Union Pacific 844 Departs Cheyenne, WY July 2018

Welcome back to another edition of the Denver Post Cheyenne Frontier Days Train, brought to you by Union Pacific and the Union Pacific Steam Program. In this video, watch as the deadhead move to Denver departs Cheyenne, Wyoming, bound for Denver, Colorado. The consist features the 'Living Legend' #844, and Union Pacific's newest Heritage Unit-the Salute to Service Unit #1943. Scenes include Tower A, Terry Ranch, Greeley, and southbound along Highway 85. I apologize for the terrible footage captured at Terry Ranch. It appears that my equipment suffered a heavy malfunction at this location and the video suffered. But I hope the rest fits to your Railfan pleasure! Rate. Comment. Subscribe. ENJOY!!! Copyright Nick Valdez Railroad Photography 2018.

[@jb-xc4oh]

What a beautiful beast, the steam whistle gives me goose bumps, I remember that sound as a child...!!

[@bas3995]

My god, I had never seen such a monstar on the rails, hauling such a long carriages with such an ease and elegance, yet with little smoke from the boilers. The bellowing horn gives goosebumps while viewing this video and one can imagine the mind status of those on board the train and those viewing this unbelievable speedway from sidewalks. Kudos to all those involved and especially to the camera crew speeding along the road without loosing any scene, till the end. Really an enjoyable video. I bow to those engineers and technicians of the UP railways who had achieved their goal in proving that the traditional ways don't die so easily

[@kapilsingh2881]

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[@carlenger9707]

UP restored an even bigger locomotive, called the Big Boy. If you haven't seen footage of the Big Boy, I highly suggest you look it up. Ed Dickens, the man in the engineer's seat in this video and the one in charge of the restoration of the 844 as well as the 4014 has described it as two 844s.

[@Ktonrider]

These locomotives are mesmerizing to watch. It’s as almost as if it’s alive. It absolutely warms my heart that this marvelous machine is still in service

[@alichatouan3590]

Des.milions.et.des.millions.de.pneus.economisesgrae.a.l'utulisation.du.chemin.de.fer

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no doubt, that was awesome to watch

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[@themediaman100]

What a masterpiece of non-throwaway engineering. Man's closest achievement to building a machine which is almost a living being. This one is a truly majestic beast.

[@lamportnholt9509]

ALMOST LIVING..?

[@sheldondyer871]

@@lamportnholt9509 its sorta a metaphor

[@palomino73]

How beautiful you put it. And of course, you're absolutely right; you won't find any (former) steamer personnel who wouldn't claim their loco had a very specific life of it's own - no matter which type they're talking about or which country they come from ! Perhaps there's something to it; maybe it's just the naked truth !

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[@prudenciomangaoangiii403]

Union pacific 4014

[@cestmoi1262]

Our modern engines, Diesel/Electric are fantastic. But the beauty of steam engines is unrivaled in functionality and mechanical execution of a job.

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[@leesherman100]

Old school is the best school. You can't beat this with a stick! A million thanks.

[@M21L35]

This fabulous video has jogged my memory back to when I was but a toddler. I recall my dear late mother pulling our coaster wagon, w/me aboard, a few blocks down the street from our upper flat to watch the locomotives switch trains in the rail yard. I remember how immense, black, & smoky they were to a little squirt like me. The engineers even accommodated me & blew their whistles when I'd pump my arm......couldn't have been any older than 5 back then, but it's like I can still hear those whistles & feel the ground vibrate up into the wagon when they started to roll out the yard!

[@desmondfarrell7249]

There is something hypnotic watching this running gear. She is just beautiful to watch!!

[@OPHIOHANNAH]

What an awesome piece of machinery! It is both brutish and beautiful all at the same time. I've read that these old steam locos were the most powerful train engines ever built, far exceeding the power of today's modern diesels. It was fun to watch this magnificent beast of a machine pushing full throttle down the rails with a full load in tow!

[@r8rdarklord]

Watch the Big Boy 4014 that monster was rated at 6400 HP. One of the most beautiful & powerful steam engines that was ever made.

[@SupermanJH68]

Thank you to all those who worked so hard to build this project. Amazing machine. Outstanding legacy

[@moheshkissoondary5734]

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[@moefitzgerald4439]

I recently saw a video where 844 helped push a stalled diesel train up a grade with an 11,000 ton payload... it is fantastic to see this old gal still workin hard and doing what it was built to do!

