UP 844-The Greatest Pacing Shot...EVER.

[@BoogerJay]

The 844 is in a class of its own. What grace and beauty.

[@brax2364]

Amazing how so much mass changing directions 180 degrees at that speed can stay together. Marvel of engineering.

[@hopethehermit]

You can't beat the sound of a steamer in full cry. Great job, dude.

[@sharonrivers1347]

hopethehermit nope.better n any old deisel engine.any day.sound alot better 2

[@w124mercedes7]

they have a perfect rhythm.

[@critchley3819]

If there is one thing we humans got right it is these steam powered works of art, they live & breath like they have a soul..

[@LoveSongAlex]

brian critchl

[@juniorjohnson9509]

Pretty easy to see why boys - both young and old - are still fascinated by these old locomotives!

[@soularddave2]

The sound is unique, too; both the whistle and the escaping steam. Then there's the smell.

[@larrymurphy3877]

brian critchley Brian if you listen to her she talks to you, She will even tell you what she did for us during World War Two.

[@ad356]

@@larrymurphy3877 she demonstrates and reminds us of what we were capable of as a country. we built things. incredible things. things that 70 years later can still be running again (with some restoration work)

[@doriscanham6929]

is it just me or are steam engines one of the most incredible machines ever invented

[@nanistamaria7633]

can you see d wheelarm how it works ,amazing really.

[@amtrakdude432]

your not alone

[@juanjosemartindelcampogarc8945]

@@nanistamaria7633 Así es, ve uno la potencia, balanceo y enormidad de las piezas en movimiento real, piezas como bielas, ruedas, válvulas, rodamientos, pudiendo percibir la fuerza y potencia de estos mecanismos y también la ingeniería grandiosa para diseñar a la perfección todo esto, increíble verdaderamente. Gracias

[@byronpink9061]

Phenomenal job! Up close and personal! Continue to be safe out there. Those old steamers pack a lot of power. Thanks for sharing!

[@trespire]

To keep old machines alive, they should be used as they were designed & kept well maintained. I hope that when Big Boy 4014 is fully restored to its full magnificence, UP will put it to work once in a while hauling heavy freight for a paying customer, without any assistance.

[@cmag19]

don't forget 2009 they did that too

[@initialb5009]

agreed, its like uying a classic car from 30 years ago with 4k miles on it, but when you start to drive it, it'll piss oil everywhere. these machines need to be used. and then maintained. its only right.

[@celticman3053]

At last ! a video that shows the true power and speed of these big loco’s

[@gmaneis]

Saw this beast in 2011 in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and was blown away. I'm 6 feet tall, and stood next to the driving wheels that were taller than I am! Amazing to see them turning so fast through the beautiful Columbia River country. Thanks for sharing.

[@Hawkers02]

Those drivers are 80 inches in diameter applying 5000 horsepower to the rails

[@gmaneis]

@@Hawkers02 Thank you. I had forgotten the 80 number, but do remember reading it on a stat sheet when I visited the engine. What a beauty she is!

[@PiotrBarcz]

@@Hawkers02 Horsepower aint worth a damn on these engines, we're talking 130 thousand foot pounds of torque doing ALL the work :D

[@Hendricus52]

Nice shot , it is wonderfull to see the 844 in full operation....

[@NimitzclassA]

Wow 70 years old and she still brings it!... just beautiful!

[@andydunn5673]

Fantastic amazing loco and scenery Thanks for posting it for us

[@381singh]

What a fantastic video....Not just the best video of 844 but probably of any steam loco in the preservation era. I loved the snapshots taken in between. Truly great and inspiring! Thank u Sir.

[@JessicaTG2008]

Those old stream engines are the most interesting and amazing to watch. Its like sitting there and listening to the rainfall, its relaxing. Figure this, ever wonder how powerful these really are, here he is pacing at about 72 mph and if you count and figure the revolutions of the engine, its doing this under power with load at about 200 rpm!! Beautiful.

[@YellowCatBooks]

What a thrill it would be to pilot one of these beautiful beasts.

