On June 15 & 16, 2002,
Union Pacific Challenger #3985 ran a couple of excursions to Milwaukee, WI. Here's a video clip that I shot as it came through Glen Ellyn, IL the morning of June 16. (6,711KB)
I got bored waiting for the 16:45 UPRR NW line, so I
took some pictures at the end of platform 5/6...
A few pictures of one of Kenosha's streetcars and the UPRR North Line's private car #553
Another
UPRR special was at CPT - this time it was an Operation Lifesaver special, with an E9A & E9B on one end and an E9A and power car on the other.
This time I managed to volunteer on a UPRR Operation Lifesaver special from CPT to Rochelle, IL and back. UP conductor Gordon Bowe took the last four pictures.
I volunteered to help out and do presentations on a couple of the Metra Santa Safety trains. Here's some pictures from the 12/01/07 train on the UP Northwest line.
Row, Row, Row Your Own Damn Boat The crew of the Atlantic Endeavour, trying to set a record by rowing across the Atlantic, has apparently had enough. Once they got to Cape Verde island off the African coast, they refused to continue the record attempt. “It was basically a mutiny by the crew,” confirms Bob Finlay, father of the boat’s captain, Roy Finlay. “My son is firm,” he said, “and it seems the crew did not like that.” (Reuters) ...Nor being forced to sing “rounds” the whole way across.