[@tm502010]

That’s not a whistle. That’s the roar of a bellowing monster! God, that must sound AWESOME in real time as it’s hauling by! Congratulations to the team for the amazing work. This is a stunning locomotive.

[@rickmiller1429]

Words can't describe it. It has to be experienced in person and if it can, on a cold day.

[@sablesaber5930]

@@rickmiller1429 It seems it's a whistle so strong, you could feel it. Steam trains really are alive

[@w96725]

The new smokeless engines must not be fueled by coal,

[@NEAFarmKid4010]

@@w96725 It is an oil burner, but even coal burners can have very little smoke. It all depends on how the fireman is firing the engine. If he is getting a good, strong, even draft through the firebox, and is putting an small, even layer of coal on the fire, then it won't smoke much at all. It's all about fuel:air ratio. Even the N&W 611 has its original decal laying out one rule that was synonymous with almost all coal burning steamers. "Black Smoke is Waste."

[@ziiofswe]

@@NEAFarmKid4010 Nowadays it's "Black Smoke Looks Cool On Video".

[@gregg19809]

And UP keeps this legacy alive for another 50 years. Thanks to the Union Pacific, Management, paid, and volunteers that made this all possible. Gregg Ryan, Wilmington, DE.

[@rafaelsanchez4429]

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[@hharrison2503]

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[@ziiofswe]

Soon 4014 will be ready too.

[@algrayson8965]

UP management has found that the steam program gives the best and most PR for the buck.

[@algrayson8965]

The Tennessee Central Railway Museum is restoring the only remaining NC&StL Railway steam locomotive, a J3 4-8-4 "Dixie" built in 1943 by the American Locomotive Co. The "N&C" was loath to call their 4-8-4 a "Northern" as other RRs. It was on display in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tn. for over 50 years.

[@mikegross6107]

I don't know how ANYONE could not like this video with all the action, speed and nostalgia rolled into one! Thanks for sharing this video and let's have more.

[@KC-rd3gw]

It's obvious how people say these machines have a soul. It looks alive on the track.

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[@EarthSkyPVideos]

WOW ! ! ! Nothing shy of just pure AWESOME ! ! !

[@shariys1]

Beautiful ... beautiful. I am just a few years too young to have any memory of when steamers like this were used commercially. That's why I love seeing this! Hats off to UP for having such a vibrant heritage program! Wonderful video!

[@mcgama88]

My grandfather spoke of the days of steam. Now, the craftsmanship of the shop workers meets the UP leadership to retake that time stamp of America. Wow. What a pride in more than a job. Just so well done. McGary

[@garyolsen3409]

What a beauty. I was a small boy when most of these were out of service. But I do remember seeing them before they were all gone. I grew up close to a very large train yard and I still remember the sounds of the trains at all hours of the day, but especially at night. Trains are in my blood, thankfully.

[@donaldpruett852]

A rush of nostalgia going back to my childhood. Born in 1944 and raised in Indiana near a very large RR depot and rail yard with the turntable for re-positing the engines. My dad's meat packing plant was right next to the RR tracks about 15 miles out of town. During the summers I'd spend my days there playing in the woods that surrounded the plant and watching the coal burning locomotives negotiate the curve and go over the old wooden trestle that spanned the creek. That curve would cause some of the newly loaded coal in the coal tender behind the locomotive to fall off. Local people in the small community of Burnett would wait there to gather coal for their heating stoves in the winter. We sold everything and moved to the South West in 1955. Just a few of those old steam trains were still here but left with the end of the 50's in most places.

[@NavyDood21]

Man, I love that these beautiful machines are kept running and in such good condition.

[@reggiep.9558]

The UP 844 is a beautiful piece of machinery. Thanks for posting this great vid!

[@gmaneis]

Thank you for sharing your excellent camera work. It's the best I've seen of the 844 at high speed. Those of us fortunate enough to have seen this engine up close fully know how wonderful she is. As others have said, that engineer was living his boyhood dreams, and as I watched, I couldn't help imaging what it would be like to be doing that. Work but also great fun!

