For San Francisco Bay Area Trainzers

[AJ_Fox]

Union Pacific Steamer #844 will visit the Bay Area April 21st. It will come from Sacramento to Oakland and then return East on the Western Pacific route through Niles Canyon. Places visited are Martinez, Emeryville, Oakland, Niles Canyon, Pleasanton, and Livermore.

Local Trainzers here this is worth seeing.

Cheers

AJ from San Francisco

 

[Euphod]

That figures....they never did that way back when I lived in San Leandro!

 

[R707]

I just hope that some kind person will take plenty of video, and post it on Youtube?

Pete :wave:

 

[slave-driver]

Also once it's done in Oakland they are bringing #844 out to the Stockton rail yard on April 22 and be on display at the Stockton ACE train station at 949 East Channel St. Stockton, April 22 from 1 PM to 5 PM and April 23, 8 AM to 6 PM at the Stockton rail yard at 838 East Eighth St. in Stockton.

Bill

 

[Iced8383]

:udrool::udrool::udrool::udrool::udrool::udrool:

I want to see it!

 

[SuperFudd]

U.P. Northern (4-8-4) 844 is scheduled to depart the Roseville yard Monday Morning (April 20th) at ~8 a.m. and arrive at the U.P. yard in Oakland ~11 a.m. via the ussual Capitol Corridor route.
She will be on display in the yard Tuesday 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. at "1408 Middle Harbor Road".
On Wednesday 844 will leave Oakland ~9 a.m. and is scheduled to arrive in Stockton ~11:30 a.m. It will pass through Niles Canyon, Pleasanton and Livermore. The route to Niles (Fremont) from Oakland is not clear. There are three routes posible.
The old Westen Pacific track has a 10 mph limit so, though most direct, is most unlikely.
The former Southern Pacific track near the hills passing through the Decoto district of Union City and used by Capitol Corridor trains would necesitate reversing through a Y at Niles to head up the canyon. That would be great for rail fans.
The third route is the longest and requires a left turn at Newark, passing the Centerville (Fremont) station. This would require moving slowly through the mentioned Y.
I intend to be at the Y.
The west bound route over the Sierras is via Donner pass on the old S.P.
The east bound route over the Sierras is via the Feather River Canyon on the old W.P.
By the way, all of the above mentioned track now belongs to Union Pacific.

Go here to see 844's current location:
http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/excurs/trace.cfm

Update: A close look at the above link shows the route from Oakland to Niles to be the old W.P. line, the one I keyed was most unlikely because of a 10 mph limit. Clearly 844 would never make it to Stockton on time if limited to 10 mph for the 20 miles Oakland to Niles. The source of my 10 mph information is Altamont Press's latest (20) California Region Time Table. Why 10 mph? Clearly not because of the condition of the track. I now guess that line is now largely unused by the U.P. and so the signaling is non functional. I guess 844 will be allowed to run much faster since it will be the only train on the line. That line passes next to the Y so my plans will be unchanged.