Not sure exactly what you mean, so I’ll answer it in two parts. Is there a restored and operating steam locomotive that is capable of pulling this train ? Absolutely. There are a number of them. Does CSX have such a locomotive, or care to make arrangements to use one of the existing ones? Absolutely not. Apart from Union Pacific, no class one railroad is “steam friendly” and UP will only allow the two that they own (844 & 4014) to operate on their system.
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would a steam engine carry this train,
Not sure exactly what you mean, so I’ll answer it in two parts.
Is there a restored and operating steam locomotive that is capable of pulling this train ?
Absolutely. There are a number of them.
Does CSX have such a locomotive, or care to make arrangements to use one of the existing ones?
Absolutely not.
Apart from Union Pacific, no class one railroad is “steam friendly” and UP will only allow the two that they own (844 & 4014) to operate on their system.
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