[@mikepech1648]

When I was a kid, I used to stand on a bridge over the Toronto rail yard in the 1950's. That used to be one of the highlights of childhood. I stood there and watch them for hours. This takes this back to those memories. What a beautiful engine and video. Guess I'm still a 70yo kid at heart.

[@jovetj]

Some of my best later memories of my mother was her and I chasing this train. A few times we caught it going under a bridge, with us right above it. Good times! Nothing wrong with being a kid at heart.

[@andynieuwenhuis7833]

@mikepech1648; That Toronto rail yard, was that up near Maple, by Hwy 7 & Jane st. Our family lived on Jane St about a mile Noth of Hwy 7, back in the late 50's into the 60's.

[@michaelclark2840]

Pure steam power, and a beautiful throaty whistle. What a machine. Love it!

[@ianfraser4014]

Too much whistle - Boring!

[@BarabooBees]

I think you are sitting in the wrong classroom.

[@FanRailer]

Looks like you're in the wrong fucking hobby lol

[@evankoren5000]

Yeah, if you hate whistle blowing,kiss my ass!

[@Docstantinople]

Michael Clark uhh what about that diesel locomotive a few cars behind it?

[@stuartalexander336]

What a beautiful sight and sound, brings back boyhood memories. may they keep it going for years to come.

[@ciprianourdiana1360]

Thanks for sharing. I love watching this locomotive. I grew up listening their wistle. What a impressive sound.

[@SummyMaurya]

Such a beautiful machine, love its big wheels and mechanical movements. It's magnificent!

[@charliehill995]

Thank you for posting. This is a great piece of U.S. History and is a joy to see. Every viewer should be right proud of this train and special appreciation of the folks who make it available for us to see.

[@sachvatal100]

Thank you Nick for doing this for us. After watching the video, it appeared that Ed looked like that he was having some fun, this had given the crews a short break from working on the "Big Boy." Over a period of time they have been working a whole lot of 12-hour shifts 7 days a week. The next time around, it will be the test runs and the "break in sessions for the "Big Boy."

[@mcburger9382]

Thanks for uploading this vid. It always blows my mind how effortlessly 844 flys down the tracks. Its like it's riding on air

[@ethanspaziani1070]

I mean it just looks beautiful in my opinion it's an engineering Marvel that deserves to be respected restored and shown off like this

[@Jedisherm]

No restore per se, since this is the only engine to not be retired. It had a brief respite in '59 in storage before being brought back out in '60 for excursion runs.

[@grob318]

Nice video! My cousin drove the Union Pacific 4005 Big Boy from Cheyenne to the Fourney Museum in Denver on it's final run. He was the senior engineer for UP at the time. He said it was not all that complicated. It has 8 driven axles and the cab is enormous.

[@alistaircoulson1106]

Beautiful loco. Those guys on the footplate must be thinking that life gets no better than this. Thanks for sharing.

[@Romans--bo7br]

Alistair Coulson..... Yes - it WILL get "better than this" when the 4014 rolls out of the steam shop about 5 or 6 months from Now (9/16/2018). : )

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[@gysgttedlovell1003]

Lucky enough to be the conductor on this four day Cheyenne Frontiers Day trip

[@MrNonaste]

Awesome train. Beautiful video. Who could possibly give a thumbs down to this incredible piece of history. What a marvelous treat to see and hear this engine in action.

[@rich1383yt]

4:40 one of the most memorable and awesome railfan video I’ve seen - so cool!

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

One of the most best train ever. And I want to drive this train when I get older. And also I pretended to blow the whistle. I just love love trains so much.

[@flix7753]

Thanks so much. What a wonderfully nostalgic look at America's railroad past. Made my day. Your filming was perfect.

[@kennethmccann6402]

It's beautiful and I'm glad it was saved then restored it as well operated too. Thank you!

[@Mullay2]

UP 844 is back to her former glory. She is one beautiful Northern!!

[@billtimmons7071]

Very good video. For us foamers who can't view the 844 in person your videos mean a lot. You shots from Highway 85 are much appreciated - viewing the running gear. Thank you.

[@davidmartin4010]

The 844 needs to come to dupo il union Pacific fueling yard

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[@self321]

Loved the video, U P, 844, 4-8-4, oil fired, beautiful, also look at U P, 611, could be S P, 611, not sure!!