[@MrBrockberg]

did anyone ever notice that guys running steam engines always wave or blow the whistle & that ppl will speed or ride beside a steam train for as long as possible? nobody ever does that for the newer stuff.

[@juniorjohnson9509]

That's 'cause the new stuff is no where near as cool!

[@sitarnut]

... and looks like a sardine can.

[@algorithm1193]

OHOOOHOHHOHOOHOO

[@raebooth7128]

They command authority and respect.

[@jonathanerickson1543]

In 70 years if they run the trains they do now, someone will. I feel like back on the steam era most people took it for granted.

[@MidlifeDetour]

Excellent job of pacing and kudos to the camera operator with the close ups at that speed. Saw a small glimpse of this in a Facebook group and had to check out the whole thing. Incredible!

[@ericsias]

Wow really excellent video thanks for posting!I had the opportunity to see and hear this beautiful machine up close this past month when it stopped in El Paso and I was blown away by the shear size and craftsmanship on this beast.Thank Union Pacific for preserving and showing us a piece of history that I had only read about.I wish more companies did this.

[@charleselliott7762]

As a former OTR truck driver I know this route very well , This just enhances my memories of this area, Very well done ; keep it up

[@farmalldemonstrator7357]

Charles Elliott how many years was you a trucker

[@DennisDinges]

Truly a beautiful machine!

[@daleleibfried8648]

who in there right mind could dislike this video. it is a great clear veiw of the 844 in action. very mesmerizing. could not stop watching. thumbs up to a great video.

[@RailfanTubeNetwork]

SWEET MERCY!! THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!! THE SCENERY!! AND THOSE RODS CLANKING ALONG AT OVER 70 MPH!! AND THAT LAST SHOT UP CLOSE!! DUDE!!!! I'M SENDING THIS TO EVERY RAILFAN I KNOW!! AND KUDOS TO MY FRIEND DREW FOR SENDING THIS TO ME!!!

[@The1BlackKrow]

Beautiful to hear the old girl running the rail. Super nice video thank you for sharing it. :)

[@sitarnut]

How am I going to explain to my wife that watching this is all I've done all day....

[@angusmcpherson]

Me too. It's hypnotic!

[@superpadave2]

From what I've read, it was built to sustain 90 miles an hour, and topped 100 on trials.That was from an old book published by the Union Pacific about the engine.

[@donaldgeorge5455]

Just look at that handsome old guy laying down the miles. UP usually stops in Columbus, Nebraska to service 844. And in a few years, Big Boy will be booming down the main line through Columbus.

[@Phil.G.]

What an amazing piece of human engineering

[@DrAstro321]

That did it. That is just way too awesome !!! Beautiful. I got to see this wonderful machine a few days ago as it pulled in to Paola, Kansas. Coolest thing ever !! Thanks for posting this. An excellent video, well done !

[@peteacher52]

Beautiful to eye and ear!

[@knightwolf200612]

Wow what is this a super awesome video! Never seen such perfect footage of a driving train before! Also never seen a highway next to a train track that close for so long distance. Great camera work too!

[@bgmcc907]

A glorious machine, operating over a glorious piece of railroad, through the most spectacular, glorious scenery in this country to be graced by railroad main lines, and two of them at that.

[@coreykesler3777]

Dude, that was just SICK! I envy you for doing that pace SO well! LOVED the angle of the 844 at the 8:00 - 8:40 mark. That is movie quality there!

[@wandasnow2348]

super friggin' cool shots ever! thank you

[@flyby1000]

I used to go see this baby when I lived in Colorado for Cheyenne Frontier Days. What an awesome piece of machinery... I don't get to see her anymore now that I live in Florida again. I really miss it, never got tired of seeing it...

[@aleksandarfunduk5794]

Amazing piece of machinery. Beauty and brute power. All in one package. Looks and sounds great.

[@ojofelixnm3608]

"We're A Great Big Rolling Railroad" Just look at that long legged graceful girl race down the miles. And soon 4014 will put on a show not seen in many years. Have to salute UPRR for substantial investment in maintaining such a large fleet of nostalgic railroad equipment. Good investment of PR dollars.

