Today we were trying to see the 844 with a head of steam rolling into Oroville. Trying! We missed it! Can you believe the train was on time! When we were in Roseville on Monday, the engineer said the train would NOT arrive on time. We thought we'd find the tracks south of town and follow it's progress. We saw a lot of empty track! Then, in Oroville, we saw the train.
The Roseville yard had it contained behind a fence; not so in Oroville. It's right out in the open in the train yard on Mitchell Avenue. The train will be the "kick off" event for Oroville's Fiesta Days. On Saturday, it leaves town at 8AM to snake up the Feather River. I won't be in town to see that event, but I hope Chet can do so. Keep watching this space, we might yet get a picture of the 844 with a halo of steam as she come chugging 'round the bend.
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