[@peperoni3939]

It's Norfolk and Western

[@patriciajrs46]

These Wyoming shots make me happy. A bit homesick. Love them.

[@rexluminus9867]

A 👍great thank you Union Pacific Marvelous ! * 844 forever! ***

[@redthepost]

This a true goose bump experience. Thanks to the UP and the crew for the hard work. It’s a beautiful thing.

[@AngelCatBaby]

Awesome......thanks for sharing....I love trains and seen many of them in my youth...a good way to travel as well.......HIGH 5

[@markbatarina4512]

I’m not a train guy but if I saw this in person, I’d probably cry. It’s so beautiful.

[@donnabarnes4461]

I saw it when i lived in Cheyenne Wyoming,

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[@timb3072]

Great video. Awesome job by your driver pacing the train. Wow. I had the privilege to be in the cab while under steam in Portland. That takes a lot of bodies in a relatively small space to make that work. Hooray to all involved.

[@leondultmeier6980]

I fired steamers in 1952 Marysville Ks. to Hastings Ne. U.P. Coal burners with stockers , 230 lbs of steam 70 + mph. hit some curves that you would have to hang on. no radios, only written orders caught by your arm as you passed stations. 132 mi run, stop for coal & water once per trip. Creeped in for water one time scary, some engines were water hogs. rails were 60 ft each & clicked. Cabs were cold & when you hit big snow drifts you were covered with fine snow w/windows closed. Almost hit a lady with child standing in front seat, she never seen us , Axtel Ks. A hog head (engineer) could board your engine anytime to ride with you , see if any rules were being broken, (drinking etc.) Only approved & checked regulary pocket watches were allowed. Each whistle has a meaning, 3 longs 1 short 1 long at each crossing. I got drafted during the Korean War & that ended my railroad days. Leon Dultmeier Topeka, Ks.

[@cellogirl11rw55]

Wow! That's quite a story! Thank you for your service. :)

[@solountipomas8616]

Quite a history.

[@patriciajrs46]

I am sorry it ended your rail days. Thanks for them.

[@steinderbush]

This is amazing beautiful!! In my country ( Netherlands ) They, re long gone!! Keep them rolling!

[@floranhupscher272]

er rijden nog stoomtreinen tijdens evenementen zoals Dordt in Stoom op NS lijnen

[@kabitadas3191]

Yes,

[@dj6769]

Always lived in hearing distance of many train lines and it’s a very distinct sound to hear a horn from the past! Great video!

[@michaelhensch5531]

Great job as always! Thanks Nick!

[@derekstocker6661]

What a wonderful film and a real credit to Nick Valdez and the engine and crew. Fabulous running shots and really brings it home about the majesty of this engine and how I am sure we all envy the folks on the footplate! Thank you so much, love this.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

I can remember Laying in the bed at our house here in southeasttern KY...In the late 1940's hearing ...That lonesome.....Whistle blowing....Comeing out of Harland Kentucky loaded with Coal....Just after my Mom tucked me in the Bed....An turned out the light..Hanging down from the center of my bed room ceiling...Back then our house had just ben wired for electric lights...One for each room...Anyway....Just at 12 O'CLOCK ..Every night a 12 i could here that old steamer Whistle echoing thru the hill back in that place....When I was a child....Sad to say but all of that is gone now.....And almost me to...For I am old now...Thanks very much...!

[@Busaguy]

Great video!!! Outstanding resolution and quality. Love seeing that beautiful steam locomotive running at speed. Thanks for sharing.

[@stevenspaziani9159]

I love the way the UP keeps it's railroad heritage alive.

[@ColAngus]

You haven't lived until you get the chance to see this beast IN PERSON, with all the sounds it makes and the massive moving parts right in front of you. It's like it's alive or something.

[@heyimgayalso6129]

Col. Angus i would really love to actually see it in person this is a true beauty

[@billwest7481]

It looks happy gliding along on modern track.

[@cc-eh7kq]

Yes that train was amazing saw it in 2010 when it came to Spring Texas

[@ranger5309]

My wife and i just got done with the Durango to silverton trip! Such a happy time!

[@sr633]

Some really great moments in this video. One of the best ones I have ever seen.Thanks.

[@danielkennedy7845]

Beautiful! Great to see UP and UPSP doing such outstand work! Thank you!

