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JackRussell wrote:It's already been there once - it was unveiled there. UP built a temporary siding to bring it in.litz wrote:I will bet that shortly after this final service to the President, this unit will be donated and retired at the Bush Library.Would the library even want it? To properly display it, you would need some amount of space, and unless there is a siding going up next to the library, transporting the locomotive will be incredibly expensive.
UP has basically held it in storage since its unveiling in 2005, specifically for this final Presidential request.
R36 Combine Coach wrote:If you go to the UP's funeral train route and right click on the PDF under "properties", the file has a date of 1/18/2017, which indicates this was planned for some time.George H.W. Bush planned his funeral back in time, including using the train to transport him to College Station.
D40LF wrote:It would have been awful if the thousands of people watching online witnessed something similar to the 844 incident earlier this year.CNN and Fox had the feed up on their networks (although half screen on CNN while they talked about other things).
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The story of George H.W. Bush's funeral train "Uniting America: The President's Final Journey" will have its first airing Sunday, Aug. 11 at 8:30 a.m. ET/PT on Discovery. Led by Union Pacific's special George Bush 4141 locomotive, it was America's first presidential funeral train in nearly 50 years.
"When you are an American company that was created by Abraham Lincoln's pen, well, patriotism and presidents run deep," said Scott Moore, Union Pacific senior vice president and chief administrative officer. "We have flags on the sides of our locomotives and nearly 20 percent of our workforce is military veterans. It was our privilege to honor President Bush in a way that gave Americans from all walks of life the opportunity to do the same."
Viewers will have the opportunity to see it on the following broadcasts:
Discovery, Sunday, Aug. 11 at 8:30 a.m. (ET/PT)
Science Channel, Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. (ET)
American Heroes Channel, Saturday, Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. (ET)
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