I went out and chased Union Pacific's 844 Northern 4-8-4 Steam Special that Mark was talking about last week on the board. I picked it up on the "Cotton Rock" line at Arlington, KS and chased it almost to Pratt, KS. It was very hard to keep up and when I finally did catch up to the train I paced it at 70 MPH +. I ended up driving 170 miles this morning and let me tell you, it was worth it! Thanks for the heads up Mark.

Below is a picture I took of 844 at track speed. Very, Very impressive standing 20 feet away!

Cheers!
Bill