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KHOU-TV Houston, TX  2/7/21

 

Engine 4141, train honoring George H.W. Bush, to have permanent home in College Station

 

The historic locomotive, painted to match Air Force One, served as the funeral train for President George H.W. Bush. It will be part of a new exhibit.

 

 

HOUSTON — Union Pacific Engine 4141, the historic train painted to match Air Force One and the funeral train for President George H.W. Bush, will soon have a permanent home in College Station.

 

It's expected to arrive in Spring 2021, according to Texas A&M University.

 

The TAMU Board of Regents on Thursday approved a yearly $1 annual lease, basically donating two acres to expand the grounds of the President George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. 

 

The area will house an exhibit for the locomotive, helping to fulfill a promise by Union Pacific to donate Engine 4141 to the museum. The expansion also includes a Marine One helicopter exhibit, a new meeting space and a restaurant.

 

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UPRR InsideTrack, 6/12/24

 

Union Pacific No. 4141 on Permanent Display at George H.W. Bush Presidential Center

 

In October 2005, Union Pacific Railroad presented former president and train enthusiast George H.W. Bush with commemorative locomotive UP No. 4141, honoring his legacy and service to the country. Today, on what would have been his 100th birthday, the locomotive celebrates Bush’s heritage in its new Texas home.

 

UP No. 4141 was recently unveiled in its now-permanent home in a 29,000-square foot pavilion on the grounds of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Center on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. The exhibit, which also includes a Marine One helicopter, opens to the public June 13. Visitors are encouraged to tag Union Pacific with their photos of the iconic locomotive using #bush41train on X.

 

 

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