UP 844 gets US Air Force FlyBy Salute

I dont know if this was planned or a chance of fate, but went to Cheyenne to catch the launch of the North Platte Rail Fest 2009 special with the renamed sherman hill car to Reed Jackson (30 year UPconductor with the steam program) who passed Aug 2009 and the E9 units are in the consist also lucky me cam running when the E units fire up and the 2009 North Platte Rail Fest Special leaves the yard and backs onto the Mainline and just as the switch is thrown a USAF c-130 appears on the horizon and gives the in