Heritage Railway

A lifelong ambition realised!

TRULY a dream come true! Having lived and worked in the United States, and seen several Big Boys in museums, when Union Pacific (UP) decided to restore No. 4014 for the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad I had to see it, and where better than in rural Wisconsin, a delightful mid-western state that I have known for nearly 50 years.

In July

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