Big Train Tours - Denver Yards Workhorse: Union Pacific 0-6-0 No. 4455

Welcome to another Big Train Tour at the Colorado Railroad Museum! This month, we’ll be taking a look at a standard gauge locomotive built in 1920 for the Union Pacific Railroad. After spending its final 20-plus years operating in Wyoming, this railroad workhorse was donated to the Museum in 1972. Restored today to its pre-World War II appearance, and displayed at the Museum in Golden, Union Pacific steam switcher number 4455 is a Colorado classic.
Our subject today was one of nearly 200 similar steam locomotives built to switch freight and passenger cars around Union Pacific’s many yards and terminals systemwide. For over a decade, it was assigned to switching duties in Denver, including Denver Union Station. Then, it was sold off to a Wyoming cement-plant railroad, where it spent another two decades hauling trainloads of rock before coming to the Colorado Railroad Museum.
Join Executive Director, Paul Hammond as we explore the history of this seemingly unremarkable yet important locomotive.
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Scripting & narration by Paul Hammond. Music by ‪@Hyce777‬! Filming & editing by ‪@akaBoG‬! Outro voiceover by Dave Schaaf.
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[@1TruNub]

THE BEAAAAANS

[@D51_YT]

Thats funny lol.

[@leightonmoreland]

I remember Fred Oster telling me about how as a young carman he went out to the cement plant by request of Bob Richardson to see if the engine could travel on its own wheels to Golden and he told Bob flatly NO

[@akaBoG]

Smart man

[@OfficialDenverRioGrandeWestern]

4455 despite not looking the best she’s still a favorite at the Museum

[@akaBoG]

We've been going through and getting everything repainted the last few years.....she's on the list!

[@toddn1128]

It was facinating to learn that Denver Union Station had dual gauge track up into the 30s

[@michgeeson278]

It's nice to see some of the history of the Railroads of the United States, I hope I can visit it and the museum sometime

[@ColoradoTrainNerd-xc9io]

She’s beautiful, maybe next you could do a tour on the snowplows around the museum!

[@crrm]

One of our older videos may be of interest (although it is probably ready for an update). Check out Big Train Tours: Snow Fighting on the Railroad - kzbin.info/www/bejne/joKynYttatKJiqc

[@Coverland_TK]

So happy to learn more information about the 4455!

[@FuelFire]

I could listen to Mr. Hammond talking about various locomotives for hours. Anyone else?

[@willpilkington2679]

Very interesting . It is great to see presentations like this to show railroad history.

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

An interesting video about the development of standard gauge locomotives in the USA. And the life path of the steam locomotive UP 4455. Thanks for showing it and best regards from Germany

[@akaBoG]

This is a good one!

[@Snoapyfluff]

Itll be nice to see UP 4420 run again

[@GeoffKelley]

Great documentary, wonderful history and informative.

[@Hero1117a]

Always informative

[@thetoontrain6073]

Would love to see 4455 and 4466 side by side. Sisters reunited!

[@weylinwest9505]

Indeed! Although, I think 4455 is static display only, and 4466 **was** a running locomotive, but (if I recall) 4466 was sidelined due to California's emissions standards of the year 2000 (4466 still ran on coal). 4466 might still be able to run (albeit after an inspection), however it is unlikely to run unless it gets converted to fuel-oil or some other "eco-friendly" fuel.

[@thetoontrain6073]

@@weylinwest9505 I really do hate the state of California. They are now banning vintage cars due to the chrome.

[@sernajrlouis]

Cool video and channel just subscribed

[@Yawgmoth904]

25:37 MY CABBAGES!!!!

[@fireutility21]

I am watching this for the first time and reading through the comments. I am excited to see this part now!

[@Yawgmoth904]

@@fireutility21 As soon as I saw it I had to comment lmfao

[@tomahawk9341]

I thought I recognized the music!

[@TRAINBUILDER]

Great documentary! Absolutely loved it 👍🏼

[@akaBoG]

Thanks for watching!

[@Stooltoad5017]

That is a brutally long service life for a single locomotive. Glad to see it survived into preservation.

[@Looney3987]

Hey CRRM! Nice video :D. I would love a video on D&RG coach 307!

[@akaBoG]

noted

[@littlejohnny47]

A lot more history of Denver and it’s station than locomotive 4455.

[@PandK]

Let's GO!!!

[@benmoore2253]

What isn’t mentioned, LVRR employees surrounded 4453 with dynamite after being canabalized, and was blown up. Few pictures remain of this

[@olentangyriver1191]

They should restore it and run it on the mainline..

[@paytongauthier6452]

The Colorado river museum is it connected to the mainline

[@JohnNack]

Hi guys. At 5:46 you showed a schematic for Union Pacific signal lines. I am a modeler and a nerd who collects insulators and I would really appreciate if you could let me know where I can find it for closer examination

[@zachalvarez3430]

Can we get a video about the Burnham yard ???? I’m a historian on it I’d love to see what else we can discover

[@csanadpeterszabo6318]

i need to update csgo

[@Elios0000]

HEY i know that music....

[@jaredstafford3354]

Wyoming isn’t real

[@gbwdude]

Never was

[@struck2soon]

Excellent documentary, thanks. I am guessing there are no plans to steam this engine?