[@michelrousseau9696]

Thank you for your great video (sounds, landscapes, colors etc). One of my favorite videos. The UP 844 is beautiful at 70 mph ! I love it. posted from Paris, France.

[@PRR5406]

And when everything couldn't get more perfect, that throaty whistle sounds, and the whole beauty of the steam locomotive is complete.

[@taketimeout2share]

THIS is the America I love. The inventive, artful, hardworking, honest, getting on with the job America. This is a sight to behold.

[@Charles77598]

This is a great video of a wonderful train. It is so awesome to see it hang in there at 70 MPH.

[@4501trainman]

Great video,great pacing footage,and great Columbia-RIver-Gorge scenery.

[@CountryGirlNOhio]

Awesome run !!! Thank you for sharing...I loved it.

[@MyRofaith]

Absolutely amazing... great video and what a machine! The old gal can still pace with the best of them...

[@ivanreis1538]

BEAUTIFUL.

[@renegade44040]

I kept watching the last bit over and over.

[@charlesdesaintlaurent5957]

What a great vid i have been a engineer on steam never seen this angle Chaz

[@richardbarben6449]

Excellent video& great editing job, 844 never looked better, nice to see it runnig at track speeds, thanks

[@BearDownAZ]

Thumbs up if you are ready for Big Boy 4014!

[@cefxsd40m-29]

Big Boy is ready :D

[@AJuarez764]

Aaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!!! Love it!!! Especially that last shot! What a angle and the sound!!!! Wohooooooo!!!! Talk about brave. I shot it to when it was here in El Paso in November leaving west bound, wasn't that close....lol....hope to post it soon. That must have been fun to chase it so long, am jealous!! Thank you! :-)

[@sorrenpeak4870]

That clears things up a lot. Thank you.

[@SindileMhlanga]

Whoa! Thank you! As steamfans coming to see Garratts earning their kreep in the 21st century in my Zimbabwe would have exclaimed, I have died and gone to heaven! Utterly gobsmacked.

[@h1aa]

Yes it is a great pacing vid. Thank you

[@oldgoat142]

She runs as if she's saying, "Is that all you've got?" Smooth. Easy. She's not straining a bit. What a graceful beast!

[@Lightwolf333]

And also the fact that you got video of her was awesome.

[@13spdRoadranger]

I live in the Tri-City area so I've seen her run a few times through the Gorge like this. Pretty cool footage, thanks for sharing! ;)

[@stevelink5948]

Talk about being in the right place at the right time!!! Awesome shot ,wish we had steam like this in the Midwest...

[@LNERMallard]

We do. Milwaukee Road 261 lol.

[@taketimeout2share]

This is man helping to do Gods work. This is how it should be done. Just a thing of beauty and controlled power. AWESOME! :)

[@Espiel78]

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you.

[@JerryWick]

Just think of all the weight being thrown around by the driving rods at 70 mph, incredible

[@RossTheBossTrotter]

That was AWESOME! reminds me of some scenes from the movie "The Duel". Beuatiful countryside.

[@gidney100]

There is nothing that looks or sounds as cool as a steam loco at speed, very cool video thank you

[@marlenesteele5748]

it almost looks to perfect to be real. Like it's a toy train being shot at a close range! Thank you for this. I wonder if they have ear plugs on the train. Awesome video capture. Great nostalgia feeling and makes me smile.

[@jenkirstenjad]

Wow! On the close shots, you can almost make out the "I'm not Steve Lee pin!" SWEET!

[@RehanAli-jy5cu]

American steam loco rocks!!!!!!

[@fastmail55]

The only American steam locomotive from a major American class I railroad to never have been retired. Which technically makes the Union Pacific the only US railroad to never complete dieselization. Amazing machinery; amazing history. A first class operation run by first class people.

[@waterskippers]

I love it when a video has actual sound, not music or commentary.

