April 5, 2012. Just a quick update on UP 844, being stored in North Little Rock, AR. It will be stored here until April 14, a Saturday. Plans as of today are for it and the train to be pulled backwards to Pine Bluff early morning of April 14, at 8 a.m. or earlier. From Pine Bluff, it's supposed to go to Texarkana, then to Hearne, Austin and San Antonio, Texas. No timetable or service stops announced yet, but at least you have an idea of its possible routing to San Antonio. It will probably be another week before any detailed schedule is released, and keep in mind that this is only a preliminary report.
   Work on the boiler and cleaning of the engine will begin next Monday or Tuesday, April 9 or 10. By that time, more of the steam crew will have returned from Cheyenne to help with the work. In the meantime, here are a couple of photos I took today. It looks lonesome...just waiting for its friends to come back....lol.


All alone......








Taken from the parking lot of the UP headquarters building on 4th Street, North Little Rock.

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