Devlyn, I have some corrections to make from info I have obtained through research.
UP Heritage unit 1943 was sent to Navasota from Spring Tx via the Eureka Sub (the old SP main), and told to hold short of Navasota Jct., where the MP, AT&SF and SP lines all come together. They stopped a couple of miles short of the Jct, where they could not be seen by either train as it went by. UP put it and a second unit there for protection power, so that if anything happened to 4141, they would still be able to have a special engine on the point in College Station.
Since nothing happened, after the funeral train and the pilot train were consolidated and heading north, 1943 and its yellow mate, went back to Spring Tx, where it was scheduled out on a northbound today Dec 8th.
On a side note, 1943 was reported to have left Spring Tx with 3 yellow mates, but only had one when standing by outside of Navasota. Makes you wonder if UP had a second set of protection power standing by somewhere else as well? UP was taking no chances on the Bush funeral train. They took every precaution they could.
I am trying to find out more on the dog that ran out in front of the 4141. I love dogs and just need to know.
Lisa