[@13spdRoadranger]

I live in the Tri-City area (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, WA) and there is nothing better than seeing those UP locomotives come through town and run down the Columbia River Gorge. :)

[@lawrencekeesler7369]

What a beautiful piece of machinery! This is a lot more fun than riding behind a steam loco! Tucked back in a passenger car how the train is being hauled makes no difference.

[@K-Effect]

That's the fastest teakettle I've ever seen

[@UntouchedWagons]

Glorious.

[@billerubin4240]

Fantastic, some great video you got there .

[@sgtredbluered]

What a GREAT video. The war cries right at the end summarize it well. *****

[@edd17sp74]

As my friend Chris would say, that baby’s hauling the mail!

[@russliberti3360]

Boy that fire box must be blazing hot!!

[@madaboutsteam70013]

A Truly brilliant loco, great video! From the UK.

[@markhall7646]

Now this is what I call some high quality chooglin'.

[@Hendo56]

A number of reasons. One is that a second locomotive is necessary to pull the weight up hill and help brake going down. Another that I've heard is that if something happens to the steamer, they can still move the train to a safe siding, if moving would not hurt the steamer.

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up 844 está soprando o cracked whistle igual a voz do tio preto

[@Pisutevr]

Oh yes! This is a good job. Thank you ! (Form Hatyai city, Thailand)

[@lawnmower7114]

That day they got up to 83 mph. My friend Rikki was the girl firing when the camera zoomed in on the firemen's side window. She also made the 844 pop off while firing it.

[@nomdplume3638]

+Lawn Mower vids of her on her dads utube channel

[@Pianoman71213]

She appears to be a good fireman(? Girl), but you do know that popping off the safety valves isn't good right ?

[@Willysmb44]

+Lawn Mower So cool. I've gotten cab rides at Chehalis when she's running # 15 there. I heard she ran 4449 during the 2011 NRHS convention trip over Stampede Pass, at least during the photo runby, anyway. No idea if that's true, but it's great that a young woman with those skills in this hobby is taken seriously, to be able to get these opportunities!

[@rxrcond4life]

Lawn Mower Ooooooooh!! That sounds kinky!

[@johnhull6363]

Don't you mean overfiring if she popped it off? Lol

[@ZEEKUPP]

Awesome!

[@awizardalso]

Thanks for the awesome video.

[@ericagrissom4800]

I love this video amazing footage pacing 844. Shoot 844 was movin movin it look like those things go pop off the wheels it's goin so fast lol!!!!

[@ProtossorTau]

OUTSTANDING!!!

[@larrymurphy3877]

Listen to that beauty talk beautiful one end to the other, And i'am the old Norfolk & western J-611 fan .

[@larrymurphy3877]

eormenraed hunferthing l. Sorry I just found your comment yes steam is steam to me. You could go to Cass. Wv. You might like what you see.

[@markcarey8426]

Beautiful. Thanks for posting this. :)

[@donaldcasselman]

A classic for sure

[@w124mercedes7]

what a sight to see and hear.. its something special to see her at speed roaring down the rails. far better than a modern loco. probably 75 years old and she is holding with modern traffic. too bad its not the big boy up4014.

[@SkipW]

Thanks for the ride! : ) that was a blazing fun

[@sgtredbluered]

Kick ASS chase pace.

[@snoops702]

Awesome video .love the train and the scenery

[@FabioSilva-mt9wr]

Up 844 puff fast to columbia river gorge via Portland oregon

[@housedock9624]

Great video Tom.

[@onceANexile]

What a great people we are.....

[@D0ug1rwin]

Great job!

[@mavadelo_YukiToRedBull]

Amazing engine, kind of jealous you are able to see them live :) But then...I get to drive it in Train Simulator 2015. Thanks for sharing

[@AC44CWCTE5695]

WOW!! Awesome video!!!

[@hunterbaker8649]

Great video, best pacing video ive seen, from colorado

[@anb740]

That old girl was built for speed, and she did plenty of it on this trip. Gave us a serious run for our money between the interstate exits! I would later clock her doing 75mph through Missouri less than a year later. That's FAST!

[@TheMotorick]

The inertia in those wheels must be mind boggling.