As I described in in my previous post, “”UP” for a Chase? 844 Comes to California,” Union Pacific’s famous steam engine, the UP No. 844, is in California and garnering quite the attention in the process. On Saturday, November 19, 2011, the UP 844 lead the Centennial Tour train eastbound from West Colton, California to Yermo, California. The route the train was scheduled to take was over BNSF rails up and over the scenic and challenging Cajon Pass. It was the making of a perfect photo opportunity and I headed out early Saturday morning, almost dutifully, to get in position…
"UP" for a Chase? 844 Comes to California
Today marks the beginning of the “return-trip” for Union Pacific’s “Living Legend,” No. 844, after participating in what Union Pacific dubbed the Centennial Tour to help New Mexico and Arizona celebrate their one-hundred years of statehood.
Union Pacific’s No. 844 is the last steam locomotive built for Union Pacific, delivered in 1944, and will travel more than 2,900 miles from its base in Cheyenne, Wyoming during the 32-day, nine-state tour that will honor the rich railroad heritage of the scenic Southwest…
Puppy Update #2 (6 Months Old)
It has been six months since Beanie surprised us all by having two puppies which we named Chase and Steel. You can read about our experience with the birth and see photos of the puppies when they were just a few days old from this post: New Additions to the Chasing Steel Family!
Here are Chase and Steel today…
SECOND CHANCE - See the Santa Fe 3751 Run This Weekend in Southern California
Per the Santa Fe 3751 Facebook page,
Santa Fe 3751 will haul 4 private cars and a Metrolink diesel from San Bernardino to Los Angeles as part of the Railroad Days event in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the city of San Bernardino. For tickets and information call: 909-792-3827.
Here is a map of the route that I put together to assist you in planning your chase:…
Puppy Update # 1 (3 Weeks Old)
New Additions to the Chasing Steel Family!
Many of you might recall seeing a couple of photos of
Lappy, left, and Beanie our two dogs in the portfolio section of ChasingSteel.com. The larger white dog is named “Lappy” and the brown Yorkie is “Beanie.”
Well during the holiday season Beanie went into season and was visited by a neighborhood dog that we have never seen before. Heck, we didn’t even know what kind of dog it was. I described the visitor to a very dog-knowledgeable friend and he declared it was a Welsh Corgi. He was right.
Before we knew of his presence, he got through the railings in the gate, and “met up” with Beanie. We were concerned about this for health reasons but not that she might become pregnant because we acquired her from a Yorkie breeder who thought she wasn’t fertile.
Welsh Corgi
Well, I think you all know where this is headed, some 61 days later I got a call from my wife while I was at work stating that “Beanie just had two puppies!” No kidding? We thought she was acting strange but she wasn’t showing and the breeder said she couldn’t become pregnant. WRONG!
So on February 3, 2010, two new members joined our family. They are so small and adorable! We appropriately named them “Chase” n’ “Steel.” Here they are only two days old:
Chase (bottom) n’ Steel
Beanie is 75% Yorkie and 25% Maltese and the “visitor” is, probably, a purebred Corgi, so what the puppies will eventually look like is anyone’s guess. All I know is that they are a very welcome suprise and, when the time is right, will be living up to their namesakes right beside me!
Update on 2010-08-07 04:38 by Joe Perry
Update on 2010-08-07 04:39 by Joe Perry