Subj : Chattanooga, etc.
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Deuce
Date : Wed Jun 29 2005 04:41 am

  Re: Chattanooga, etc.
  By: Daryl Stout to THARIUS on Tue Jun 28 2005 18:12:00

 >   However, I heard awhile back that the only "active" steam engines
 > right now are the ones with Union Pacific (844 and 3985)...as it has
 > gotten too expensive, insurance liability wise, for any of the others to
 > run.
 > 
 >   I also heard that the Frisco 1522 was also re-retired to the
 > National Museum of Transport near St. Louis recently.

Well, in Canada there's always Express 2816...
http://www.adventurerockies.com/CPR.htm

You can even charter it for a run on any CPR line in Canada for a mere $1500
per person!

It's a 4-6-4 and still in mainline service.

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