.


Black and white shot of the cannons.


History moving away.

For a video of the train going around the curve at Wynne, Arkansas, click the link below. Unfortunately, some of the public are in the scene. 844's wheels slipped one time:
http://youtu.be/NQ4rgtD4q6I

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