[Jerry Barnes]

Challenger is out, I posted some pix/video in the public forum. Here's the schedule, from the UP web site:
Thursday, Sept. 18 Cheyenne, Wyo. - North Platte, Neb.
Friday, Sept. 19 - Sunday, Sept 21 North Platte, Neb. - Rail Fest Display
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT
Monday, Sept. 22 North Platte, Neb. - Missouri Valley, Iowa
Tuesday, Sept. 23 Missouri Valley, Iowa - Boone, Iowa
Wednesday, Sept. 24 Boone, Iowa - Display
9:00 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 25 Boone, Iowa - Mason City, Iowa
Friday, Sept. 26 Mason City, Iowa - S. St. Paul, Minn.
Saturday, Sept. 27 - Monday, Sept. 29 S. St. Paul, Minn. - Display
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT
Tuesday, Sept. 30 S. St. Paul, Minn. - St. James, Minn.
Wednesday, Oct. 1 St. James, Minn. - Sioux City, Iowa
Thursday, Oct. 2 Sioux City, Iowa - Display
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT
Friday, Oct. 3 Sioux City, Iowa - Council Bluffs, Iowa
Saturday, Oct. 4 - Tuesday, Oct. 7 Council Bluffs, Iowa - Display
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDT
Wednesday, Oct. 8 Council Bluffs, Iowa - North Platte, Neb.
Thursday, Oct. 9 North Platte, Neb. - Cheyenne, Wyo.

Totals: 22 Days
1,750 miles

It leaves out some maintenance stops, not sure why, have seen a more detailed schedule. Stopping in Lex, on Sunday, the 5th, but don't see that one here.

 

[Charles]

Jerry
Thanks for the email....great foto/footage!

 

[Guest]

The last time it passed my house (coming down quite a grade) it was chonk-clank, chonk-clank, chonk-clank on the right side. Hope they got that big end repaired.

 

[Jerry Barnes]

RE: Challenger Schedule for Iowa, Min & Neb

Challenger did not come out last year, maybe that's what they were working on?

 

[Madstang]

Where in Council Bluffs?

Thanks

Bubba