[@jtveg]

Unreal footage. 👍 I could watch it all day. ʜᴏᴏᴏᴏᴏᴏᴏᴏᴏᴛ ʜᴏᴏᴏᴏᴛ ʜᴏᴏᴏᴏᴏᴏᴏᴛ 🚂 Thanks so much for sharing. 😉👌

[@herberhtperez2800]

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Iel peerico y yo Dermer.

[@KutWrite]

Love the drive-along footage! That whistle, too! Just wish I could see 'er starting out.

[@ruthgar9753]

I drove on the bridge both the day she and 4014 came out of the service barn there in Cheyenne. Didn't realize at first what was happening seeing what looked like giant billowing clouds of white smoke rising up from the train yard covering everything, but then I saw her pulling out of the barn under her own power, now that was a sight to see, and again a year later when 4014 did the same.

[@dmisso42]

The one thing that, sort of, marred my enjoyment of an Amtrak trip Chicago to L.A. was the almost constant horn which is compulsory at ever crossing. But this machine is awesome!

[@RC-Flight]

That is one beautifully restored 4-8-4 nice to be able to see it in motion!

[@Ian1951b]

That's a superb steam locomotive! And very well filmed. Thank you for posting.

[@jaro324]

Cudowny parowóz, kurde tyle punktów smarnych, ten kto to obsługiwał to musiał być prawdziwym mistrzem!

[@TyTytheTrainGuy]

Thanks for sharing this great video, I’m a big 844 fan

[@petersaupe7455]

I am envious of few men in this world but the engineer at 10,07 is living the dream,driving one of the best steam trains in the world with a lady sat behind him and pulling the whistle cord.He has got to heaven.Brilliant video and a good looking loco,well done from across the pond.

[@jovetj]

He might be living his dream, but he is also the boss over all of the Steam operations for Union Pacific. He's not the regular engineer/driver.

[@worldcooking]

Excellent footage of this wonderful freight train route!

[@buddyboy1953]

WOW !!! Great to see these giants back on the tracks !!! Great job Union Pacific !!!

[@ussjohnston1]

I love the 844, that sd70 looks sharp too.

[@NenadKralj]

Exactly - a perfect combo :) love it !!

[@nickbanhidy7262]

Its a work of art & a labour of love to the guys who maintain it. Great Video.

[@nickbanhidy7262]

Apparently the dearly departed George H.W. Bush had a train dedicated to him in the presidential colours. What's happened to that?. Could you do a video of it next time?.

[@user-hb8be5wb4q]

OUTSTANDING,!!!!!!!!!! Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@robertmeade6194]

As a Steamfitters for 37 years I can remember staying with grandparents and they live between Simi and moor park and we would Down and watch steam engines coming out of L.A and when I worked as a steamfitters there is nothing more powerful and is something you must respect.

[@cogidubnus1953]

Oh what a fantastic beast....(and that's just my missus...she liked it too...)... Honestly, as an incredibly partisan right-pond rail fan, I will freely admit that is a seriously beautiful sight...magnificent...

[@commodoresixfour7478]

Don't bother me non. I love the US, But without competition it wouldn't be fun. That and viewing trains in other countries gives me another reason to travel. :)

[@chrish3329]

One of my favorite engines, 844, looks and sounds great. Wish I was alive to see these when they ran all the time in the early to mid 1900’s

[@wiseal4827]

Saw the 844 come thru Claremore, OK on the N-S route. Met it by Inola & chased it at 80+mph trying to keep up. What an experience - what an engine.

[@ThomasWLalor]

There ARE some things that should last forever.

[@cnrailfanproductions3468]

Thanks Nick for doing this I love the 844 videos and I’m been waiting to see your footage of up 844 are you going to of this trip like last year

[@shaunaustin7848]

I've been lucky enough to see this engine up close, and the Big Boy as well. This engine is my favorite out of the two. Thanks to UP for keeping our history alive and working.

[@jaik195701]

Fabulous motion pictures of 844. In 1991, my dad and I got to see a consist of the 844 AND the 4014 in SLC with the excursion passenger cars and No Diesel. . They took off out of SLC and I caught up on I-15 toward Ogden where we were riding right along with them for a good ways at about 85 mph (dodging traffic) when they suddenly both the 844 and the 4014 must have opened up, because the were off like a SHOT, hitting WAY over 100 in seconds. Last I saw of either. SO MAGNIFICENT.

