When Union Pacific gets the Big Boy (4014) out of the steam shop, I hope they put her into passenger service from Omaha to Calif. I would love to take that trip. The Big Boy is the largest steam locomotive ever built (4-8-8-4) wheel configuration. UP also has the second largest, The Challenger (4-6-6-4)
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"Of the 25 Big Boy locomotives manufactured, eight remain. Seven of the eight surviving Big Boys are on static display. One, number 4014, is undergoing a restoration for excursion service which includes conversion to No. 5 oil firing. Five are displayed outdoors without protection from the elements; 4005 and 4017 are displayed indoors. The remaining Big Boy locomotives are located throughout the United States".
Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy
"One may take a journey of any distance at any time if [one] simply chooses to ride a train...". LaTonya TarellBig Boy 4023 is on static display along with UP 6900 Centennial DDA40X at Omahas Kenefick Park, in South Omaha. The DDA40X was the most powerful single unit Diesel ever built.Snappy:
Awesome...I didn't know the Big Boy (4014), was 'in the shop' and it would be great if UP puts it's back into service.
"Of the 25 Big Boy locomotives manufactured, eight remain. Seven of the eight surviving Big Boys are on static display. One, number 4014, is undergoing a restoration for excursion service which includes conversion to No. 5 oil firing. Five are displayed outdoors without protection from the elements; 4005 and 4017 are displayed indoors. The remaining Big Boy locomotives are located throughout the United States".
Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy
My Great Uncle was the head buyer for Union Pacific and a cousin worked in the maintenance shops. He moved with them when UP took the shops to Little Rock.
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I'd go from London down the Channel coast to Plymouth, taking in the scenic Victorian line along the sea coast ...
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Doc:I'd go from London down the Channel coast to Plymouth, taking in the scenic Victorian line along the sea coast ...
Is that a Regional or Long Distance train
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I'd love to take the train cross country in North America, but as has been pointed out there aren't a whole lot of options. I have friends close to the tracks on the other side of the state. Two trains a day, that have stops and therefore take longer than the car. And the fare is 5x the price of the gas.
While we all know that the Euros and the Japanese have those great train services, we tend to forget that the distances are askew, gasoline is cheaper here, our politicians and entitled elites don't travel by train, etc. Maybe one of the private railways can give Amtrak a run for it's money? I don't think Amtrak ran them out of business like USPS did with DHL ...
But, I'm still going to try and take one trip .. not likely the Trans-Siberia or Orient Express, but maybe the Trans Canadian route or City of New Orleans or something.
While we all know that the Euros and the Japanese have those great train services, we tend to forget that the distances are askew, gasoline is cheaper here, our politicians and entitled elites don't travel by train, etc. Maybe one of the private railways can give Amtrak a run for it's money? I don't think Amtrak ran them out of business like USPS did with DHL ...
But, I'm still going to try and take one trip .. not likely the Trans-Siberia or Orient Express, but maybe the Trans Canadian route or City of New Orleans or something.
Doc:
Is that a Regional or Long Distance train
Dunno.
I don't know how they classify train routes in the UK, but it's a small, compact country so I doubt they have "long distance" thinks like the Trans-Siberian and Rocky Mountaineer.
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I "dunno" either...but searching, I think there's only one (1) long distance train in the UK (I might think that's too many 'stops' for me).
| Origin City | Destination | Train Name/No | Operator Name | Distance | No.of Stops | Frequency | Scheduled running time |
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| Aberdeen | Penzance | 1V60 | CrossCountry | 1162 km | 43 intermediate stops and 45 including Aberdeen and Penzance. | Daily | 13 hrs 23 mins[SUP][14] [/SUP] |
Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_train_services#United_Kingdom
[FONT=&]"A [train journey] used to be a luxury, but in today's world it has become a necessity". Author Unknown [/FONT] Sorry - that would be the "Royal Scotsman" now.
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"Enjoy an evening visit to Strathisla Distillery, one of the oldest working distilleries and home to one of Scotland's most
famous whiskies".
Read More: https://www.belmond.com/royal-scotsman-train/journeys/4_178237
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I'd like to travel throughout Europe by rail. Perhaps one day.
East Lansing to Chicago. It was kind of lame. Only other train I've been on has been at zoos. Maybe a cross country in a luxurious train would be better. Transsiberian was a pretty good movie though.
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Thought this article would be of interest to you (The Flying Scotsman is an express passenger train service that has been running between Edinburgh and London—the capitals of Scotland and England respectively—since 1862)! 
station in London.
"People watch from a railway platform as the Flying Scotsman steam engine prepares to leave Kings Cross station in London, February 25, 2016. Celebrity locomotive 60103 Flying Scotsman made its official return to steam with a celebratory "Inaugural Run" along the East Coast Mainline after a decade-long 4.2 million British Pounds ($5.8 million) restoration".
Read More: a) http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-35653416 b) http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-return-of-the-flying-scotsman/ss-BBpZlGB?form=PRHPTP
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The Longest Train Trips on Earth! Discover the six longest train journeys you can take around the world. This video takes you inside these epic train rides that span continents.
The Longest Train Trips on Earth
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Very cool
Discover the six longest train journeys you can take around the world. This video takes you inside these epic train rides that span continents.
The Longest Train Trips on Earth
View attachment 2006603 "Take the train and see what you've been missing". The Gospel of Trains
And this was a train ride back in time to 2016 to revive this thread!
I think I’d like to ride the California coast.