Union Pacific 844 Departs North Platte, NE Eastbound 2016

In this video, watch as the UP 844 and the 2016 Trek to Tennessee Tour Departs North Platte, NE on a chilly but clear October morning. The train storms out of town alongside a UP coal train that it ends up keeping in touch with all the way up to the first stop of the day in Cozad. The awesome views of big steam in action are just beginning! Rate. Comment. Subscribe. ENJOY!!! Copyright Nick Valdez Railroad Photography 2016.

[@663rainmaker]

My Beloved Brother in Law William" Bill " Riley Sr.. Lived in North Platte Nebraska and was UPRR first African American Locomotive Engineer..he even operated 844 for a while...43 years he worked for and served as a Locomotive Engineer...he was posthumously awarded the Golden Spike Award..his awards are in the Golden Spike Museum in Bailey Yard...

[@IRS-Claudio]

Paul Ayers can

[@FtBoise]

Beautiful, beautiful work. Departure at sunrise, what an amazing moment to capture. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Beautiful machine, beautifully photographed. I could watch her run for hours. Thanks.

[@shadowsdad903]

The steam locomotives are each a work of art. Mesmerizing! What a ride that would be!

[@Allakazee1]

The steam taking on the color of the rising sun at 4:15 is awesome. Almost ghost like.....wish i was there with my camera.....

[@Russell1971]

Beautiful locomotive. And I've got a friend named Al who takes photos of all trains, including this one, for a hobby. He's VERY good at what he does, at age 77, and even gave me a shot he took of #844 as she was on her way back from Tennessee to her home in Cheyenne. #844 stopped in Salisaw, Oklahoma, for a brief period, but Al got a shot of her when she was on final approach into Salisaw. I have that shot in an 11-X-14" frame.

[@tbone3972]

Beautiful beautiful catch. To me it is very rare to see those train still operational. Usually I would see them in museums but you're lucky to catch, film, load, & share. For that I thank you very much. I LOVE the horn!!

[@SkipW]

Full Steam Ahead, that would be an understatement in this case!

[@williameast1557]

I, Litterly Cryed When I Saw 844, Ain't She Beautiful.

[@emdman1959]

Great to see the 844 back in action. The up knows how to railroad and they do it big time unlike csx who like to think they are big time but in actuality cant hold a candle to a short line.

[@mdgfb05]

exactly and CSX hhates steam trains and dont maintain their tracks properly AND HAVE SHITTY "HERITAGE UNITS"

[@emdman1959]

You are so right.

[@mdgfb05]

and i dont even live in america so BOOM

[@emdman1959]

I do and also work for csx so my info is first hand. lol.

[@mdgfb05]

if you could would you go to Norfolk Southern

[@Suppo176]

The most beautiful of all Dinosaurs. Makes a Greyhound look awkward by comparison.

[@MyRofaith]

What an amazing machine... thanks for posting...

[@hakeemsd70m]

She is beautiful and the sounds she makes are just as lovely! 844 till the end of time!

[@petershearman9484]

What a magnificent piece of machinery!

[@harrywinslow3946]

I knew I was hearing sandhills cranes before they even flew into the picture. Seeing their migration is reason enough to visit North Platte.

[@johnortmann3098]

Those were Canada geese at 5:00.

[@410Gregj]

Wow! Beautifully done! What a locomotive!

[@timhutzler9441]

The Northern's are both beautiful and purposeful. A remarkable engineering achievement considering they were designed about 75 years ago.

[@Toledo1940]

I just noticed that the second Union Pacific diesel locomotive at 1:14 appears to be numbered 844!

[@joshpeach4053]

Toledo1940 I thought that too, I had to stop the video to get a good look! It's actually numbered 8441

[@cellogirl11rw55]

There actually used to be a diesel numbered 844, so UP 844 was re-numbered 8444 for a short time.

[@skydive7054]

LMAOOOO OLD VS NEW

[@BhagyanagarRE]

Such great thing happen only in great Nations.. Hats off

[@Tinsby]

Thanks Nick, I really enjoyed your video, especially when you are along side of her at speed. Little if any wind noise and a very steady hand on the camera. Great stuff!

[@traviscalvin431]

The view at 6:30 was amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@Toledo1940]

Outstanding video!! Engine 844 looks great, with the glossy black paint and the Mars light removed.

[@realmagicjon]

Loved it,thanks for sharing.Jon

[@danielbeauregard6716]

wow beau vidéo bravo

[@CSXEMDTrainLover]

awesome train video

[@andywomack3414]

Note the fireman(?) with the jug containing boiler water treatment(?) 99 percent sure that's what was happening. I don't know what's in it. Helps prevent scale build-up. Diarrhea if one drinks treated boiler water. So I was told as a wee lad. I cry when I watch this. A beauty, a true work of unintended art. Indeed, all nice and shiny like new paint. Would like to see it run over the Moffat in Colorado. Would not be shiny at all. Like real life at the time. These were incredibly dirty, grimy, too hot, too cold, lung-killing beasts. Every railroader I talked to who worked these monsters said, in effect, they'd pay good money just to work another day with them, but would quit and go pump gas if they had to work every day with them. Railroaders at the transition loved the Diesels. My father fired, then qualified as engineer, in coal-burners racing between Baltimore and Washington at 80 miles per hour. Yep, a deep emotional attachment. I miss my dad. He'd be 100 in a month. My dad would grumble about the engineer leaving the cylinder cocks open for so long.

[@jaarryifleshblood315]

Blows a lot of steam at the start

[@johnf010]

4:53. Speaking about a local fog bank...

[@sgtredbluered]

Fantastic video! Especially when it's passing those King Coal cars. How fast was he going when u were pacing? *****

[@kodi1415]

he had to be doing at least 60

[@maxgraupmann9889]

Cool

[@digndurt6936]

Motor Ann, What's your price for flight?

[@skydive7054]

the great race: Remastered

[@Random.Channel_]

Where's the red dome light on the front of the locomotive

[@longcaster]

I miss the burning of coal.

[@cellogirl11rw55]

I realize that this comment is two years old, but I want to put this out there- UP 844 does NOT burn coal. Instead, it burns recycled diesel oil, which is much less of a fire hazard than coal.

[@Wolfgodmak]

Plus with just coal (or logs since there were and still are log burning locomotives) we wouldnt have trees anymore

[@charlesjohnston2321]

wish they would bring back steam trains

[@andywomack3414]

Seems they have, in a limited fashion. Ain't KZbin great?

[@kjfenterprises9618]

2:15

[@TheShellshock67]

Is this a diesel fueled steamengine?

[@09JDCTrainMan]

No

[@stevew270]

#5 oil.