[@organbuilder272]

Mr. Valdez: Thank you for your splendid camera work in the trips to Denver. It was gratifying that you concentrated on the Engine and running gear for this is the fascinating part of steam engines. I wonder if people understand the enormous amount of power applies to the con rod by nothing more than steam to not just move this monster but pull long trains. I have the thought that this engine could pull many more than 21 loaded cards in revenue freight. Get that damned diesel out of there. This consist has a generator car. Never mind the sick excuse for dynamic braking. This engine has been braking by itself for a damned long time.

[@jackterry7664]

I use to see 3 engines pulling 1 mile long freight at 90-100 mph across the NM desert back in the late 40's, early 50's.

[@petrkspitha2673]

Прекрасный подвижной состав, прекрасный путь, истинно шедевр инженерии!

[@davidcarpenter542]

WONDERFUL VIDEO . I AM SO THANKFUL THAT THIS MAGNIFICENT ENGINE AND TENDER HAVE BEEN SAVED !

[@teredude]

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@brucewerner6023]

Just the whistle alone makes her a winner

[@sherrcon]

man, that is so beautiful!!!!...thanks for the video

[@davidkimmel4216]

Beautiful. You never get tired of watching the magnificent machine in motion. Fantastic 😅

[@coreyferguson401]

What a magnificent machine. Gives me goosebumps. So important to keep these machines going.

[@poseidon116]

Spettacolare video, un caro saluto dalla lontana Italia. Spectacular video, a warm greeting from faraway Italy.

[@frederikclaessen3184]

These machines are timeless! They were making economies big...

[@charlotteruse158]

The low bellow of the whistle god is that not something. Such an amazing workhorse. My dad was a machinist at the Ogden shop the first time he took me to see the 844. I was six or seven years old. It was just so enormous, and the wheels were way way bigger than I was, and there was steam coming out, and the big cattle guard on the front, and I fell in love.

[@raymondparsley7442]

All train are a thing of beauty but to gigantic steam engines were something else altogether, including the stream-liners... Even the whistle had a magical sound.

[@PeterFalkTV]

Отличный паровоз! Очень мощный! Состояние нового, шикарно! Спасибо за видео.

[@DavidWright-yn9bi]

Absolutely impressive! I would have loved to be at a crossing and felt the ground shake.

[@michaelscheer7202]

Brings tears to my eyes. Stood along the road in January, 1971 and took photos of 844 coming from Cheyenne to the Denver Stock Show.

[@MartyHodge]

Love listening to her sing! Thanks for posting

[@joelkidwell]

Thank you, Nick! Great pacing shots.

[@AndrewC6]

Beautiful job in the filming !!!

[@rexluminus9867]

Many thanks to UNION PACIFIC and all others who made this happening. Tru America. Great drive alongside video. What a 👍great beast. Thanks form 🇭🇺Hungary 424! Also from 🇨🇦Canada.

[@billblackwell5453]

That is truly beautiful , to see apart of American history brought back to life , by the dedicated people who took the time to restore the Engine ... Thank you !!! We need more of that

[@strikesolo1771]

Grandpa Pacific Shall he remembered In Train History 😍

[@ichabodon]

I thought us Brits had some good engines but by golly this is a giant piece of American engineering. As someone else has said, these are living things. May they go on forever.

[@jcalpha2717]

See if you can find the video titled "Union Pacific 3985 & "Full Throttle" Steve Lee ".

[@manw3bttcks]

The Big Boy 4014 (4-8-8-4) was recently renovated, you can find some videos of that too. It's larger than this one of course since the 844 is a 4-8-4. They did convert the fuel from coal to #4 fuel oil for practical reasons so it' s not 100% the same as the old train but hey it's running.

[@jcalpha2717]

@@manw3bttcks A lot, not all, coal fired engines were converted to oil shortly after WWII because of the uncertainty of coal supplies at that time. Another reason for the conversion was the frequency of fires along rail routes caused by sparks.

[@Robert--cm2nf]

Perfect sound on my speakers in the house I am looking and listening with a Big smile , Thank you

[@14149bb]

big wow,thank you and all the men and women who keep this country rolling!